The 2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 30th season for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991. The Lightning entered the season as the two-time defending

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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. On April 14, 2022, the Lightning clinched a playoff berth after a 4–3 overtime win against the

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. On June 11, 2022, the Lightning defeated the

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in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, clinching its third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearance and fifth overall. In addition, they also became the first team to clinch three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearances since the

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), while also joining the

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) and the

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) as only teams in NHL history to post at least 11 consecutive playoff series victories. Despite the Lightning's playoff run, the team came up short for a third consecutive Stanley Cup title, falling to the

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in six games.

Off-season

July

The Lightning's off-season began after becoming back to back champions with the winning of its third

in franchise history in a 4–1 series win over the

. The win also made the Lightning only the ninth franchise in NHL history to win a back to back championship. 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

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. That same day, the Lightning traded the negotiating rights to forward Barclay Goodrow to the

in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the

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. 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

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. The Lightning opted to protect Erik Cernak,

Anthony Cirelli Anthony Cirelli (, ; born July 15, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Lightning in the third round (72nd overall) of ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Mikhail Sergachev Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sergachev (russian: Михаил Александрович Сергачёв; born 25 June 1998) is a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selec ...

and

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 ...

. This left

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, Ross Colton, Cal Foote,

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, Tyler Johnson,

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Jan Rutta Jan Rutta (born July 29, 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Rutta won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021. Playing career Rutta made his ...

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and Mitchell Stephens from their back to back championship rosters exposed for the

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to select. On July 19, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had signed a 2-year extension with the

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to keep it as its

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affiliate. On July 21, 2021, the

selected forward Yanni Gourde during their expansion draft from the Lightning. 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. On July 24, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forward

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to a 2-year contract extension. Smith appeared in five games with the Lightning during the regular season, recording three assists. On July 24 and 25, 2021, the Lightning made seven selections in the

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. 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). On July 26, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had issued qualify offers to restricted free agents

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, Ross Colton, Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh,

Otto Somppi Otto Somppi (born 12 January 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for Lukko in the Liiga. He was drafted 206th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Junior Sompp ...

Sean Day Sean Day (born January 9, 1998) is a Belgian-born Canadian-American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Tampa Bay Lightning of the Na ...

and Cal Foote. Former draft picks Ryan Lohin and Dominik Masin were not issued qualifying offers, which resulted in them becoming

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. 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. Later that evening, the Lightning reached an agreement with the

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to trade Tyler Johnson and a 2nd-round pick in the

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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. 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. On July 28, 2021, the Lightning began the first day of free agency by announcing the signing of free agents Gabriel Dumont, Charles Hudon,

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, 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 prospect Taylor Raddysh. The next free agent signing announced by the Lightning was that of goaltender

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. The team signed Elliott to a one-year contract valued at $900k. Elliott spent the previous three seasons with the

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. Elliott was signed as the replacement of

as the team's backup goaltender. The next signing was 2020 Stanley Cup champion

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. 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

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. Bogosian signed a three-year contract that carries an annual cap hit of $850,000. The team next announced that it had signed

to an 8-year contract extension valued at $75 million. 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. 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

. He recorded 18 goals and 15 assists during that timeframe. The Lightning finished the day with the signing of free agent

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to a one-year contract. Elie has appeared in 106 career NHL games between the

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and

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. He spent the past season playing for the

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of the

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. On July 29, 2021, the Lightning announced the signing of forward

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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

. Perry has been in the league for 16 years, recording 386 goals and 818 points over that span. 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. On July 30, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forward

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. That day the Lightning also announced that it had traded forward Mitchell Stephens to the

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in exchange for 6th-round pick in the

. 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. 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. Later that day the team announced that it had traded goaltender Spencer Martin to the

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for future considerations. Martin recorded a 7-5-2 recorded in 15 games last season with the

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of the American Hockey League.

August

On August 1, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman

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. 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. 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.

Training camp

September

On September 21, 2021, the Lightning announced their 60-man 2021 training camp roster. 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. On September 28, 2021, the Lightning signed General Manager

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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. 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.

