2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division  Atlantic
Conference  Eastern
2021–22 record29–10–6
Home record15–4–4
Road record14–6–2
Goals for154
Goals against128
Team information
General managerJulien BriseBois
CoachJon Cooper
CaptainSteven Stamkos
Alternate captainsVictor Hedman
Alex Killorn
Ryan McDonagh
ArenaAmalie Arena
Average attendance19,092 (100%)
(23 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsSteven Stamkos (20)
AssistsVictor Hedman (36)
PointsSteven Stamkos (51)
Penalty minutesPatrick Maroon (65)
Plus/minusVictor Hedman (+14)
WinsAndrei Vasilevskiy (24)
Goals against averageAndrei Vasilevskiy (2.24)

The 2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning season is the 30th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[1] The Lightning enter the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

The Lightning rejoined the Atlantic Division after a one-season stint in the Central Division due to re-alignment under league's return to play protocols.

Off-season[]

July[]

The Lightning's off-season began after becoming back to back champions with the winning of its third Stanley Cup in franchise history in a 4–1 series win over the Montreal Canadiens. The win also made the Lightning only the ninth franchise in NHL history to win a back to back championship.[2]

On July 17, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Fredrik Claesson to a one-year, two-way contract. Claesson appeared in two regular season games with the Lightning after coming over via trade from the San Jose Sharks.[3]

That same day, the Lightning traded the negotiating rights to forward Barclay Goodrow to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[4] Goodrow was a member of the Lightning's back to back championships.

On July 18, 2021, the NHL released the full list of players protected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[5] The Lightning opted to protect Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan McDonagh, Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev and Andrei Vasilevskiy.[6] This left Blake Coleman, Ross Colton, Cal Foote, Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Patrick Maroon, Curtis McElhinney, Ondrej Palat, Jan Rutta, Luke Schenn and Mitchell Stephens from their back to back championship rosters exposed for the Seattle Kraken to select.

On July 19, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had signed a 2-year extension with the Orlando Solar Bears to keep it as its ECHL affiliate.[7]

On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected forward Yanni Gourde during their expansion draft from the Lightning.[8] Gourde spent the past six seasons with the team. He skated in 310 games, recording 80 goals, 107 assists and winner of 2 Stanley Cups.[9]

On July 24, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forward Gemel Smith to a 2-year contract extension. Smith appeared in five games with the Lightning during the regular season, recording three assists.[10]

On July 24 and 25, 2021, the Lightning made seven selections in the 2021. The Lightning picked 4 forwards and 3 defensemen. The following players made up their picks: Roman Schmidt (D), Dylan Duke (LW), Cameron MacDonald (C), Alex Gagne (D), Daniil Pylenkov (D), Robert Flinton (LW) and Niko Huuhtanen (RW).[11][12]

On July 26, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had issued qualify offers to restricted free agents Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, Otto Somppi, Sean Day and Cal Foote.[13] Former draft picks Ryan Lohin and Dominik Masin were not issued qualifying offers, which resulted in them becoming unrestricted free agents.[14]

On July 27, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed Otto Somppi to a one-year contract extension. Somppi appeared in 32 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, recording 12 goals and 26 points.[15]

Later that evening, the Lightning reached an agreement with the Chicago Blackhawks to trade Tyler Johnson and a 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for defensemen Brent Seabrook. Johnson spent the past 9-seasons with the Lightning. This past season he scored 8 goals and 14 assists in 55 regular season games. Johnson also scored 4 goals and 3 assists in playoffs during the Lightning's playoff run to the team's 3rd championship. [16] The Lightning will be using Seabrook's cap hit to stay cap compliant by placing him on long term injured reserve (LTIR) at the start of the season.[17][18]

On July 28, 2021, the Lightning began the first day of free agency by announcing the signing of free agents Gabriel Dumont, Charles Hudon, Darren Raddysh, Andrej Sustr and Maxime Legace to one-year contracts. Dumont and Sustr had both previously played for the team. Darren Raddysh is the brother of Lightning prosepct Taylor Raddysh.[19]

