National Hockey League team season
The2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the28th season for theNational Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[ 2] Atlantic Division andPresidents' Trophy champions.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 3] [ 4] NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement by the league and thePlayers' Association , it was announced that the Canadian cities ofToronto andEdmonton would be the locations the2020 Stanley Cup playoffs would be staged in. The conclusion of the playoffs would be held in Edmonton as the site of both conference finals and theStanley Cup Finals .[ 5] [ 6]
The playoffs began on August 1 in a modified format involving 24 teams. The Lightning began in Toronto with the other Eastern Conference teams and were given a bye into the first round by virtue of having the second-highest point percentage in the Eastern Conference at the time of the pause. For seeding, they competed in a four-teamsingle round-robin along with theBoston Bruins ,Washington Capitals , andPhiladelphia Flyers ,[ 7] Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round in five games, and the Boston Bruins in the second round, also in five games. Shifting to Edmonton, they competed in their fourth Eastern Conference Finals in the past six seasons, defeating theNew York Islanders in six games.
On September 28, 2020, the Lightning won their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, and the first in 16 years since2004 after defeating theDallas Stars in six games.Victor Hedman won theConn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
On August 27, the playoffs were briefly suspended as the remaining teamsdecided not to play their next scheduled contests in the wake of theshooting of Jacob Blake .[ 8]
The Lightning's off season began on April 16, 2019, when they were swept by theColumbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the2019 Stanley Cup playoffs .[ 9]
The Lightning's first move of the off season happened on May 3, 2019, when the team signedJan Rutta to a 1-year contract extension. Rutta appeared in 14 regular season games and 4 playoffs games for the Lightning after coming over in a trade from theChicago Blackhawks .[ 10] [ 11]
On May 23, 2019, the Lightning and forward prospect Jonne Tammela mutually agreed to part ways via contract termination.[ 12] Lukko of theLiiga hockey league in Finland.[ 13]
On June 14, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defencemanCameron Gaunce to a 1-year contract extension. Last season Gaunce appeared in two regular season games with the Lightning.[ 14]
On June 18, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defencemanBraydon Coburn to a two-year contract extension valued at $3.4 million. The contract will carry a $1.7 million cap hit. Coburn was coming off a three-year contract with the team. In 74 games last season Coburn produced 23 points, which set a personal best during his tenure with the club.[ 15] [ 16]
On June 19, 2019, the Lightning announced that they had re-signed defenceman Daniel Walcott to a 1-year contract extension. Walcott missed the majority of the previous season due to injury.[ 17]
That same evening, the NHL conducted the 2019 NHL Awards inLas Vegas .Nikita Kucherov was awarded theTed Lindsay Award andHart Memorial Trophy .[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] Andrei Vasilevskiy was awarded theVezina Trophy . Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender in franchise history to win the award.[ 21] NHL All-Star teams and theNHL All-Rookie Team . Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy were named to the NHL first All-Star team andVictor Hedman was named to the NHL second All-Star team.[ 22] Anthony Cirelli was named to the All-Rookie Team.[ 23]
On June 20, 2019, the Lightning announced thatRyan Callahan had been diagnosed with a degenerative disk disease of the lower spine. Doctors gave Callahan the recommendation that it was medically in his best interest to no longer play hockey. The team further announced that it would be placing Callahan onLong Term Injured Reserve for the upcoming season, which is the final year of his contract. Callahan stated in an interview after the announcement that his back had been an issue for him for the last few seasons and that this past season was the worst it had been. Callahan will finish his career with 757 games played, recording 186 goals and 386 points.[ 24]
On June 22, 2019, the Lightning traded forwardJ. T. Miller to theVancouver Canucks on the second day of the2019 NHL entry draft . The Lightning received goaltenderMarek Mazanec , a 3rd-round pick in 2019, and a conditional 1st-round pick in the2020 NHL entry draft . The condition of the pick is that if the Canucks miss the playoffs in the coming season the pick becomes a 1st-round pick in 2021.[ 25]
