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2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning
Stanley Cup champions
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Atlantic
Conference2nd Eastern
2019–20 record43–21–6
Home record22–10–2
Road record21–11–4
Goals for245
Goals against195
Team information
General managerJulien BriseBois
CoachJon Cooper
CaptainSteven Stamkos
Alternate captainsVictor Hedman
Ryan McDonagh
Alex Killorn
ArenaAmalie Arena
Average attendance18,922
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsNikita Kucherov (33)
AssistsNikita Kucherov (52)
PointsNikita Kucherov (85)
Penalty minutesPatrick Maroon (71)
Plus/minusAnthony Cirelli
Brayden Point (+28)
WinsAndrei Vasilevskiy (35)
Goals against averageAndrei Vasilevskiy (2.56)
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The 2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991. The Lightning entered the season as the defending Atlantic Division and Presidents' 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 the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. On July 10, following the extension of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement by the league and the Players' Association, it was announced that the Canadian cities of Toronto and Edmonton would be the locations the 2020 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 the Stanley Cup Finals.

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-team single round-robin along with the Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, and Philadelphia Flyers, in which they finished in second place. The Lightning then defeated the 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 the New 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 since 2004 after defeating the Dallas Stars in six games. Victor Hedman won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

On August 27, the playoffs were briefly suspended as the remaining teams decided not to play their next scheduled contests in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Off-season

April

The Lightning's off season began on April 16, 2019, when they were swept by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.

May

The Lightning's first move of the off season happened on May 3, 2019, when the team signed Jan 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 the Chicago Blackhawks.

On May 23, 2019, the Lightning and forward prospect Jonne Tammela mutually agreed to part ways via contract termination. On May 28, 2019, Tammela signed with Lukko of the Liiga hockey league in Finland.

June

On June 14, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenceman Cameron Gaunce to a 1-year contract extension. Last season Gaunce appeared in two regular season games with the Lightning.

On June 18, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenceman Braydon 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.

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.

That same evening, the NHL conducted the 2019 NHL Awards in Las Vegas. Nikita Kucherov was awarded the Ted Lindsay Award and Hart Memorial Trophy. Kucherov was the second player in franchise history win the Ted Lindsay Award and Hart Memorial Trophy. Andrei Vasilevskiy was awarded the Vezina Trophy. Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender in franchise history to win the award. Additionally, the NHL announced the NHL All-Star teams and the NHL All-Rookie Team. Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy were named to the NHL first All-Star team and Victor Hedman was named to the NHL second All-Star team. Anthony Cirelli was named to the All-Rookie Team.

On June 20, 2019, the Lightning announced that Ryan 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 on Long 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.

On June 22, 2019, the Lightning traded forward J. T. Miller to the Vancouver Canucks on the second day of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Lightning received goaltender Marek Mazanec, a 3rd-round pick in 2019, and a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2020 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.

July

On July 5, 2019, the Lightning re-signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to a 1-year contract extension. Verhaeghe led the Syracuse Crunch and American Hockey League in scoring with 82 points (34 goals and 48 assists).

On the same day, the Lightning re-signed forward Cedric 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.

On July 8, 2019, the Lightning signed forward Gemel Smith to a 1-year, 2-way contract. Last season Smith skated with the Dallas Stars and Boston 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.

On July 9, 2019, the Lightning re-signed forward Danick 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.

On July 16, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Ben Thomas to a 1-year contract extension. Thomas was drafted by the Lightning in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, and has spent the previous seasons three seasons in the American Hockey League with the Syracuse Crunch.

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.

On July 29, 2019, the Lightning re-signed starting goaltender Andrei 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 career Vezina 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.

On July 30, 2019, the Lightning traded forward Ryan Callahan and the team's fifth-round 2020 draft pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Mike Condon and Ottawa's 2020 sixth-round pick. The move freed up approximately $3.4 million in cap space.

August

On August 5, 2019, the Lightning signed free-agent defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. Shattenkirk had played the previous two seasons for the New 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.

On August 14, 2019, the Lightning traded forward Adam Erne to the Detroit 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 the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

On August 24, 2019, the Lightning signed free-agent forward Patrick Maroon to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Maroon spent the previous season with the St. Louis Blues where he helped them capture their first Stanley 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.