The next free agent signing announced by the Lightning was that of goaltender Brian Elliott. The team signed Elliott to a one-year contract valued at $900k. Elliott spent the previous three seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. Elliott was signed as the replacement of Curtis McElhinney as the team's backup goaltender.[20]

The next signing was 2020 Stanley Cup champion Zach Bogosian. Bogosian left the team as a free agent after helping the team to its second Stanley Cup by signing a one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bogosian signed a three-year contract that carries an annual cap hit of $850,000.[21]

The team next announced that it had signed Brayden Point to an 8-year contract extension valued at $75 million.[22] The Lightning draft pick has skated in 351 career NHL games with the team, recording 139 goals and 310 points. Point was also a member of the Lightning's back to back championships.[23]

The Lightning moved back to free agent signings with the signing of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a two-year contract. The Bellemare contract will carry a cap hit of $1 million. Bellemare spent the past two seasons with the Colorado Avalanche. He recorded 18 goals and 15 assists during that timeframe.[24]

The Lightning finished the day with the signing of free agent Remi Elie to a one-year contract. Elie has appeared in 106 career NHL games between the Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres. He spent the past season playing for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.[25]

On July 29, 2021, the Lightning announced the signing of forward Corey Perry to a two-year contract valued at $2 million. Perry joins the team after having lost to the team in consecutive finals with the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. Perry has been in the league for 16 years, recording 386 goals and 818 points over that span.[26]

The same day the team announced that it had re-signed defenseman Cal Foote to a two-year contract extension. The contract is to carry a cap hit of $850k. Foote was drafted by the team in 2017, and has skated in 35 career NHL games.[27]

On July 30, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forward Alex Barre-Boulet to a three-year contract extension. The contract will carry an annual cap hit of $758k. Barre-Boulet appeared in 15 games last season after making his NHL debut with the team.[28]

That day the Lightning also announced that it had traded forward Mitchell Stephens to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for 6th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Stephens had played in 45 games with the Lightning over the past two seasons. Stephens had three goals and four assists in the Lightning's 2020 championship run.[29]

Only July 31, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forwards Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk to three-year contract extensions. Both contracts will carry an annual cap hit of $758k. Raddysh has skated in 159 career AHL games, recording 49 goals and 110 points. Katchuouk has skated in 164 career AHL games, recording 36 goals and 89 points. Both forwards are expected to compete for the open roster spots at forward.[30]

Later that day the team announced that it had traded goaltender Spencer Martin to the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations. Martin recorded a 7-5-2 recorded in 15 games last season with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.[31]

August[]

On August 1, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Sean Day to a one-year contract extension. Day appeared in 29 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, recording 3 goals and 15 assists over 29 games.[32]

On August 9, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of Ross Colton to a two-year contract extension. The contract will carry an annual cap hit of $1.125 million. Colton made his NHL debut this past season, skating scoring 9 goals and 3 assists over 30-games.[33] Colton was also just the seventh rookie in NHL history to score a Stanley Cup winning goal and the second in the NHL's modern era.[34]

Training camp[]

September[]

On September 21, 2021, the Lightning announced their 60-man 2021 training camp roster.[35] The initial roster consists of 36 forwards, 18 defensemen and 6 goaltenders. Amongst the contracted players are 6 invitees that are not under contract with the Lightning.[36]

On September 28, 2021, the Lightning signed General Manager Julien BriseBois to a contract extension. BriseBois was the General Manager of the team during their back to back cup wins and has been with the franchise since 2010.[37]

On September 29, 2021, the Lightning announced their first round of training camp roster cuts. Forwards Jack Finley, Niko Huuhtanen, Cameron MacDonald and Declan McDonnell were reassigned to their junior clubs. Defenseman Roman Schmidt was also reassigned to his junior club. The Lightning also released Xavier Cormier and Avery Winslow from their camp tryouts.[38]

October[]

