The 2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 28th season for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991. The Lightning entered the season as the defending Atlantic Division and

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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

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. 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

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by the league and the Players' Association, it was announced that the Canadian cities of

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and

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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

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. 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

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, and

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, in which they finished in second place. The Lightning then defeated the

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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

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in six games. On September 28, 2020, the Lightning won their second Stanley Cup in franchise history, and the first in 16 years since

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after defeating the

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in six games.

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won the

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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 On August 23, 2020, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old black man, was shot and seriously injured by police officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Sheskey shot Blake in the back four times and the side three times after Blake opened the driv ...

Off-season

April

The Lightning's off season began on April 16, 2019, when they were swept by the

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

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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

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. 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

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of the

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hockey league in Finland.

June

On June 14, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenceman

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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

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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

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Nikita Kucherov Nikita Igorevich Kucherov (russian: Никита Игоревич Кучеров; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the best ...

was awarded the

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and

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. Kucherov was the second player in franchise history win the Ted Lindsay Award and Hart Memorial Trophy.

Andrei Vasilevskiy Andrei Andreyevich Vasilevskiy (russian: Андрей Андреевич Василевский; born 25 July 1994) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted i ...

was awarded the

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. Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender in franchise history to win the award. Additionally, the NHL announced the

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s and the

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. Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy were named to the NHL first All-Star team and

was named to the NHL second All-Star team.

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was named to the All-Rookie Team. On June 20, 2019, the Lightning announced that

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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

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on the second day of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Lightning received goaltender

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, a 3rd-round pick in 2019, and a conditional 1st-round pick in the

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. 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

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to a 1-year contract extension. Verhaeghe led the

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and

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in scoring with 82 points (34 goals and 48 assists). On the same day, the Lightning re-signed forward

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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

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to a 1-year, 2-way contract. Last season Smith skated with the

and

, 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

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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

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

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

and the team's fifth-round

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draft pick to the

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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 Kevin Michael Shattenkirk (born January 29, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey Defenceman, defenseman who currently plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Colorado Avalanche, St. Lo ...

to a one-year, $1.75 million contract. Shattenkirk had played the previous two seasons for the

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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 Adam Dennis Erne (born April 20, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey winger for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Lightning in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. Pla ...

to the

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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

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. On August 24, 2019, the Lightning signed free-agent forward

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to a one-year, $900,000 contract. Maroon spent the previous season with the

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where he helped them capture their first

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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 (

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and Bobby ‘The Chief’ Taylor). Notably absent from the roster was Lightning forward

Brayden Point Brayden Point (born March 13, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Lightning selected Point in the third round, 79th overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. P ...

, who was a

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. 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

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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

. 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,

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, 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,

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, 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 (

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). The team also placed

, Dominik Masin and

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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

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

and Alexander Volkov to the Syracuse Crunch. Defenseman

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was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Syracuse. The forwards named to the opening night roster were

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, Tyler Johnson,

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, Alex Killorn,

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Steven Stamkos Steven Stamkos (born February 7, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Stamkos was selected first overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft by the Lightning. He ...

, and

. The defensemen named were Erik Cernak,

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, and

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and

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were the starting and backup goaltenders named to the roster.

Standings

Divisional standings

Eastern Conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

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Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena ( French: ''Aréna Scotiabank)'', formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Rap ...

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Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

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Bell Centre Bell Centre (), formerly known as Molson Centre (), is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Montr ...

, , 20,406 , , 3–2–1 , , 7 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 7 , , October 17 , , @

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TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been k ...

, , 17,193 , , 4–2–1 , , 9 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 8 , , October 19 , ,

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

, , 2–6 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 4–3–1 , , 9 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 9 , , October 23 , ,

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

, , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 5–3–1 , , 11 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 10 , , October 26 , ,

, , 2–3 , , OT , , McElhinney , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 5–3–2 , , 12 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 11 , , October 29 , , @

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Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

, , 17,196 , , 5–4–2 , , 12 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 12 , , October 30 , , @

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional sports, professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern ...