Training camp

September

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 and Bobby ‘The Chief’ Taylor). Notably absent from the roster was Lightning forward Brayden Point, who was a restricted free agent.

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.

On September 20, 2019, the Lightning placed goaltenders Mike Condon and Louis 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 forward Ryan 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.

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 and Spencer Martin were placed on waivers with the purpose of assignment to Syracuse.

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. Defeseman Cal Foote and goaltender Spencer Martin were also assigned to Syracuse. Conacher, Mueller and Martin were assigned due to having cleared waivers. Forward Nolan Foote was assigned to his junior club (Kelowna Rockets). The team also placed Cameron Gaunce, Dominik Masin and Scott Wedgewood on waivers for assignment to Syracuse. All three players cleared waivers the following day.

On September 23, 2019, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed center Brayden 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. The team also announced that Point would not be medically cleared to play until late October due a procedure he had in the off-season.

On September 30, 2019, the Lightning made its final training camp roster cuts. The Lightning assigned forwards Danick Martel and Alexander Volkov to the Syracuse Crunch. Defenseman Luke Schenn was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Syracuse. The forwards named to the opening night roster were Anthony Cirelli, Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Patrick Maroon, Ondrej Palat, Cedric Paquette, Brayden Point, Gemel Smith, Steven Stamkos, and Carter Verhaeghe. The defensemen named were Erik Cernak, Braydon Coburn, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta, Mikhail Sergachev, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Luke Witkowski. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Curtis McElhinney were the starting and backup goaltenders named to the roster.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 100
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 92
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 81
4 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 78
5 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 71
6 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 68
7 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 62
8 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 39
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy

Eastern Conference

Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
1 Boston Bruins 70 44 14 12 38 227 174 +53 .714 Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 6 35 245 195 +50 .657
3 Washington Capitals 69 41 20 8 31 240 215 +25 .652
4 Philadelphia Flyers 69 41 21 7 31 232 196 +36 .645
5 Pittsburgh Penguins 69 40 23 6 29 224 196 +28 .623 Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round
6 Carolina Hurricanes 68 38 25 5 27 222 193 +29 .596
7 New York Islanders 68 35 23 10 24 192 193 −1 .588
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 36 25 9 28 238 227 +11 .579
9 Columbus Blue Jackets 70 33 22 15 25 180 187 −7 .579
10 Florida Panthers 69 35 26 8 30 231 228 +3 .565
11 New York Rangers 70 37 28 5 31 234 222 +12 .564
12 Montreal Canadiens 71 31 31 9 19 212 221 −9 .500
13 Buffalo Sabres 69 30 31 8 22 195 217 −22 .493
14 New Jersey Devils 69 28 29 12 22 189 230 −41 .493
15 Ottawa Senators 71 25 34 12 18 191 243 −52 .437
16 Detroit Red Wings 71 17 49 5 13 145 267 −122 .275
Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Preseason