On October 4, 2021, the Lightning announced its second round of training camp roster cuts. The team cut 13 forwards, 6 defensemen and 3 goaltenders. This reduced the roster to 18 forwards, 11 defensemen and 3 goaltenders.[39]

Later in the day the team announced that it had cut four more players from its training camp roster. Gabriel Dumont, Charles Hudon, Sean Day and Darren Raddysh were assigned to the Syracuse Crunch to prepare for the start of the AHL season. This further trimmed the roster down to 16 forwards, 9 defensemen and 3 goaltenders.[40]

On October 8, 2021, the Lightning announced the reduction of the training camp roster by two players. Simon Ryfors was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, and Amir Miftakhov was assigned to the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. This brought the team's roster down to 15 forwards, 9 defensemen and 2 goaltenders.[41]

On October 10, 2021, the Lightning placed Alex Barre-Boulet, Fredrik Claesson and Andrej Šustr on waivers for the purpose of assigning them to the Syracuse Crunch.[42]

On October 11, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of head coach Jon Cooper to a 3-year contract extension.[43] The contract terms were not released, however, they are believed to be in the same ballpark as Joel Quenneville ($5.5 million per year).[44]

Later that afternoon the Seattle Kraken claimed Alex Barre-Boulet off of waivers from the Lightning. Barre-Boulet skated in 15 games with the team last season.[45]

The Lightning announced its opening night roster shortly after the waiver claim news broke. The forward group consisted of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Anthony Cirelli, Ross Colton, Mathieu Joseph, Boris Katchouk, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Patrick Maroon, Ondrej Palat, Corey Perry, Brayden Point, Taylor Raddysh, Gemel Smith and Steven Stamkos. The defensemen group consisted of Zach Bogosian, Erik Cernak, Cal Foote, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta and Mikhail Sergachev. The roster was rounded out with goaltenders Andrei Vasilevskiy and Brian Elliott.[46]

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Florida Panthers 46 32 9 5 24 192 134 +58 69
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 45 29 10 6 21 154 128 +26 64
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 41 28 10 3 23 146 111 +35 59
4 Boston Bruins 42 25 14 3 22 128 118 +10 53
5 Detroit Red Wings 46 20 20 6 11 127 157 −30 46
6 Buffalo Sabres 44 14 23 7 11 115 152 −37 35
7 Ottawa Senators 39 14 21 4 11 109 132 −23 32
8 Montreal Canadiens 44 8 29 7 7 99 172 −73 23
Updated to game(s) played on January 31, 2022. Source: National Hockey League[47]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings[]

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Washington Capitals 45 24 12 9 20 145 122 +23 57
2 AT Boston Bruins 42 25 14 3 22 128 118 +10 53
3 AT Detroit Red Wings 46 20 20 6 11 127 157 −30 46
4 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 43 20 22 1 13 136 159 −23 41
5 ME New York Islanders 37 15 16 6 13 89 101 −12 36
6 ME Philadelphia Flyers 44 14 22 8 10 110 151 −41 36
7 AT Buffalo Sabres 44 14 23 7 11 115 152 −37 35
8 ME New Jersey Devils 44 15 24 5 10 125 156 −31 35
9 AT Ottawa Senators 39 14 21 4 11 109 132 −23 32
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 44 8 29 7 7 99 172 −73 23
Updated to game(s) played on January 31, 2022. Source: National Hockey League[48]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results[]

Preseason[]

2021 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–2–0; Neutral: 0–1–0)[49]
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap
1 September 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Lagacé PNC Arena 12,370 0–1–0 [50]
2 September 30 Nashville Predators 2–6 Elliott Amalie Arena 11,054 0–2–0 [51]
3 October 1 Carolina Hurricanes 8–5 Alnefelt Amalie Arena 12,509 1–2–0 [52]
4 October 2 @ Nashville Predators 1–6 Elliott Bridgestone Arena 14,884 1–3–0 [53]
5 October 5 vs. Florida Panthers 2–3 Vasilevskiy Amway Center 1–4–0 [54]
6 October 7 Florida Panthers 6–2 Elliott Amalie Arena 11,853 2–4–0 [55]
7 October 9 @ Florida Panthers 4–2 Vasilevskiy FLA Live Arena 12,221 3–4–0 [56]
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season[]