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. Later in the day the team announced that it had cut four more players from its training camp roster. Gabriel Dumont, Charles Hudon,

and

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. 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

of the

. This brought the team's roster down to 15 forwards, 9 defensemen and 2 goaltenders. On October 10, 2021, the Lightning placed

, Fredrik Claesson and

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on waivers for the purpose of assigning them to the Syracuse Crunch. On October 11, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of head coach Jon Cooper to a 3-year contract extension. The contract terms were not released, however, they are believed to be in the same ballpark as

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($5.5 million per year). Later that afternoon the

claimed Alex Barre-Boulet off of waivers from the Lightning. Barre-Boulet skated in 15 games with the team last season. The Lightning announced its opening night roster shortly after the waiver claim news broke. The forward group consisted of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare,

, Ross Colton,

, Boris Katchouk, Alex Killorn,

, Taylor Raddysh,

and

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. The defensemen group consisted of

, Erik Cernak, Cal Foote,

and

. The roster was rounded out with goaltenders

and

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

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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 ...

, , 5–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 4–3–1 , , 9 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 9 , , November 1 , ,

, , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 5–3–1 , , 11 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 10 , , November 4 , , @

, , 1–2 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 18,937 , , 5–3–2 , , 12 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 11 , , November 6 , , @

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

, , 5–3 , , , , Elliott , ,

Canadian Tire Centre Canadian Tire Centre (french: links=no, Centre Canadian Tire) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located in the western suburb of Stittsville. It opened in January 1996 as the Palladium and was also known as Corel Cen ...

, , 12,417 , , 6–3–2 , , 14 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 12 , , November 9 , ,

, , 1–2 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 6–3–3 , , 15 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 13 , , November 13 , ,

, , 3–2 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 7–3–3 , , 17 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 14 , , November 15 , ,

, , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 8–3–3 , , 19 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 15 , , November 18 , , @

, , 4–3 , , SO , , 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 ...

, , 18,243 , , 9–3–3 , , 21 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 16 , , November 20 , ,

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 ...

, , 3–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 9–4–3 , , 21 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 17 , , November 21 , ,

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 ...

, , 5–4 , , SO , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 10–4–3 , , 23 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 18 , , November 23 , , Philadelphia Flyers , , 4–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 11–4–3 , , 25 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 19 , , November 26 , ,

, , 3–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 12–4–3 , , 27 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 20 , , November 28 , , @ Minnesota Wild , , 2–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 17,785 , , 12–5–3 , , 27 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 21 , , November 30 , , @

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...

, , 3–4 , , SO , , Elliott , ,

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 ...

, , 16,605 , , 12–5–4 , , 28 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 22 , , December 2 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 13–5–4 , , 30 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 23 , , December 4 , , @

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

, , 3–2 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 17,850 , , 14–5–4 , , 32 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 24 , , December 5 , , @

, , 7–1 , , , , Elliott , ,

, , 16,014 , , 15–5–4 , , 34 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 25 , , December 7 , , @

, , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 19,976 , , 16–5–4 , , 36 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 26 , , December 9 , , @

, , 5–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 18,919 , , 17–5–4 , , 38 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 27 , , December 11 , , @

, , 0–4 , , , , Elliott , ,

, , 13,076 , , 17–6–4 , , 38 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 28 , , December 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 ...

, , 3–2 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 18–6–4 , , 40 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 29 , , December 16 , , Ottawa Senators , , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 19–6–4 , , 42 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" , — , , December 18 , , @

, , colspan=8, Postponed due to multiple Colorado Avalanche players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 10. , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 30 , , December 21 , , @

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 ...

, , 4–3 , , , , 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 ...