2019 preseason game log: 2–3–2 (Home: 1–1–1; Road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap
1 September 17 Carolina Hurricanes 0–3 Wedgewood Amalie Arena 12,010 0–1–0
2 September 18 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–2 Martin PNC Arena 0–2–0
3 September 20 Nashville Predators 3–1 McElhinney Amalie Arena 13,456 1–2–0
4 September 21 @ Nashville Predators 4–5 OT Wedgewood Bridgestone Arena 1–2–1
5 September 24 @ Florida Panthers 3–6 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 8,744 1–3–1
6 September 26 @ Florida Panthers 4–2 McElhinney BB&T Center 8,611 2–3–1
7 September 28 Florida Panthers 0–1 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 14,732 2–3–2
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2019–20 regular season game log
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
2 October 5 @ Florida Panthers 3–4 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 17,424 1–1–0 2
3 October 6 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 OT McElhinney PNC Arena 14,125 1–1–1 3
4 October 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 19,387 2–1–1 5
5 October 12 @ Ottawa Senators 2–4 McElhinney Canadian Tire Centre 11,023 2–2–1 5
6 October 15 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 20,406 3–2–1 7
7 October 17 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,193 4–2–1 9
8 October 19 Colorado Avalanche 2–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–3–1 9
9 October 23 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–1 11
10 October 26 Nashville Predators 2–3 OT McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–2 12
11 October 29 @ New York Rangers 1–4 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 17,196 5–4–2 12
12 October 30 @ New Jersey Devils 7–6 OT McElhinney Prudential Center 13,152 6–4–2 14
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
14 November 8 @ Buffalo Sabres 3–2 Vasilevskiy Ericsson Globe† 13,230 7–5–2 16
15 November 9 Buffalo Sabres 5–3 McElhinney Ericsson Globe† 13,339 8–5–2 18
16 November 14 New York Rangers 9–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–5–2 20
17 November 16 Winnipeg Jets 3–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–6–2 20
18 November 19 @ St. Louis Blues 1–3 Vasilevskiy Enterprise Center 18,096 9–7–2 20
19 November 21 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 McElhinney United Center 21,336 10–7–2 22
20 November 23 Anaheim Ducks 6–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–7–2 24
21 November 25 Buffalo Sabres 5–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–7–2 26
22 November 27 St. Louis Blues 3–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–8–2 26
23 November 29 @ Washington Capitals 3–4 OT Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 18,573 12–8–3 27
24 November 30 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 12–9–3 27
† Games played in Stockholm, 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
26 December 5 Minnesota Wild 4–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 13–10–3 29
27 December 7 San Jose Sharks 7–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 14–10–3 31
28 December 9 New York Islanders 1–5 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 14–11–3 31
29 December 10 @ Florida Panthers 2–1 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 10,685 15–11–3 33
30 December 12 Boston Bruins 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 16–11–3 35
31 December 14 Washington Capitals 2–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 16–12–3 35
32 December 17 Ottawa Senators 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 17–12–3 37
33 December 19 Dallas Stars 3–4 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 17–12–4 38
34 December 21 @ Washington Capitals 1–3 McElhinney Capital One Arena 18,573 17–13–4 38
35 December 23 Florida Panthers 6–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 18–13–4 40
36 December 28 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 19–13–4 42
37 December 29 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 20–13–4 44
38 December 31 @ Buffalo Sabres 6–4 Vasilevskiy KeyBank Center 18,465 21–13–4 46
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
40 January 4 @ Ottawa Senators 5–3 McElhinney Canadian Tire Centre 13,914 23–13–4 50
41 January 5 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena 18,015 24–13–4 52
42 January 7 Vancouver Canucks 9–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 25–13–4 54
43 January 9 Arizona Coyotes 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 26–13–4 56
44 January 11 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–0 Vasilevskiy Wells Fargo Center 19,866 27–13–4 58
45 January 12 @ New Jersey Devils 1–3 McElhinney Prudential Center 14,203 27–14–4 58
46 January 14 Los Angeles Kings 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 28–14–4 60
47 January 16 @ Minnesota Wild 2–3 McElhinney Xcel Energy Center 17,305 28–15–4 60
48 January 17 @ Winnipeg Jets 7–1 Vasilevskiy Bell MTS Place 15,325 29–15–4 62
All-Star Break (January 23–26)
49 January 27 @ Dallas Stars 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 18,345 29–15–5 63
50 January 29 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Vasilevskiy Staples Center 18,230 30–15–5 65
51 January 31 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–3 Vasilevskiy Honda Center 16,032 31–15–5 67
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
53 February 4 Vegas Golden Knights 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 33–15–5 71
54 February 6 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 34–15–5 73
55 February 8 New York Islanders 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 35–15–5 75
56 February 10 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 OT McElhinney Nationwide Arena 17,131 36–15–5 77
57 February 11 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 18,445 37–15–5 79
58 February 13 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 38–15–5 81
59 February 15 Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 39–15–5 83
60 February 17 @ Colorado Avalanche 4–3 OT McElhinney Pepsi Center 18,107 40–15–5 85
61 February 20 @ Vegas Golden Knights 3–5 Vasilevskiy T-Mobile Arena 18,376 40–16–5 85
62 February 22 @ Arizona Coyotes 3–7 Vasilevskiy Gila River Arena 14,825 40–17–5 85
63 February 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 40–18–5 85
64 February 27 Chicago Blackhawks 2–5 McElhinney Amalie Arena 19,092 40–19–5 85
65 February 29 Calgary Flames 4–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 41–19–5 87
March: 2–2–1, 5 points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
66 March 3 Boston Bruins 1–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 41–20–5 87
67 March 5 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 42–20–5 89
68 March 7 @ Boston Bruins 5–3 Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,850 43–20–5 91
69 March 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–5 OT McElhinney Little Caesars Arena 18,841 43–20–6 92
70 March 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 19,124 43–21–6 92
Cancelled games
Game Date Opponent Location
71 March 12 Philadelphia Flyers Amalie Arena
72 March 14 Detroit Red Wings Amalie Arena
73 March 15 New Jersey Devils Amalie Arena
74 March 18 @ Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
75 March 20 @ Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
76 March 21 @ Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
77 March 25 Toronto Maple Leafs Amalie Arena
78 March 27 Columbus Blue Jackets Amalie Arena
79 March 28 New York Rangers Amalie Arena
80 March 31 Ottawa Senators Amalie Arena
81 April 2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
82 April 4 @ Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
Lightning score listed first;