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Prudential Center Prudential Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the men's basketball program of Seton Hal ...

, , 13,152 , , 6–4–2 , , 14 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 13 , , November 1 , , @

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Nassau Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City. The Long Island venue is approximately east of the eastern limits of the New York City Borough of ...

, , 12,043 , , 6–5–2 , , 14 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 14 , , November 8 , , @

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

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Ericsson Globe Avicii Arena, originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as Ericsson Globe, but commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen (; "the Globe"), is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov district of Stockh ...

† , , 13,230 , , 7–5–2 , , 16 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 15 , , November 9 , , Buffalo Sabres , , 5–3 , , , , McElhinney , , Ericsson Globe† , , 13,339 , , 8–5–2 , , 18 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 16 , , November 14 , ,

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, , 19,092 , , 9–5–2 , , 20 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 17 , , November 16 , ,

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, pl ...

, , 3–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 9–6–2 , , 20 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 18 , , November 19 , , @

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Enterprise Center The Enterprise Center is an 18,096-seat arena located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Its primary tenant is the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League, but it is also used for other functions, such as NCAA basketball, NC ...

, , 18,096 , , 9–7–2 , , 20 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 19 , , November 21 , , @

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United Center United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named ...

, , 21,336 , , 10–7–2 , , 22 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 20 , , November 23 , ,

Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division, and play their home games at Honda Center. ...

, , 6–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 11–7–2 , , 24 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 21 , , November 25 , , Buffalo Sabres , , 5–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 12–7–2 , , 26 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 22 , , November 27 , , St. Louis Blues , , 3–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 12–8–2 , , 26 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 23 , , November 29 , , @

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Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place (WMATA station), Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered ...

, , 18,573 , , 12–8–3 , , 27 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 24 , , November 30 , ,

, , 2–3 , , , , McElhinney , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 12–9–3 , , 27 , , , - , colspan=10 , † Games played in

Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm () is the capital and largest city of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.4 million in the metropoli ...

, - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 25 , , December 3 , , @

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, , 17,163 , , 13–9–3 , , 29 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 26 , , December 5 , ,

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

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, , 19,092 , , 13–10–3 , , 29 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 27 , , December 7 , ,

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

, , 7–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 14–10–3 , , 31 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 28 , , December 9 , ,

, , 1–5 , , , , McElhinney , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 14–11–3 , , 31 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 29 , , December 10 , , @

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, , 10,685 , , 15–11–3 , , 33 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 30 , , December 12 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 16–11–3 , , 35 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 31 , , December 14 , ,

, , 2–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 16–12–3 , , 35 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 32 , , December 17 , ,

, , 4–3 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 17–12–3 , , 37 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 33 , , December 19 , ,

, , 3–4 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 17–12–4 , , 38 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 34 , , December 21 , , @ Washington Capitals , , 1–3 , , , , McElhinney , ,

, , 18,573 , , 17–13–4 , , 38 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 35 , , December 23 , , Florida Panthers , , 6–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 18–13–4 , , 40 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 36 , , December 28 , ,

, , 5–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 19–13–4 , , 42 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 37 , , December 29 , ,

, , 2–1 , , , , McElhinney , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 20–13–4 , , 44 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 38 , , December 31 , , @ Buffalo Sabres , , 6–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

KeyBank Center KeyBank Center is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Buffalo, New York. Originally known as Marine Midland Arena, the venue has since been named HSBC Arena and First Niagara Center. Home to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey Leagu ...

, , 18,465 , , 21–13–4 , , 46 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 39 , , January 2 , , @

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, , 20,904 , , 22–13–4 , , 48 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 40 , , January 4 , , @

, , 5–3 , , , , McElhinney , , Canadian Tire Centre , , 13,914 , , 23–13–4 , , 50 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 41 , , January 5 , , @

, , 3–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 18,015 , , 24–13–4 , , 52 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 42 , , January 7 , ,

, , 9–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 25–13–4 , , 54 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 43 , , January 9 , ,

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and currently play at the Mull ...