On July 5, 2019, the Lightning re-signed forwardCarter Verhaeghe to a 1-year contract extension. Verhaeghe led theSyracuse Crunch andAmerican Hockey League in scoring with 82 points (34 goals and 48 assists).[ 26] [ 27]
On the same day, the Lightning re-signed forwardCedric Paquette to a 2-year, contract extension. The cap hit on the contract is valued at $1.65 million. Paquette recorded 13 goals and 17 points last season for the Lightning.[ 28]
On July 8, 2019, the Lightning signed forwardGemel Smith to a 1-year, 2-way contract. Last season Smith skated with theDallas Stars andBoston Bruins , appearing in 17 NHL games in which he recorded 2 goals and 1 assist. In his professional career Smith has appearing in 80 NHL games, recording 11 goals and 20 points.[ 29] [ 30]
On July 9, 2019, the Lightning re-signed forwardDanick Martel to a 1-year contract extension. Martel made the Lightning's roster last season, but primarily was healthy scratched. Martel skated in 9 games, recording 2 assists.[ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
On July 16, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Ben Thomas to a 1-year contract extension. Thomas was drafted by the Lightning in the2014 NHL entry draft , and has spent the previous seasons three seasons in the American Hockey League with the Syracuse Crunch.[ 34]
On July 17, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Dominik Masin to a 1-year contract extension. Masin has spent the last three seasons playing for the Syracuse Crunch. Last season Masin skated in 69 games with the Crunch, recording 2 goals and 10 assists.[ 35]
On July 29, 2019, the Lightning re-signed starting goaltenderAndrei Vasilevskiy to a $76 million, 8-year contract extension. The annual cap hit is valued at $9.5 million. Vasilevskiy was coming off his first careerVezina Trophy win as the NHL's top goaltender. Vasilevskiy recorded a .925 save percentage, 2.40 goals-against average, and 6 shutouts during his Vezina campaign.[ 36]
On July 30, 2019, the Lightning traded forwardRyan Callahan and the team's fifth-round2020 draft pick to theOttawa Senators in exchange forMike Condon and Ottawa's 2020 sixth-round pick. The move freed up approximately $3.4 million in cap space.[ 37]
On August 5, 2019, the Lightning signed free-agent defensemenKevin Shattenkirk to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. Shattenkirk had played the previous two seasons for theNew York Rangers before being bought out by the team. In the season prior to his buyout, Shattenkirk recorded 2 goals and 26 assists over 76 games.[ 38]
On August 14, 2019, the Lightning traded forwardAdam Erne to theDetroit Red Wings in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL draft. Last season Erne skated in 65 games with the Lightning, recording 7 goals and 13 assists. Erne was originally acquired by the Lightning in the second-round of the2013 NHL entry draft .[ 39]
On August 24, 2019, the Lightning signed free-agent forwardPatrick Maroon to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Maroon spent the previous season with theSt. Louis Blues where he helped them capture their firstStanley Cup championship. Maroon scored 10 goals, and 28 points over 74 games in the regular season. In the playoffs Maroon recorded 3 goals and 7 points in 26 games.[ 40]
On September 11, 2019, the Lightning announced their training camp roster for the coming season. The camp is to be divided among three rosters, which are named after Lightning radio and television broadcasters (Rick Peckham ,Phil Esposito andBobby ‘The Chief’ Taylor ).[ 41] [ 42] Brayden Point , who was arestricted free agent .[ 43]
On September 18, 2019, the Lightning made their first round of training camp roster cuts. The team trimmed their roster of six players to reduce the camp roster down to 56 players. Lightning prospects Gabriel Fortier, Maxim Cajkovic and Quinn Schmeimann were assigned to their junior teams. Eli Zummack, Louis Crevier and Cody Donaghey were released from their tryout agreements.[ 44]
On September 20, 2019, the Lightning placed goaltendersMike Condon andLouis Domingue on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the Syracuse for the upcoming season. Domingue served as the Lightning's backup last season and Condon was acquired in trade of forwardRyan Callahan . The team was rumored to have been trying to trade Domingue all summer, but no trade materialized. Both goaltenders cleared waivers the following day.[ 45]
On September 21, 2019, the Lightning made their second round of training camp roster cuts to reduce their roster to 42-players. The forward group cut consisted of Peter Abbandonato, Jimmy Huntington, Boris Katchouk, Alexey Lipanov, Ryan Lohin, Kevin Lynch, Mikhail Shalagin, and Dennis Yan. On defense it was Luc Snuggerud, Oleg Sosunov, Matt Spencer, and Nolan Valleau. Clint Windsor was the sole goaltender cut among the group. This group of players will report to Syracuse for training camp. Additionally,Cory Conacher ,Chris Mueller andSpencer Martin were placed on waivers with the purpose of assignment to Syracuse.[ 46] [ 47]