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

Playoffs

Seeding Round-robin – Tampa Bay finishes 2nd
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Record Points Recap
1 August 3 Washington Capitals 3–2 SO Vasilevskiy 1–0–0 2
2 August 5 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 Vasilevskiy 2–0–0 4
3 August 8 Philadelphia Flyers 1–4 Vasilevskiy 2–1–0 4
† Games played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lightning score listed first;

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

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (7) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Series Recap
1 August 11 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 5OT Vasilevskiy 1–0
2 August 13 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 Vasilevskiy 1–1
3 August 15 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Vasilevskiy 2–1
4 August 17 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 Vasilevskiy 3–1
5 August 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 OT Vasilevskiy 4–1
† Games played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. Boston Bruins (4) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Series Recap
1 August 23 Boston Bruins 2–3 Vasilevskiy 0–1
2 August 25 Boston Bruins 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy 1–1
3 August 26 @ Boston Bruins 7–1 Vasilevskiy 2–1
4 August 29 @ Boston Bruins 3–1 Vasilevskiy 3–1
5 August 31 Boston Bruins 3–2 2OT Vasilevskiy 4–1
† Games played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York Islanders (6) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Series Recap
1 September 7 New York Islanders 8–2 Vasilevskiy 1–0
2 September 9 New York Islanders 2–1 Vasilevskiy 2–0
3 September 11 @ New York Islanders 3–5 Vasilevskiy 2–1
4 September 13 @ New York Islanders 4–1 Vasilevskiy 3–1
5 September 15 New York Islanders 1–2 2OT Vasilevskiy 3–2
6 September 17 @ New York Islanders 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy 4–2
† Games played at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Dallas Stars (W3) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Series Recap
1 September 19 Dallas Stars 1–4 Vasilevskiy 0–1
2 September 21 Dallas Stars 3–2 Vasilevskiy 1–1
3 September 23 @ Dallas Stars 5–2 Vasilevskiy 2–1
4 September 25 @ Dallas Stars 5–4 OT Vasilevskiy 3–1
5 September 26 Dallas Stars 2–3 2OT Vasilevskiy 3–2
6 September 28 @ Dallas Stars 2–0 Vasilevskiy 4–2
† Games played at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss

