The 2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 15th
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...
season in
Tampa, Florida
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and t ...
. The Lightning hoped to rebound from their disappointing first round exit in
2005–06. After head coach
John Tortorella
John Tortorella (born June 24, 1958) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tortorella has also been the head coach of ...
ripped his goaltenders during the
2006 playoffs, the Lightning pinned their hopes on
Marc Denis
Joseph Marc Denis (born August 1, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, who last played with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). For the 2009–10 season, he was hired as the goaltenders' coach of ...
, acquired from the
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...
during the off-season.
Two Lightning players represented the
Eastern Conference at the
55th National Hockey League All-Star Game in
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
:
Martin St. Louis
Martin St. Louis (French spelling Martin St-Louis, ; born June 18, 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). An undrafted player, St. ...
scored a goal in the game, while
Vincent Lecavalier
Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre currently working as a special advisor of hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first ove ...
recorded an assist.
Off-season
Tim Taylor was named the eighth captain in franchise history on September 6, 2006.
Regular season
Season standings
Playoffs
Tampa Bay ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's seventh seed.
Schedule and results
Regular season
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, 1 , , October 5 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , ,
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
, , SO , ,
Denis
Denis may refer to:
People
* Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris
* Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure
* Denis, Bishop of Győr (13th century), Hungarian prelate
* Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), bar ...
, , 17,269 , , 1–0–0 , , 2 , ,
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Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , 3–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 21,234 , , 1–1–0 , , 2 , ,
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, 3 , , October 9 , , Atlanta , , 1–0 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,817 , , 1–2–0 , , 2 , ,
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, 4 , , October 13 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–3 , ,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, , , ,
Holmqvist , , 15,208 , , 1–3–0 , , 2 , ,
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, 5 , , October 14 , , Florida , , 1–4 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,926 , , 2–3–0 , , 4 , ,
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, 6 , , October 16 , ,
Carolina , , 5–1 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,815 , , 2–4–0 , , 4 , ,
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, 7 , , October 19 , ,
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
, , 1–4 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,920 , , 3–4–0 , , 6 , ,
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, 8 , , October 21 , , Tampa Bay , , 6–4 , ,
Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
, , , , Denis , , 13,327 , , 4–4–0 , , 8 , ,
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, 9 , , October 26 , , Carolina , , 1–5 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 18,826 , , 5–4–0 , , 10 , ,
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, 10 , , October 28 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–6 , , Carolina , , , , Denis , , 18,639 , , 5–5–0 , , 10 , ,
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, 11 , , October 29 , ,
San Jose , , 4–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,904 , , 5–6–0 , , 10 , ,
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, 12 , , November 1 , ,
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
, , 4–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,977 , , 5–7–0 , , 10 , ,
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, 13 , , November 2 , , Tampa Bay , , 5–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,633 , , 6–7–0 , , 12 , ,
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, 14 , , November 4 , , Tampa Bay , , 5–6 , , Boston , , OT , , Denis , , 14,169 , , 6–7–1 , , 13 , ,
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, 15 , , November 6 , , Tampa Bay , , 5–1 , ,
NY Islanders , , , , Holmqvist , , 9,693 , , 7–7–1 , , 15 , ,
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, 16 , , November 8 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–3 , ,
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
, , OT , , Holmqvist , , 14,483 , , 8–7–1 , , 17 , ,
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, 17 , , November 11 , , Atlanta , , 3–5 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 20,034 , , 9–7–1 , , 19 , ,
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, 18 , , November 15 , ,
Montreal
Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
, , 3–1 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,920 , , 9–8–1 , , 19 , ,
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, 19 , , November 17 , , NY Islanders , , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , SO , , Holmqvist , , 19,919 , , 10–8–1 , , 21 , ,
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, 20 , , November 19 , , Tampa Bay , , 1–4 , ,
NY Rangers , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,200 , , 10–9–1 , , 21 , ,
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, 21 , , November 20 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–7 , ,
Buffalo , , , , Denis , , 18,690 , , 10–10–1 , , 21 , ,
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, 22 , , November 22 , , Tampa Bay , , 6–4 , , Florida , , , , Holmqvist , , 14,516 , , 11–10–1 , , 23 , ,
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, 23 , , November 24 , , Atlanta , , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , OT , , Holmqvist , , 19,819 , , 12–10–1 , , 25 , ,
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, 24 , , November 26 , ,
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, , 1–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 19,819 , , 13–10–1 , , 27 , ,
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, 25 , , November 28 , , Washington , , 5–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,874 , , 13–11–1 , , 27 , ,
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, 26 , , November 30 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–4 , , Boston , , SO , , Denis , , 11,150 , , 13–11–2 , , 28 , ,
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, 27 , , December 2 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–5 , , Ottawa , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,618 , , 13–12–2 , , 28 , ,
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, 28 , , December 5 , , Buffalo , , 4–1 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 20,025 , , 13–13–2 , , 28 , ,
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, 29 , , December 7 , , Atlanta , , 0–8 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 17,704 , , 14–13–2 , , 30 , ,
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, 30 , , December 9 , ,
Anaheim
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the tenth-most ...