On September 22, 2019, the Lightning made their third round of training cam roster cuts. The team assigned forwards Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Cory Conacher, Chris Mueller,Otto Somppi , and Mitchell Stephens to Syracuse. DefesemanCal Foote and goaltender Spencer Martin were also assigned to Syracuse. Conacher, Mueller and Martin were assigned due to having cleared waivers. ForwardNolan Foote was assigned to his junior club (Kelowna Rockets ). The team also placedCameron Gaunce , Dominik Masin andScott Wedgewood on waivers for assignment to Syracuse.[ 48] [ 49] [ 50]
On September 23, 2019, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed centerBrayden Point to a three-year contract extension with a cap hit valued at $6.75 million annually. Point set career highs last season, recording 41 goals, 92 points and 51 assists.[ 51]
On September 30, 2019, the Lightning made its final training camp roster cuts. The Lightning assigned forwardsDanick Martel and Alexander Volkov to the Syracuse Crunch. DefensemanLuke Schenn was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Syracuse. The forwards named to the opening night roster wereAnthony Cirelli ,Yanni Gourde ,Tyler Johnson ,Mathieu Joseph ,Alex Killorn ,Nikita Kucherov ,Patrick Maroon ,Ondrej Palat ,Cedric Paquette ,Brayden Point ,Gemel Smith ,Steven Stamkos , andCarter Verhaeghe . The defensemen named wereErik Cernak ,Braydon Coburn ,Victor Hedman ,Ryan McDonagh ,Jan Rutta ,Mikhail Sergachev ,Kevin Shattenkirk , andLuke Witkowski .Andrei Vasilevskiy andCurtis McElhinney were the starting and backup goaltenders named to the roster.[ 52] [ 53]
Divisional standings [ edit ] Source: National Hockey League
[ 54] p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy
Source: National Hockey League
[ 56] Schedule and results [ edit ] 2019 preseason game log: 2–3–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 1–2–1)
[ 57] Lightning score listed first; Win Loss Overtime/shootout loss
2019–20 regular season game log[ 65] October: 6–4–2, 14 points (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 4–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 3 Florida Panthers 5–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 1–0–0 2 [ 66] 2 October 5 @ Florida Panthers 3–4 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 17,424 1–1–0 2 [ 67] 3 October 6 @Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT McElhinney PNC Arena 14,125 1–1–1 3 [ 68] 4 October 10 @Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 19,387 2–1–1 5 [ 69] 5 October 12 @Ottawa Senators 2–4 McElhinney Canadian Tire Centre 11,023 2–2–1 5 [ 70] 6 October 15 @Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 20,406 3–2–1 7 [ 71] 7 October 17 @Boston Bruins 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,193 4–2–1 9 [ 72] 8 October 19 Colorado Avalanche 2–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–3–1 9 [ 73] 9 October 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–1 11 [ 74] 10 October 26 Nashville Predators 2–3 OT McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–2 12 [ 75] 11 October 29 @New York Rangers 1–4 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 17,196 5–4–2 12 [ 76] 12 October 30 @New Jersey Devils 7–6 OT McElhinney Prudential Center 13,152 6–4–2 14 [ 77]
November: 6–5–1, 13 points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 13 November 1 @New York Islanders 2–5 Vasilevskiy Nassau Coliseum 12,043 6–5–2 14 [ 78] 14 November 8 @Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Vasilevskiy Ericsson Globe †13,230 7–5–2 16 [ 79] 15 November 9 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 McElhinney Ericsson Globe† 13,339 8–5–2 18 [ 80] 16 November 14 New York Rangers 9–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–5–2 20 [ 81] 17 November 16 Winnipeg Jets 3–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–6–2 20 [ 82] 18 November 19 @St. Louis Blues 1–3 Vasilevskiy Enterprise Center 18,096 9–7–2 20 [ 83] 19 November 21 @Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 McElhinney United Center 21,336 10–7–2 22 [ 84] 20 November 23 Anaheim Ducks 6–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–7–2 24 [ 85] 21 November 25 Buffalo Sabres 5–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–7–2 26 [ 86] 22 November 27 St. Louis Blues 3–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–8–2 26 [ 87] 23 November 29 @Washington Capitals 3–4 OT Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 18,573 12–8–3 27 [ 88] 24 November 30 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 12–9–3 27 [ 89] † Games played inStockholm, Sweden