, , 4–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 26–13–4 , , 56 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 44 , , January 11 , , @

, , 1–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: *Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California *Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo Cen ...

, , 19,866 , , 27–13–4 , , 58 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 45 , , January 12 , , @

, , 1–3 , , , , McElhinney , ,

, , 14,203 , , 27–14–4 , , 58 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 46 , , January 14 , ,

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

, , 4–3 , , SO , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 28–14–4 , , 60 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 47 , , January 16 , , @

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Xcel Energy Center Xcel Energy Center (also known as "The X") is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 2000, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena has four ...

, , 17,305 , , 28–15–4 , , 60 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 48 , , January 17 , , @

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Bell MTS Place Canada Life Centre (formerly MTS Centre and Bell MTS Place) is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. The arena is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. T ...

, , 15,325 , , 29–15–4 , , 62 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , colspan="11", '' All-Star Break (January 23–26)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 49 , , January 27 , , @

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American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas S ...

, , 18,345 , , 29–15–5 , , 63 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 50 , , January 29 , , @ Los Angeles Kings , , 4–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was ...

, , 18,230 , , 30–15–5 , , 65 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 51 , , January 31 , , @

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Honda Center The Honda Center (formerly known as the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim) is an indoor arena located in Anaheim, California. The arena is home to the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. Originally named the Anaheim Arena during construction, ...

, , 16,032 , , 31–15–5 , , 67 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 52 , , February 1 , , @

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SAP Center The SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and the HP Pavilion at San Jose) is an indoor arena located in San Jose, California. Its primary tenant is the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, for which the arena has ...

, , 17,562 , , 32–15–5 , , 69 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 53 , , February 4 , ,

Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. Founded in 2017 as an expan ...

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, , 19,092 , , 33–15–5 , , 71 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 54 , , February 6 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 34–15–5 , , 73 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 55 , , February 8 , ,

, , 3–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 35–15–5 , , 75 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 56 , , February 10 , , @

, , 2–1 , , OT , , McElhinney , ,

Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Since completion in 2000, the arena has served as the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is one of two facilities in Columbus, alon ...

, , 17,131 , , 36–15–5 , , 77 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 57 , , February 11 , , @ Pittsburgh Penguins , , 2–1 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , ,

PPG Paints Arena PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2 ...

, , 18,445 , , 37–15–5 , , 79 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 58 , , February 13 , ,

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

, , 3–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 38–15–5 , , 81 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 59 , , February 15 , ,

, , 5–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 39–15–5 , , 83 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 60 , , February 17 , , @

, , 4–3 , , OT , , McElhinney , ,

Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light r ...

, , 18,107 , , 40–15–5 , , 85 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 61 , , February 20 , , @ Vegas Golden Knights , , 3–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

T-Mobile Arena T-Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paradise, Nevada. Opened on April 6, 2016, it is the home arena of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). A joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Anschutz En ...

, , 18,376 , , 40–16–5 , , 85 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 62 , , February 22 , , @

, , 3–7 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Gila River Arena Desert Diamond Arena (originally Glendale Arena and formerly Jobing.com Arena and Gila River Arena) is an indoor multi-purpose entertainment arena located in Glendale, Arizona. The venue anchors the 223-acre, $1 billion Westgate Entertainment D ...

, , 14,825 , , 40–17–5 , , 85 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 63 , , February 25 , ,

, , 3–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 40–18–5 , , 85 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 64 , , February 27 , ,

, , 2–5 , , , , McElhinney , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 40–19–5 , , 85 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 65 , , February 29 , ,

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

, , 4–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 41–19–5 , , 87 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 66 , , March 3 , ,

, , 1–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 41–20–5 , , 87 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 67 , , March 5 , ,

, , 4–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 42–20–5 , , 89 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 68 , , March 7 , , @ Boston Bruins , , 5–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 17,850 , , 43–20–5 , , 91 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 69 , , March 8 , , @

, , 4–5 , , OT , , McElhinney , ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opened on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of th ...