Player stats

Final

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Nikita Kucherov 68 33 52 85 26 38
Steven Stamkos 57 29 37 66 14 22
Brayden Point 66 25 39 64 28 11
Victor Hedman 66 11 44 55 27 31
Alex Killorn 68 26 23 49 19 20
Anthony Cirelli 68 16 28 44 28 30
Ondrej Palat 69 17 24 41 25 22
Mikhail Sergachev 70 10 24 34 15 58
Kevin Shattenkirk 70 8 26 34 22 38
Tyler Johnson 65 14 17 31 9 16
Yanni Gourde 70 10 20 30 −5 49
Patrick Maroon 64 9 14 23 4 71
Cedric Paquette 60 7 11 18 −1 40
Carter Verhaeghe 52 9 4 13 −9 8
Erik Cernak 67 5 7 12 11 59
Ryan McDonagh 50 1 11 12 7 19
Mathieu Joseph 37 4 3 7 −2 16
Jan Rutta 33 1 6 7 6 14
Mitchell Stephens 38 3 3 6 −9 10
Braydon Coburn 40 1 3 4 5 16
Cameron Gaunce 3 1 3 4 2 4
Luke Schenn 25 1 2 3 −8 23
Luke Witkowski 12 1 2 3 −4 13
Zach Bogosian 8 0 2 2 0 12
Barclay Goodrow 8 0 2 2 0 17
Gemel Smith 3 1 0 1 0 4
Alexander Volkov 9 0 1 1 −6 6
Blake Coleman 9 0 1 1 2 16
Cory Conacher 4 0 1 1 −2 4


Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Nikita Kucherov 25 7 27 34 15 22
Brayden Point 23 14 19 33 12 10
Victor Hedman 25 10 12 22 13 24
Ondrej Palat 25 11 7 18 14 10
Yanni Gourde 25 7 7 14 12 19
Blake Coleman 25 5 8 13 6 31
Kevin Shattenkirk 25 3 10 13 8 6
Alex Killorn 24 5 5 10 −6 27
Mikhail Sergachev 25 3 7 10 4 26
Anthony Cirelli 25 3 6 9 −5 2
Tyler Johnson 25 4 3 7 −6 11
Patrick Maroon 25 1 5 6 2 32
Barclay Goodrow 25 1 5 6 5 16
Ryan McDonagh 22 1 4 5 −1 10
Erik Cernak 25 0 4 4 2 12
Zach Bogosian 20 0 4 4 1 12
Cedric Paquette 24 0 2 2 −4 16
Luke Schenn 11 0 2 2 3 7
Carter Verhaeghe 8 0 2 2 −1 2
Mitchell Stephens 7 1 0 1 −2 2
Steven Stamkos 1 1 0 1 1 0
Jan Rutta 5 0 1 1 0 12
Braydon Coburn 3 0 0 0 1 0
Alexander Volkov 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy 52 52 3122 35 14 3 133 2.56 1605 .917 3 0 4 4
Curtis McElhinney 18 18 1081 8 7 3 48 2.89 551 .906 1 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy 25 25 1709 18 7 0 54 1.90 740 .927 1 0 1 2

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

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Cedric Paquette Fined for high-sticking Frank Vatrano during the preseason game against the Florida Panthers on September 26, 2019, at the BB&T Center. — $2,500 September 27, 2019
Erik Cernak Suspended for elbowing Rasmus Dahlin during the regular season game against the Buffalo Sabres on November 25, 2019, at Amalie Arena. 2 games $7,500 November 26, 2019
Alex Killorn Suspended for boarding Brock Nelson during the Eastern Conference final playoff game against the New York Islanders on September 9, 2020, at Rogers Place. 1 game — September 10, 2020

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Victor Hedman NHL First Star of the Week December 30, 2019
Victor Hedman NHL All-Star Game selection December 30, 2019
Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL First Star of the Week January 13, 2020
Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL All-Star Game selection January 13, 2020
Steven Stamkos NHL 2010s All-Decade Second Team January 24, 2020
Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Third Star of January February 1, 2020
Steven Stamkos NHL Second Star of the Week February 3, 2020
Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Third Star of the Week February 10, 2020
Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Second Star of the Week February 17, 2020
Victor Hedman Second Team All Star September 21, 2020
Nikita Kucherov Second Team All Star September 21, 2020

Hockey Hall of Fame
Individual Award Year awarded Years with franchise References
Rick Peckham Foster Hewitt Memorial Award 2020 1995–2020