December: 9–4–1, 19 points (Home: 6–3–1; Road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 25 December 3 @Nashville Predators 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Bridgestone Arena 17,163 13–9–3 29 [ 90] 26 December 5 Minnesota Wild 4–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 13–10–3 29 [ 91] 27 December 7 San Jose Sharks 7–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 14–10–3 31 [ 92] 28 December 9 New York Islanders 1–5 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 14–11–3 31 [ 93] 29 December 10 @Florida Panthers 2–1 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 10,685 15–11–3 33 [ 94] 30 December 12 Boston Bruins 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 16–11–3 35 [ 95] 31 December 14 Washington Capitals 2–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 16–12–3 35 [ 96] 32 December 17 Ottawa Senators 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 17–12–3 37 [ 97] 33 December 19 Dallas Stars 3–4 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 17–12–4 38 [ 98] 34 December 21 @ Washington Capitals 1–3 McElhinney Capital One Arena 18,573 17–13–4 38 [ 99] 35 December 23 Florida Panthers 6–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 18–13–4 40 [ 100] 36 December 28 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 19–13–4 42 [ 101] 37 December 29 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 20–13–4 44 [ 102] 38 December 31 @ Buffalo Sabres 6–4 Vasilevskiy KeyBank Center 18,465 21–13–4 46 [ 103]
January: 10–2–1, 21 points (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 7–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 39 January 2 @Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 20,904 22–13–4 48 [ 104] 40 January 4 @Ottawa Senators 5–3 McElhinney Canadian Tire Centre 13,914 23–13–4 50 [ 105] 41 January 5 @Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena 18,015 24–13–4 52 [ 106] 42 January 7 Vancouver Canucks 9–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 25–13–4 54 [ 107] 43 January 9 Arizona Coyotes 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 26–13–4 56 [ 108] 44 January 11 @Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 Vasilevskiy Wells Fargo Center 19,866 27–13–4 58 [ 109] 45 January 12 @New Jersey Devils 1–3 McElhinney Prudential Center 14,203 27–14–4 58 [ 110] 46 January 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 28–14–4 60 [ 111] 47 January 16 @Minnesota Wild 2–3 McElhinney Xcel Energy Center 17,305 28–15–4 60 [ 112] 48 January 17 @Winnipeg Jets 7–1 Vasilevskiy Bell MTS Place 15,325 29–15–4 62 [ 113] All-Star Break (January 23–26)49 January 27 @Dallas Stars 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 18,345 29–15–5 63 [ 114] 50 January 29 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Vasilevskiy Staples Center 18,230 30–15–5 65 [ 115] 51 January 31 @Anaheim Ducks 4–3 Vasilevskiy Honda Center 16,032 31–15–5 67 [ 116]
February: 10–4–0, 20 points (Home: 6–2–0; Road: 4–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 52 February 1 @San Jose Sharks 3–0 McElhinney SAP Center 17,562 32–15–5 69 [ 117] 53 February 4 Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 33–15–5 71 [ 118] 54 February 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 34–15–5 73 [ 119] 55 February 8 New York Islanders 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 35–15–5 75 [ 120] 56 February 10 @Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 OT McElhinney Nationwide Arena 17,131 36–15–5 77 [ 121] 57 February 11 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 18,445 37–15–5 79 [ 122] 58 February 13 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 38–15–5 81 [ 123] 59 February 15 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 39–15–5 83 [ 124] 60 February 17 @Colorado Avalanche 4–3 OT McElhinney Pepsi Center 18,107 40–15–5 85 [ 125] 61 February 20 @ Vegas Golden Knights 3–5 Vasilevskiy T-Mobile Arena 18,376 40–16–5 85 [ 126] 62 February 22 @Arizona Coyotes 3–7 Vasilevskiy Gila River Arena 14,825 40–17–5 85 [ 127] 63 February 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 40–18–5 85 [ 128] 64 February 27 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 40–19–5 85 [ 129] 65 February 29 Calgary Flames 4–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 41–19–5 87 [ 130]
March: 2–2–1, 5 points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–1)
Lightning score listed first; Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Seeding Round-robin – Tampa Bay finishes 2nd
Lightning score listed first; Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Final [ 161]
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only.‡ Traded from Tampa Bay mid-season.
Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued Cedric Paquette Fined for high-stickingFrank Vatrano during the preseason game against theFlorida Panthers on September 26, 2019, at theBB&T Center . — $2,500 September 27, 2019[ 164] Erik Cernak Suspended for elbowingRasmus Dahlin during the regular season game against theBuffalo Sabres on November 25, 2019, atAmalie Arena . 2 games $7,500 November 26, 2019[ 165] Alex Killorn Suspended for boardingBrock Nelson during theEastern Conference final playoff game against theNew York Islanders on September 9, 2020, atRogers Place b 1 game — September 10, 2020[ 166]
Regular season Player Award Awarded Victor Hedman NHL First Star of the Week[ 167] December 30, 2019 Victor Hedman NHL All-Star Game selection[ 168] December 30, 2019 Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL First Star of the Week[ 169] January 13, 2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL All-Star Game selection[ 170] January 13, 2020 Steven Stamkos NHL 2010s All-Decade Second Team[ 171] January 24, 2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Third Star of January[ 172] February 1, 2020 Steven Stamkos NHL Second Star of the Week[ 173] February 3, 2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Third Star of the Week[ 174] February 10, 2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Second Star of the Week[ 175] February 17, 2020 Victor Hedman Second Team All Star [ 176] September 21, 2020 Nikita Kucherov Second Team All Star [ 176] September 21, 2020
Regular season Player Milestone Reached Carter Verhaeghe 1st career NHL game October 3, 2019 Carter Verhaeghe 1st career NHL assist October 5, 2019 Victor Hedman 700th career NHL game October 10, 2019 Brayden Point 200th career NHL point October 10, 2019 Alexander Volkov 1st career NHL game October 30, 2019 Yanni Gourde 200th career NHL game November 14, 2020 Steven Stamkos 400th career NHL goal November 16, 2019 Ondrej Palat 100th career NHL goal November 23, 2019 Ondrej Palat 200th career NHL assist November 25, 2019 Brayden Point 100th career NHL goal November 29, 2019 Victor Hedman 100th career NHL goal December 5, 2019 Carter Verhaeghe 1st career NHL goal December 7, 2019 Mitchell Stephens 1st career NHL game December 9, 2019 Mathieu Joseph 100th career NHL game December 14, 2019 Nikita Kucherov 200th career NHL goal December 22, 2019 Nikita Kucherov 300th career NHL assist December 23, 2019 Tyler Johnson 500th career NHL game December 28, 2019 Mitchell Stephens 1st career NHL goal December 28, 2019 Steven Stamkos 800th career NHL point December 28, 2019 Mikhail Sergachev 200th career NHL game January 7, 2020 Mitchell Stephens 1st career NHL assist January 7, 2020 Carter Verhaeghe 1st career NHL Hat-trick January 7, 2020 Steven Stamkos 400th career NHL assist January 9, 2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy 20th career NHL shutout January 11, 2020 Erik Cernak 100th career NHL game January 12, 2020 Alexander Volkov 1st career NHL assist January 14, 2020 Anthony Cirelli 1st career NHL Hat-trick January 17, 2020 Alex Killorn 300th career NHL point January 17, 2020 Nikita Kucherov 500th career NHL game February 6, 2020 Patrick Maroon 500th career NHL game February 10, 2020 Mikhail Sergachev 100th career NHL point February 10, 2020 Steven Stamkos 800th career NHL game February 17, 2020 Kevin Shattenkirk 300th career NHL assist March 5, 2020
Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Zach Bogosian 1st career playoff game August 3, 2020 Mitchell Stephens 1st career playoff game August 3, 2020 Carter Verhaeghe 1st career playoff game August 15, 2020 Zach Bogosian 1st career playoff point August 15, 2020 Victor Hedman 100th career playoff game September 11, 2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy 1st career playoff point September 13, 2020 Andrei Vasilevskiy 1st career playoff shutout September 28, 2020
The Lightning have been involved in the followingtransactions during the 2019–20 season.