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021. Initially the Lightning were scheduled for only three games in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[57] The 2022 NHL All-Star Game was also scheduled to be held in February prior to the Olympics. On December 22, it was announced that NHL players would not play in the Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns, as well as the number of regular season games postponed throughout the league due to COVID-19. Having pulled out of the Olympics, the league plans to reschedule postponed games for dates in February, while the two-day all-star event is still planned to be held.[58]

2021–22 Regular season game log[59]
October: 4–3–1, 9 points (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 0–1–0 0 [60]
2 October 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–6 OT Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena 19,515 1–1–0 2 [61]
3 October 16 @ Washington Capitals 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 18,573 2–1–0 4 [62]
4 October 19 Florida Panthers 1–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2–0 4 [63]
5 October 23 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2–1 5 [64]
6 October 25 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–5 Elliott KeyBank Center 7,417 2–3–1 5 [65]
7 October 26 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 15,732 3–3–1 7 [66]
8 October 28 Arizona Coyotes 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–3–1 9 [67]
November: 8–2–3, 19 points (Home: 6–1–1; Road: 2–1–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
9 November 1 Washington Capitals 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–1 11 [68]
10 November 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 OT Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 18,937 5–3–2 12 [69]
11 November 6 @ Ottawa Senators 5–3 Elliott Canadian Tire Centre 12,417 6–3–2 14 [70]
12 November 9 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 6–3–3 15 [71]
13 November 13 Florida Panthers 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 7–3–3 17 [72]
14 November 15 New York Islanders 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 8–3–3 19 [73]
15 November 18 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy Wells Fargo Center 18,243 9–3–3 21 [74]
16 November 20 New Jersey Devils 3–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–4–3 21 [75]
17 November 21 Minnesota Wild 5–4 SO Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 10–4–3 23 [76]
18 November 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–4–3 25 [77]
19 November 26 Seattle Kraken 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–4–3 27 [78]
20 November 28 @ Minnesota Wild 2–4 Vasilevskiy Xcel Energy Center 17,785 12–5–3 27 [79]
21 November 30 @ St. Louis Blues 3–4 SO Elliott Enterprise Center 16,605 12–5–4 28 [80]
December: 9–2–1, 19 points (Home: 4–0–1; Road: 5–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
22 December 2 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 13–5–4 30 [81]
23 December 4 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,850 14–5–4 32 [82]
24 December 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 7–1 Elliott Wells Fargo Center 16,014 15–5–4 34 [83]
25 December 7 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 19,976 16–5–4 36 [84]
26 December 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 18,919 17–5–4 38 [85]
27 December 11 @ Ottawa Senators 0–4 Elliott Canadian Tire Centre 13,076 17–6–4 38 [86]
28 December 14 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 18–6–4 40 [87]
29 December 16 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 19–6–4 42 [88]
— December 18 @ Colorado Avalanche Postponed due to multiple Colorado Avalanche players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 10.[89][90][91]
30 December 21 @ Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 Vasilevskiy T-Mobile Arena 18,217 20–6–4 44 [92]
— December 23 @ Arizona Coyotes Postponed after agreement to begin holiday break earlier following other COVID-19 related postponements. Makeup date: February 11.[93][91]
31 December 28 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Lagace Amalie Arena 19,092 21–6–4 46 [94]
32 December 30 @ Florida Panthers 3–9 Lagace FLA Live Arena 15,001 21–7–4 46 [95]
33 December 31 New York Rangers 3–4 SO Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 21–7–5 47 [96]
January: 8–3–1, 17 points (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 4–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
34 January 2 @ New York Rangers 0–4 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 16,885 21–8–5 47 [97]
35 January 4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 Vasilevskiy Nationwide Arena 14,816 22–8–5 49 [98]
36 January 6 Calgary Flames 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 23–8–5 51 [99]
37 January 8 Boston Bruins 2–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 23–9–5 51 [100]
— January 10 @ New Jersey Devils Postponed due to multiple New Jersey Devils players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 15.[101][102][91]
38 January 11 @ Buffalo Sabres 6–1 Vasilevskiy KeyBank Center 8,368 24–9–5 53 [103]
39 January 13 Vancouver Canucks 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 25–9–5 55 [104]
40 January 15 Dallas Stars 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 26–9–5 57 [105]
41 January 18 @ Los Angeles Kings 6–4 Vasilevskiy Crypto.com Arena 15,128 27–9–5 59 [106]
42 January 21 @ Anaheim Ducks 1–5 Vasilevskiy Honda Center 13,148 27–10–5 59 [107]
43 January 22 @ San Jose Sharks 7–1 Elliott SAP Center 14,193 28–10–5 61 [108]
44 January 27 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 29–10–5 63 [109]
45 January 29 Vegas Golden Knights 2–3 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 29–10–6 64 [110]
February
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
46 February 1 San Jose Sharks Amalie Arena
All-star break (February 4–5)
47 February 10 @ Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena
48 February 11 @ Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
49 February 15 @ New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
50 February 23 Edmonton Oilers Amalie Arena
51 February 26 @ Nashville Predators Nissan Stadium†
† NHL Stadium Series
March
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
52 March 1 Ottawa Senators Amalie Arena
53 March 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Amalie Arena
54 March 4 Detroit Red Wings Amalie Arena
55 March 6 @ Chicago Blackhawks United Center
56 March 8 @ Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
57 March 10 @ Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
58 March 12 @ Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
59 March 13 @ Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
60 March 16 @ Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena
61 March 19 New York Rangers Amalie Arena
62 March 22 @ Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
63 March 24 @ Boston Bruins TD Garden
64 March 26 @ Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
65 March 27 @ New York Islanders UBS Arena
66 March 29 Carolina Hurricanes Amalie Arena
April
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
67 April 1 Chicago Blackhawks Amalie Arena
68 April 2 Montreal Canadiens Amalie Arena
69 April 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Amalie Arena
70 April 6 @ Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
71 April 8 Boston Bruins Amalie Arena
72 April 10 Buffalo Sabres Amalie Arena
73 April 12 @ Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
74 April 14 Anaheim Ducks Amalie Arena
75 April 16 Winnipeg Jets Amalie Arena
76 April 19 Detroit Red Wings Amalie Arena
77 April 20 @ New York Islanders UBS Arena
78 April 21 Toronto Maple Leafs Amalie Arena
79 April 23 Nashville Predators Amalie Arena
80 April 24 @ Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena
81 April 26 Columbus Blue Jackets Amalie Arena
82 April 28 @ Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
Lightning score listed first;