, , 18,841 , , 43–20–6 , , 92 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 70 , , March 10 , , @

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, , 19,124 , , 43–21–6 , , 92 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="" , 71 , , March 12 , ,

, ,

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , 72 , , March 14 , , Detroit Red Wings , , Amalie Arena , - align="center" bgcolor="" , 73 , , March 15 , ,

, , Amalie Arena , - align="center" bgcolor="" , 74 , , March 18 , , @

, ,

Rogers Arena Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose arena located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when Ge ...

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , 75 , , March 20 , , @

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Rogers Place Rogers Place is a multi-use indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Construction started in March 2014, and the building officially opened on September 8, 2016. The arena has a seating capacity of 18,500 as a hockey venue and 20,734 as a conce ...

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , 76 , , March 21 , , @

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Scotiabank Saddledome Scotiabank Saddledome is a multi-use indoor arena in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Located in Stampede Park in the southeast end of downtown Calgary, the Saddledome was built in 1983 to replace the Stampede Corral as the home of the Calgary Flames ...

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , 77 , , March 25 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , Amalie Arena , - align="center" bgcolor="" , 78 , , March 27 , ,

, , Amalie Arena , - align="center" bgcolor="" , 79 , , March 28 , ,

, , Amalie Arena , - align="center" bgcolor="" , 80 , , March 31 , ,

, , Amalie Arena , - align="center" bgcolor="" , 81 , , April 2 , , @

, ,

, - align="center" bgcolor="" , 82 , , April 4 , , @

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, - , - , Lightning score listed first;

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , August 3 , ,

, , 3–2 , , SO , , Vasilevskiy , , 1–0–0 , , 2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , August 5 , , @

, , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 2–0–0 , , 4 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 3 , , August 8 , ,

, , 1–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 2–1–0 , , 4 , , , - , colspan=9 , † Games played at

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Canada , - , - , Lightning score listed first; , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , August 11 , ,

, , 3–2 , , 5OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 2 , , August 13 , , Columbus Blue Jackets , , 1–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , August 15 , , @ Columbus Blue Jackets , , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , August 17 , , @ Columbus Blue Jackets , , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 3–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 5 , , August 19 , , Columbus Blue Jackets , , 5–4 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 4–1 , , , - , colspan=10 , † Games played at

, Canada , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 1 , , August 23 , ,

, , 2–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 0–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , August 25 , , Boston Bruins , , 4–3 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , August 26 , , @ Boston Bruins , , 7–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , August 29 , , @ Boston Bruins , , 3–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 3–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 5 , , August 31 , , Boston Bruins , , 3–2 , , 2OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 4–1 , , , - , colspan=10, † Games played at

, Canada , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , September 7 , ,

, , 8–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , September 9 , , New York Islanders , , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 2–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 3 , , September 11 , , @ New York Islanders , , 3–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , September 13 , , @ New York Islanders , , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 3–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 5 , , September 15 , , New York Islanders , , 1–2 , , 2OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 3–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , September 17 , , @ New York Islanders , , 2–1 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 4–2 , , , - , colspan=10, † Games played at

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchor ...

, Canada , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 1 , , September 19 , ,

, , 1–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 0–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , September 21 , , Dallas Stars , , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , September 23 , , @ Dallas Stars , , 5–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , September 25 , , @ Dallas Stars , , 5–4 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 3–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 5 , , September 26 , , Dallas Stars , , 2–3 , , 2OT , , Vasilevskiy , , 3–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , September 28 , , @ Dallas Stars , , 2–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , 4–2 , , , - , colspan=10, † Games played at

, Canada , - , - , Lightning score listed first;

Player stats

Final

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†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

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

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

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Contract terminations

Retirement

Signings

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

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' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent J. T. Miller to Vancouver in exchange for

, a conditional first-round pick

and this pick. # The

' 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

and this pick.

Notes

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References

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Eastern Conference (NHL) championship seasons

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Stanley Cup championship seasons