, , 18,217 , , 20–6–4 , , 44 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" , — , , December 23 , , @

, , colspan=8, Postponed after agreement to begin holiday break earlier following other COVID-19 related postponements. Makeup date: February 11. , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 31 , , December 28 , , Montreal Canadiens , , 5–4 , , OT , , Lagace , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 21–6–4 , , 46 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 32 , , December 30 , , @

, , 3–9 , , , , Lagace , ,

, , 15,001 , , 21–7–4 , , 46 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 33 , , December 31 , ,

, , 3–4 , , SO , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 21–7–5 , , 47 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 34 , , January 2 , , @

, , 0–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 16,885 , , 21–8–5 , , 47 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 35 , , January 4 , , @

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

, , 7–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 14,816 , , 22–8–5 , , 49 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 36 , , January 6 , ,

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 ...

, , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 23–8–5 , , 51 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 37 , , January 8 , ,

, , 2–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 23–9–5 , , 51 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" , — , , January 10 , , @

, , colspan=8, Postponed due to multiple New Jersey Devils players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 15. , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 38 , , January 11 , , @

, , 6–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 8,368 , , 24–9–5 , , 53 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 39 , , January 13 , ,

, , 4–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 25–9–5 , , 55 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 40 , , January 15 , ,

, , 3–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 26–9–5 , , 57 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 41 , , January 18 , , @

, , 6–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Crypto.com Arena 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 w ...

, , 15,128 , , 27–9–5 , , 59 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 42 , , January 21 , , @

, , 1–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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, ...

, , 13,148 , , 27–10–5 , , 59 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 43 , , January 22 , , @

, , 7–1 , , , , Elliott , ,

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 ...

, , 14,193 , , 28–10–5 , , 61 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 44 , , January 27 , , New Jersey Devils , , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 29–10–5 , , 63 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 45 , , January 29 , ,

, , 2–3 , , SO , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 29–10–6 , , 64 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 46 , , February 1 , ,

, , 3–2 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 30–10–6 , , 66 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , colspan=11 , '' All-star break (February 4–5)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 47 , , February 10 , , @

, , 2–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Ball Arena 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 lig ...

, , 18,018 , , 30–11–6 , , 66 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 48 , , February 11 , , @

, , 4–3 , , , , Elliott , ,

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 ...

, , 11,727 , , 31–11–6 , , 68 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 49 , , February 15 , , @

, , 6–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 10,410 , , 32–11–6 , , 70 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 50 , , February 23 , ,

, , 5–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 33–11–6 , , 72 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 51 , , February 26 , , @

, , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Nissan Stadium Nissan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, it is primarily used for football and is the home field of the Tennessee Titans of the Natio ...

, , 68,619
( outdoors) , , 34–11–6 , , 74 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 52 , , March 1 , ,

, , 5–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 35–11–6 , , 76 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 53 , , March 3 , ,

, , 1–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 35–12–6 , , 76 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 54 , , March 4 , ,

, , 3–1 , , , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 36–12–6 , , 78 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 55 , , March 6 , , @

, , 6–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 18,856 , , 37–12–6 , , 80 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 56 , , March 8 , , @

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 ...

, , 4–7 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Canada Life Centre 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 ...

, , 12,925 , , 37–13–6 , , 80 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 57 , , March 10 , , @

, , 1–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 15,689 , , 37–14–6 , , 80 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 58 , , March 12 , , @

, , 1–4 , , , , Elliott , ,

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 ...

, , 17,528 , , 37–15–6 , , 80 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 59 , , March 13 , , @

, , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 18,760 , , 38–15–6 , , 82 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 60 , , March 16 , , @

, , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Climate Pledge Arena Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of Downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was or ...

, , 17,151 , , 39–15–6 , , 84 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 61 , , March 19 , ,

, , 1–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 39–16–6 , , 84 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 62 , , March 22 , , @

, , 2–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 16,783 , , 39–17–6 , , 84 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 63 , , March 24 , , @

, , 2–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 17,850 , , 39–18–6 , , 84 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 64 , , March 26 , , @

, , 2–1 , , OT , , Elliott , ,

, , 19,515 , , 40–18–6 , , 86 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 65 , , March 27 , , @

, , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

UBS Arena UBS Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York directly adjacent to the New York City limits. Opened in 2021, it is the home of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing Nassau C ...