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Postponement

Player stats[]

January 29, 2022[111]

Skaters[]

Regular season[112]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Steven Stamkos 44 20 31 51 12 12
Victor Hedman 45 9 36 45 14 20
Alex Killorn 45 14 26 40 5 38
Ondrej Palat 40 15 16 31 8 12
Brayden Point 31 16 13 29 1 20
Anthony Cirelli 40 12 15 27 11 33
Corey Perry 45 12 11 23 4 43
Mikhail Sergachev 41 2 20 22 5 20
Ross Colton 42 9 11 20 1 16
Nikita Kucherov 11 5 12 17 −1 6
Ryan McDonagh 42 2 14 16 10 6
Mathieu Joseph 42 8 7 15 4 17
Patrick Maroon 44 7 6 13 9 65
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 44 5 8 13 13 4
Taylor Raddysh 41 4 6 10 2 8
Jan Rutta 41 2 7 9 10 26
Erik Cernak 21 1 6 7 5 16
Boris Katchouk 35 2 4 6 3 25
Zach Bogosian 23 2 4 6 5 34
Alex Barre-Boulet† 14 3 2 5 0 4
Cal Foote 31 0 4 4 1 11
Andrej Sustr 13 1 0 1 −1 6
Gabriel Fortier 10 1 0 1 −2 4
Riley Nash†‡ 10 0 0 0 −1 2
Fredrik Claesson 8 0 0 0 −2 0
Darren Raddysh 2 0 0 0 −1 0
Sean Day 2 0 0 0 −2 0
Remi Elie 1 0 0 0 −2 0