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Carter Verhaeghe 1st career NHL game October 3, 2019
Carter Verhaeghe 1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 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
300th career NHL point		 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
500th career NHL point		 December 23, 2019
Tyler Johnson 500th career NHL game December 28, 2019
Mitchell Stephens 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 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
1st career NHL point		 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
1st career playoff point
1st career playoff goal		 August 3, 2020
Carter Verhaeghe 1st career playoff game
1st career playoff point
1st career playoff assist		 August 15, 2020
Zach Bogosian 1st career playoff point
1st career playoff assist		 August 15, 2020
Victor Hedman 100th career playoff game September 11, 2020
Andrei Vasilevskiy 1st career playoff point
1st career playoff assist		 September 13, 2020
Andrei Vasilevskiy 1st career playoff shutout September 28, 2020


Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2019 (2019-06-22) To Vancouver Canucks
J. T. Miller 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Marek Mazanec
3rd-round pick in 2019
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020
July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30) To Ottawa Senators
Ryan Callahan
5th-round pick in 2020 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Mike Condon
6th-round pick in 2020
August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14) To Detroit Red Wings
Adam Erne 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2020
November 2, 2019 (2019-11-02) To New Jersey Devils
Louis Domingue 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2021
November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) To Buffalo Sabres
Matt Spencer 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Devante Stephens
December 30, 2019 (2019-12-30) To Anaheim Ducks
Chris Mueller 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Patrick Sieloff
February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) To New Jersey Devils
Nolan Foote
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2020 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Blake Coleman
February 20, 2020 (2020-02-20) To Florida Panthers
Danick Martel 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anthony Greco
February 24, 2020 (2020-02-24) To San Jose Sharks
Anthony Greco
1st-round pick in 2020 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Barclay Goodrow
3rd-round pick in 2020

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2019 Luke Schenn from Vancouver Canucks 1-year
July 1, 2019 Curtis McElhinney from Carolina Hurricanes 2-year
July 1, 2019 Luke Witkowski from Detroit Red Wings 2-year
July 1, 2019 Scott Wedgewood from Buffalo Sabres 1-year
July 1, 2019 Spencer Martin from Colorado Avalanche 1-year
July 1, 2019 Chris Mueller from Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year
July 1, 2019 Anton Stralman to Florida Panthers 3-year
July 1, 2019 Gabriel Dumont to Minnesota Wild 2-year
July 1, 2019 Andy Andreoff to Philadelphia Flyers 2-year
July 8, 2019 Gemel Smith from Boston Bruins 1-year
August 5, 2019 Kevin Shattenkirk from New York Rangers 1-year
August 24, 2019 Patrick Maroon from St. Louis Blues 1-year
February 23, 2020 Zach Bogosian from Buffalo Sabres 1-year
July 17, 2020 Sean Day from Hartford Wolf Pack 1-year

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Contract terminations

Date Player Via Ref

Retirement

Date Player Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25) Nolan Foote 3-year
July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05) Carter Verhaeghe 1-year
July 5, 2019 (2019-07-05) Cedric Paquette 2-year
July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09) Danick Martel 1-year
July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16) Ben Thomas 1-year
July 17, 2019 (2019-07-17) Dominik Masin 1-year
July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29) Andrei Vasilevskiy 8-year
September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23) Brayden Point 3-year
April 17, 2020 (2020-04-17) Daniel Walcott 1-year
September 9, 2020 (2020-09-09) Alex Green 2-year

Draft picks

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 27 Nolan Foote LW  United States Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
3 71 Hugo Alnefelt G  Sweden HV71 J20 (J20 SuperElit)
3 89 Maxim Cajkovic RW  Slovakia Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
4 120 Maxwell Crozier D  Canada Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
6 182 Quinn Schmiemann D Canada Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7 189 Mikhail Shalagin LW  Russia JHC Spartak (MHL)
7 213 McKade Webster LW  United States Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)

Notes:

  1. The Vancouver Canucks' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent J. T. Miller to Vancouver in exchange for Marek Mazanec, a conditional first-round pick 2020 and this pick.
  2. The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on January 11, 2019, that sent Slater Koekkoek and a fifth-round pick in 2019 to Chicago in exchange for Jan Rutta and this pick.

Notes

^α In the Round-Robin Seeding games the format followed that of the regular season. This meant there was a possibility of the game ending in overtime or a shootout. The regular playoff games followed the traditional format of sudden death overtime.
^b As the result of COVID-19 the Eastern Conference final games were held in the playoff bubble at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

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