Date Player Team Contract term Ref July 1, 2019 Luke Schenn fromVancouver Canucks 1-year [ 187] July 1, 2019 Curtis McElhinney fromCarolina Hurricanes 2-year [ 188] July 1, 2019 Luke Witkowski fromDetroit Red Wings 2-year [ 189] July 1, 2019 Scott Wedgewood fromBuffalo Sabres 1-year [ 189] July 1, 2019 Spencer Martin fromColorado Avalanche 1-year [ 189] July 1, 2019 Chris Mueller fromToronto Maple Leafs 1-year [ 189] July 1, 2019 Anton Stralman toFlorida Panthers 3-year [ 190] July 1, 2019 Gabriel Dumont toMinnesota Wild 2-year [ 191] July 1, 2019 Andy Andreoff toPhiladelphia Flyers 2-year [ 192] July 8, 2019 Gemel Smith fromBoston Bruins 1-year [ 193] August 5, 2019 Kevin Shattenkirk fromNew York Rangers 1-year [ 194] August 24, 2019 Patrick Maroon fromSt. Louis Blues 1-year [ 195] February 23, 2020 Zach Bogosian fromBuffalo Sabres 1-year [ 196] July 17, 2020 Sean Day fromHartford Wolf Pack 1-year [ 197]
Contract terminations [ edit ]
Date Player Contract term Ref June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25 ) Nolan Foote 3-year [ 198] [ 199] July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05 ) Carter Verhaeghe 1-year [ 200] July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05 ) Cedric Paquette 2-year [ 201] July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09 ) Danick Martel 1-year [ 202] July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16 ) Ben Thomas 1-year [ 203] July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17 ) Dominik Masin 1-year [ 204] July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29 ) Andrei Vasilevskiy 8-year [ 205] September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23 ) Brayden Point 3-year [ 206] April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17 ) Daniel Walcott 1-year [ 207] September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09 ) Alex Green 2-year [ 208]
Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the2019 NHL entry draft , which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, atRogers Arena inVancouver, British Columbia .
Notes:
TheVancouver Canucks ' third-round pick went to theTampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sentJ. T. Miller to Vancouver in exchange forMarek Mazanec , a conditional first-round pick2020 and this pick.[ 209] TheChicago Blackhawks ' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on January 11, 2019, that sentSlater Koekkoek and a fifth-round pick in 2019 to Chicago in exchange forJan Rutta and this pick.[ 210] ^α ^b Edmonton ,Alberta .^ "2019-2020 NHL Attendance" .ESPN.com . Archived fromthe original on November 7, 2021. RetrievedNovember 7, 2021 .^ National Hockey League (2013).The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014 121 .ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3 ^ "NHL statement on coronavirus" .NHL.com . March 12, 2020. RetrievedMarch 12, 2020 .^ Fernandez, Gabriel (March 12, 2020)."Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled" .CBSSports.com . RetrievedMarch 12, 2020 . ^ Gulitti, Tom (July 10, 2020)."NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025-26 season" .NHL.com . RetrievedJuly 10, 2020 . ^ "Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule" .NHL.com . July 10, 2020. RetrievedJuly 10, 2020 .^ Gulitti, Tom (May 26, 2020)."NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup" .NHL.com . RetrievedMay 27, 2020 . ^ "NHL postpones Stanley Cup Playoff games Thursday, Friday" .NHL.com (Press Release). National Hockey League. August 27, 2020. RetrievedAugust 28, 2020 .^ Allen, Kevin (April 16, 2019)."Blue Jackets complete stunning sweep of record-tying Lightning in first round" .USA Today . RetrievedJune 18, 2019 . ^ "Lightning acquire D Jan Rutta, 7th round pick from Chicago" . NHL.com. RetrievedJune 18, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign defenseman Jan Rutta to one-year, one-way contract" .foxsports.com . RetrievedJune 18, 2019 .^ "Jonne Tammela: Released by Lightning" .CBSSports.com . May 24, 2019. RetrievedJune 18, 2019 .^ "Jonne Tammela with a two-year contract" (in Finnish).Lukko . May 28, 2019. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. RetrievedJune 18, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign Cameron Gaunce to one-year, two-way contract" .sportsnet.ca . June 18, 2019. RetrievedJune 18, 2019 .