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[113]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy 35 35 2121 24 7 4 79 2.24 1016 .922 2 0 0 4
Brian Elliott 9 8 491 4 2 2 21 2.57 227 .907 0 0 0 0
Maxime Lagace 2 2 99 1 1 0 10 6.11 58 .828 0 0 0 0
Hugo Alnefelt 1 0 20 0 0 0 3 9.00 10 .700 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only.
‡Traded from Tampa Bay mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Players and personnel[]

Current roster[]

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Updated January 28, 2022[114][115]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
41 France Pierre-Edouard Bellemare C L 36 2021 Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
24 United States Zach Bogosian Injured Reserve D R 31 2021 Massena, New York
81 Slovakia Erik Cernak D R 24 2017 Košice, Slovakia
71 Canada Anthony Cirelli C L 24 2015 Woodbridge, Ontario
79 United States Ross Colton C L 25 2016 Robbinsville, New Jersey
1 Canada Brian Elliott G L 36 2021 Newmarket, Ontario
52 Canada Callan Foote D R 23 2017 Englewood, Colorado
77 Sweden Victor Hedman (A) D L 31 2009 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
7 Canada Mathieu Joseph RW L 24 2015 Laval, Quebec
13 Canada Boris Katchouk LW L 23 2016 Waterloo, Ontario
17 Canada Alex Killorn (A) C L 32 2007 Halifax, Nova Scotia
45 United States Cole Koepke LW L 23 2018 Hermantown, Minnesota
86 Russia Nikita Kucherov RW L 28 2011 Maykop, Russia
14 United States Patrick Maroon LW L 33 2019 St. Louis, Missouri
27 United States Ryan McDonagh (A) D L 32 2018 St. Paul, Minnesota
18 Czech Republic Ondrej Palat LW L 30 2011 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
10 Canada Corey Perry RW R 36 2021 Peterborough, Ontario
21 Canada Brayden Point C R 25 2014 Calgary, Alberta
43 Canada Darren Raddysh D R 25 2021 Caledon, Ontario
16 Canada Taylor Raddysh RW R 23 2016 Caledon, Ontario
44 Czech Republic Jan Rutta D R 31 2019 Písek, Czechoslovakia
98 Russia Mikhail Sergachev D L 23 2017 Nizhnekamsk, Russia
91 Canada Steven Stamkos (C) C/RW R 31 2008 Markham, Ontario
29 Czech Republic Andrej Sustr D R 31 2021 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
88 Russia Andrei Vasilevskiy G L 27 2012 Tyumen, Russia

Suspensions/fines[]

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Mikhail Sergachev Suspended for an illegal check to the head on Mitch Marner during the regular season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 4, 2021, at Scotiabank Arena. 2 games $48,000 November 5, 2021[116][117]

Awards and honours[]

Awards[]

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Steven Stamkos NHL Third Star of the Week[118] October 18, 2021
Alex Killorn NHL Third Star of the Week[119] November 1, 2021
Victor Hedman NHL Second Star of the Week[120] December 6, 2021
Victor Hedman 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game[121] January 13, 2022
Andrei Vasilevskiy 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game[121] January 13, 2022
Nikita Kucherov NHL Third Star of the Week[122] January 17, 2022
Steven Stamkos 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game[123] January 18, 2022