, , 17,255 , , 41–18–6 , , 88 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 66 , , March 29 , , Carolina Hurricanes , , 4–3 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 42–18–6 , , 90 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 67 , , April 1 , ,

, , 5–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 43–18–6 , , 92 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 68 , , April 2 , ,

, , 4–5 , , SO , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 43–18–7 , , 93 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 69 , , April 4 , ,

, , 2–6 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 43–19–7 , , 93 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 70 , , April 6 , , @

, , 3–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 18,573 , , 43–20–7 , , 93 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" , 71 , , April 8 , ,

, , 1–2 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 43–20–8 , , 94 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 72 , , April 10 , ,

, , 5–0 , , , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 44–20–8 , , 96 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 73 , , April 12 , , @

, , 0–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 17,567 , , 44–21–8 , , 96 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 74 , , April 14 , ,

, , 4–3 , , OT , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 45–21–8 , , 98 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 75 , , April 16 , ,

, , 7–4 , , , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 46–21–8 , , 100 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 76 , , April 19 , ,

, , 3–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 46–22–8 , , 100 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 77 , , April 21 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 8–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 47–22–8 , , 102 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 78 , , April 23 , ,

, , 6–2 , , , , Elliott , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 48–22–8 , , 104 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 79 , , April 24 , , @

, , 8–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 17,036 , , 49–22–8 , , 106 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 80 , , April 26 , ,

, , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 50–22–8 , , 108 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 81 , , April 28 , , @ Columbus Blue Jackets , , 2–5 , , , , Elliott , ,

, , 18,234 , , 50–23–8 , , 108 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 82 , , April 29 , , @

, , 6–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 17,255 , , 51–23–8 , , 110 , , , - , Lightning score listed first;

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 1 , , May 2 , , @

, , 0–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,338 , , 0–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , May 4 , , @ Toronto Maple Leafs , , 5–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,135 , , 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 3 , , May 6 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 2–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 1–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , May 8 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 7–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 2–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 5 , , May 10 , , @ Toronto Maple Leafs , , 3–4 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,434 , , 2–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , May 12 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 4–3 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 3–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 7 , , May 14 , , @ Toronto Maple Leafs , , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Scotiabank Arena , , 19,316 , , 4–3 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , May 17 , , @

, , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,656 , , 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , May 19 , , @ Florida Panthers , , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , FLA Live Arena , , 19,716 , , 2–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , May 22 , , Florida Panthers , , 5–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 3–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , May 23 , , Florida Panthers , , 2–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 4–0 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 1 , , June 1 , , @

, , 2–6 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 18,006 , , 0–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 2 , , June 3 , , @ New York Rangers , , 2–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 0–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , June 5 , , New York Rangers , , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 1–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , June 7 , , New York Rangers , , 4–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 2–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 5 , , June 9 , , @ New York Rangers , , 3–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Madison Square Garden , , 18,006 , , 3–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , June 11 , , New York Rangers , , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 4–2 , , , - align=“center” bgcolor=“cccccc” , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 1 , , June 15 , , @

, , 3–4 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 17,778 , , 0–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 2 , , June 18 , , @ Colorado Avalanche , , 0–7 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Ball Arena , , 17,849 , , 0–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 3 , , June 20 , , Colorado Avalanche , , 6–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 19,092 , , 1–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 4 , , June 22 , , Colorado Avalanche , , 2–3 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 1–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 5 , , June 24 , , @ Colorado Avalanche , , 3–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Ball Arena , , 18,015 , , 2–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" , 6 , , June 26 , , Colorado Avalanche , , 1–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Amalie Arena , , 19,092 , , 2–4 , , , - , - , Lightning score listed first;

Player stats

Final

Skaters

* Most goals, assists and points in a single season by a Lightning

defenseman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la ...

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

Records

Transactions

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

Trades

Free agents

Waivers

Contract terminations

Retirement

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the

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, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, via

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' fourth-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in

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to Montreal in exchange for this pick. # The

' seventh-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on November 1, 2019, that sent

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to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). # The

' seventh-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on June 14, 2019, that sent Connor Ingram to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

References

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