^ Coulter, Shannon (June 18, 2019)."Lightning re-sign Braydon Coburn to two-year, $3.4M contract" .Sportsnet . RetrievedJune 18, 2019 . ^ "Lightning re-sign Coburn to 2-year deal" .ESPN . RetrievedJune 18, 2019 .^ "Lightning's Daniel Walcott: Inks two-way deal" .cbssports.com . June 19, 2019. RetrievedJune 20, 2019 .^ "Nikita Kucherov wins the Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award at NHL Awards" .foxsports.com . June 19, 2019. RetrievedJune 20, 2019 .^ @BBurnsNHL (June 19, 2019)."Kucherov is the 2nd Lightning player to win the award (Marty St. Louis won it in 2004 when it was known as the Lester B. Pearson) and the 4th Russian player" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ @JoeSmithTB (June 19, 2019)."Nikita Kucherov wins the Hart Trophy, the first #tblightning player to win award since Marty St. Louis. His third award tonight" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Andrei Vasilevskiy wins Vezina Trophy" .wfla.com . June 19, 2019. RetrievedJune 20, 2019 .^ @ThePHWA (June 19, 2019)."The NHL's All-Star teams as voted on by members of the PHWA:" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ @BBurnsNHL (June 19, 2019)."Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli named to NHL's All-Rookie Team. One of three forwards on the squad along with Elias Pettersson and Brady Tkachuk" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ Mohr, Dani (June 20, 2019)."Ex-Ranger Ryan Callahan's NHL career comes to abrupt end" .New York Post . RetrievedJune 20, 2019 . ^ Staszewski, Joseph (June 22, 2019)."Lightning trade J.T. Miller to Canucks in cap crunch" .New York Post . RetrievedJune 27, 2019 . ^ "Tampa Bay Lightning re-sign Carter Verhaeghe" .rawcharge.com . July 5, 2019. RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .^ "Lightning's Carter Verhaeghe: Staying in Tampa" .cbssports.com . July 5, 2019. RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign F Paquette to 2-year contract" .yahoo.com . July 5, 2019. Archived fromthe original on July 7, 2019. RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .^ "Lightning's Gemel Smith: Gets two-way deal from Tampa" .cbssports.com . July 8, 2019. RetrievedJuly 8, 2019 .^ "Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Forward Gemel Smith to One-Year, Two-Way Contract" .syracusecrunch.com . July 8, 2019. RetrievedJuly 8, 2019 .^ "Lightning's Danick Martel: Re-signs with Tampa Bay" .cbssports.com . July 5, 2019. RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .^ @JoeSmithTB (July 4, 2019)."Tampa Bay Lightning have signed RFA forward Danick Martel to a one-year, two way deal. Still have Paquette and Erne, among others, to go" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Lightning re-sign forward Danick Martel" .yahoo.com . July 9, 2019. RetrievedJuly 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning's Ben Thomas: Inks one-year pact" .cbssports.com . July 16, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign Dominik Masin to one-year, two-way contract" .sportsnet.ca . July 17, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to eight-year extension" .sportsnet.ca . July 29, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning free up cap space for Brayden Point by trading injured Ryan Callahan to Ottawa Senators" .cbssports.com . July 30, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign Shattenkirk after buyout by Rangers" .usatoday.com . August 5, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2019 .^ "Bolts trade Adam Erne to Red Wings" .wfla.com . August 14, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign forward Pat Maroon to one-year contract" .sportsnet.ca . August 24, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 9, 2019 .^ "Tampa Bay Lightning announce 2019 training camp roster and schedule" .rawcharge.com . September 11, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2019 .^ "Lightning announce 2019 Training Camp roster, schedule" .nhl.com . 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RetrievedSeptember 22, 2019 .