Milestones[]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Taylor Raddysh 1st career NHL game October 12, 2021
Boris Katchouk 1st career NHL game October 16, 2021
Corey Perry 1100th career NHL game October 25, 2021
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 100th career NHL point October 26, 2021
Alex Killorn 200th career NHL assist October 28, 2021
Taylor Raddysh 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist		 November 1, 2021
Boris Katchouk 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist		 November 13, 2021
Mikhail Sergachev 300th career NHL game November 23, 2021
Andrei Vasilevskiy 200th career NHL win November 26, 2021
Gabriel Fortier 1st career NHL game November 30, 2021
Zach Bogosian 700th career NHL game December 2, 2021
Taylor Raddysh 1st career NHL goal December 4, 2021
Boris Katchouk 1st career NHL goal December 5, 2021
Jon Cooper 400th career NHL win December 9, 2021
Steven Stamkos 900th career NHL point December 16, 2021
Gabriel Fortier 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 December 21, 2021
Sean Day 1st career NHL game December 28, 2021
Darren Raddysh 1st career NHL game December 30, 2021
Hugo Alnefelt 1st career NHL game December 30, 2021
Riley Nash 600th career NHL game December 30, 2021
Patrick Maroon 600th career NHL game December 31, 2021
Ondrej Palat 400th career NHL point January 4, 2022
Nikita Kucherov 4th career NHL hat trick January 11, 2022
Mathieu Joseph 200th career NHL game January 15, 2022


Transactions[]

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To New York Rangers
Barclay Goodrow 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2022 		[4]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2022 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2021 		[124]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) To Chicago Blackhawks
Tyler Johnson
2nd-round pick in 2023 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Brent Seabrook 		[125]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) To Detroit Red Wings
Mitchell Stephens 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 2022 		[126]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) To Vancouver Canucks
Spencer Martin 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future Considerations 		[127]

Free agents[]

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Gabriel Dumont from Minnesota Wild 1-year [128]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Charles Hudon from Lausanne HC 1-year [128]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Darren Raddysh from Hartford Wolf Pack 1-year [128]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Andrej Sustr from HC Kunlun Red Star 1-year [128]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Maxime Legace from Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year [128]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Brian Elliott from Philadelphia Flyers 1-year [129]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Zach Bogosian from Toronto Maple Leafs 3-year [130]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare from Colorado Avalanche 2-year [131]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Remi Elie from Rochester Americans 1-year [132]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Blake Coleman to Calgary Flames 6-year [133]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) David Savard to Montreal Canadiens 4-year [134]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Luke Schenn to Vancouver Canucks 2-year [135]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Andreas Borgman to Dallas Stars 1-year [136]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Corey Perry from Montreal Canadiens 2-year [137]
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) Ben Thomas to Leksands IF 1-year [138]
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) to Charlotte Checkers 1-year [139]

Waivers[]

Date Player Team Ref
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Alex Barre-Boulet to Seattle Kraken [140]
October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) Alex Barre-Boulet from Seattle Kraken [141]
December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07) Riley Nash from Winnipeg Jets [142]
January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06) Riley Nash to Arizona Coyotes [143]
January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19) Gemel Smith to Detroit Red Wings [144]

Signings[]

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) Fredrik Claesson 1-year [146]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) Gemel Smith 2-year [10]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Otto Somppi 1-year [147]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Brayden Point 8-year [148]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Cal Foote 2-year [149]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) Alex Barre-Boulet 3-year [150]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) Taylor Raddysh 3-year [151]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) Boris Katchouk 3-year [151]
August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01) Sean Day 1-year [152]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) Ross Colton 2-year [153]
December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) 3-year [154]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, via video conference call due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 96 D  United States U.S. National Development Program (USHL)
4 1261 LW  United States U.S. National Development Program (USHL)
5 160 C  Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJH)
6 192 D  United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
7 1962 D  Russia HC Vityaz (KHL)
7 2113 LW  United States St. Paul's Prep School (ESA)
7 224 RW  Finland Tappara Jr. (Jr. A SM-Liiga)

Notes:

  1. The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2022 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[155]
  2. The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on November 1, 2019, that sent Louis Domingue to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[156]
  3. The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 14, 2019, that sent Connor Ingram to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[157]

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