^ @CapFriendly (September 22, 2019)."The following players have been placed on waivers Sun, Sept 22 (Cont'd)" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ @CapFriendly (September 23, 2019)."All players who were on waivers yesterday cleared" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Brayden Point re-signs with Lightning on three-year deal worth $6.25 million annually" .cbssports.com . September 23, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2019 .^ "Lightning reduce training camp roster by two" .cbssports.com . September 30, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2019 .^ "Carter Verhaeghe makes Lightning opening-night roster" .cbssports.com . September 30, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2019 .^ "NHL Hockey Standings" .www.nhl.com . National Hockey League.^a b Rosen, Dan (May 26, 2020)."Return to Play: Eastern Conference" .NHL.com .National Hockey League . RetrievedMay 26, 2020 . ^ NHL Eastern Conference Points percentage ^ "Lightning announce 2019 preseason schedule" . NHL.com. June 12, 2019. 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NHL.^ @NHLPlayerSafety (September 27, 2019)."Tampa Bay's Cedric Paquette has been fined $2,500, for High-sticking Florida's Frank Vatrano" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ @NHLPlayerSafety (November 26, 2019)."Tampa Bay's Erik Cernak has been suspended for two games for Elbowing Buffalo's Rasmus Dahlin" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ @NHLPlayerSafety (September 10, 2020)."Tampa Bay's Alex Killorn has been suspended for one playoff game for Boarding NY Islanders' Brock Nelson" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "Hedman, Binnington and Tavares Named NHL 'Three Stars' of the Week" . NHL.com. RetrievedDecember 30, 2019 .^ "Victor Hedman named to NHL All-Star Game" . RetrievedDecember 30, 2019 .^ "Andrei Vasilevskiy named NHL's First Star of the Week" . NHL.com. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2020 .^ "Andrei Vasilevskiy added to NHL All-Star Game Roster" . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2020 .^ "Steven Stamkos named to NHL All-Decade Second Team" . 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RetrievedJuly 1, 2019 .^a b c d "Lightning sign defenseman Luke Witkowski to two-year contract" .Tampa Bay Lightning . RetrievedJuly 1, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign three players to one-year, two-way contracts" .Florida Panthers . RetrievedJuly 1, 2019 .^ "Wild signs Gabriel Dumont to two-year, two-way deal" .Minnesota Wild . RetrievedJuly 1, 2019 .^ "Flyers Free Agency Tracker 2019" .Philadelphia Flyers . RetrievedJuly 1, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign forward Gemel Smith to one-year, two-way contract" .Tampa Bay Lightning . RetrievedJuly 8, 2019 .^ "Bolts add motivated Shattenkirk to D-corps" .Tampa Bay Lightning . RetrievedAugust 5, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign free agent forward Pat Maroon for one year" .Tampa Bay Lightning . RetrievedSeptember 6, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign free agent defenseman Zach Bogosian" .Tampa Bay Lightning . RetrievedFebruary 23, 2020 .^ "Lightning sign free agent defenseman Sean Day" .Tampa Bay Lightning . RetrievedJuly 20, 2020 .^ "Lightning sign 2019 first round pick Nolan Foote to entry level contract" .NHL.com . June 25, 2019. RetrievedJune 28, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign 2019 first-round draft pick Nolan Foote to 3-year entry level contract" .foxsports.com . June 25, 2019. RetrievedJune 27, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign forward Carter Verhaeghe to one-year contract" .NHL.com . July 6, 2019. RetrievedJuly 7, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign forward Cedric Paquette to two-year contract" .NHL.com . July 6, 2019. RetrievedJuly 7, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign forward Danick Martel" .NHL.com . July 9, 2019. RetrievedJuly 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign defenseman Ben Thomas to one-year contract" .NHL.com . July 9, 2019. RetrievedJuly 9, 2019 .^ "Lightning re-sign defenseman Dominik Masin to one-year contract" .NHL.com . July 17, 2019. RetrievedAugust 5, 2019 .^ "Lightning sign goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to 8-year extension" .NHL.com . July 29, 2019. 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