, , 4–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 18,719 , , 14–14–2 , , 30 , ,
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, 31 , , December 12 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–5 , , Toronto , , , , Holmqvist , , 19,462 , , 14–15–2 , , 30 , ,
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, 32 , , December 14 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–4 , , Montreal , , , , Denis , , 21,273 , , 14–16–2 , , 30 , ,
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, 33 , , December 16 , , Carolina , , 3–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 18,634 , , 14–17–2 , , 30 , ,
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, 34 , , December 19 , , Tampa Bay , , 5–4 , , Washington , , , , Denis , , 10,417 , , 15–17–2 , , 32 , ,
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, 35 , , December 21 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–2 , , Ottawa , , , , Denis , , 18,603 , , 16–17–2 , , 34 , ,
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, 36 , , December 23 , , NY Rangers , , 3–4 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 20,122 , , 17–17–2 , , 36 , ,
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, 37 , , December 26 , , Tampa Bay , , 1–2 , , Atlanta , , , , Holmqvist , , 16,356 , , 17–18–2 , , 36 , ,
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, 38 , , December 28 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,171 , , 17–19–2 , , 36 , ,
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, 39 , , December 30 , , Montreal , , 1–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,120 , , 18–19–2 , , 38 , ,
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, 40 , , January 2 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–5 , , Montreal , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,273 , , 18–20–2 , , 38 , ,
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, 41 , , January 4 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , ,
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
, , , , Denis , , 18,568 , , 19–20–2 , , 40 , ,
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, 42 , , January 5 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–4 , ,
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...
, , , , Denis , , 18,007 , , 19–21–2 , , 40 , ,
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, 43 , , January 7 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , , Pittsburgh , , SO , , Holmqvist , , 17,132 , , 20–21–2 , , 42 , ,
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, 44 , , January 9 , , Pittsburgh , , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 19,226 , , 21–21–2 , , 44 , ,
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, 45 , , January 11 , , Washington , , 4–5 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,804 , , 22–21–2 , , 46 , ,
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, 46 , , January 13 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , , Buffalo , , , , Denis , , 18,690 , , 23–21–2 , , 48 , ,
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, 47 , , January 15 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–3 , , NY Islanders , , , , Holmqvist , , 15,426 , , 24–21–2 , , 50 , ,
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, 48 , , January 16 , , Toronto , , 4–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 19,830 , , 24–22–2 , , 50 , ,
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, 49 , , January 18 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , ,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, , SO , , Holmqvist , , 12,698 , , 25–22–2 , , 52 , ,
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, 50 , , January 20 , , Tampa Bay , , 6–5 , , Carolina , , SO , , Denis , , 18,196 , , 26–22–2 , , 54 , ,
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, 51 , , January 26 , , New Jersey , , 2–0 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,404 , , 26–23–2 , , 54 , ,
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, 52 , , January 30 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Holmqvist , , 19,313 , , 27–23–2 , , 56 , ,
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, 53 , , February 1 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–0 , , Carolina , , , , Holmqvist , , 16,635 , , 28–23–2 , , 58 , ,
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, 54 , , February 3 , , NY Rangers , , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,354 , , 29–23–2 , , 60 , ,
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, 55 , , February 6 , ,
Los Angeles
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, , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , SO , , Holmqvist , , 18,273 , , 30–23–2 , , 62 , ,
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, 56 , , February 9 , , Tampa Bay , , 0–5 , , NY Rangers , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,200 , , 30–24–2 , , 62 , ,
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, 57 , , February 11 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–1 , , New Jersey , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,022 , , 31–24–2 , , 64 , ,
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, 58 , , February 13 , ,
Phoenix , , 3–5 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,019 , , 32–24–2 , , 66 , ,
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, 59 , , February 15 , ,
Washington
Washington most commonly refers to:
* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A ...
, , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , SO , , Denis , , 18,744 , , 33–24–2 , , 68 , ,
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, 60 , , February 17 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–5 , ,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, , OT , , Holmqvist , , 17,813 , , 33–24–3 , , 69 , ,
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, 61 , , February 20 , ,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , SO , , Denis , , 19,319 , , 34–24–3 , , 71 , ,
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, 62 , , February 22 , , Tampa Bay , , 5–4 , ,
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
, , OT , , Denis , , 16,032 , , 35–24–3 , , 73 , ,
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, 63 , , February 23 , ,
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, , 6–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,201 , , 35–25–3 , , 73 , ,
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, 64 , , February 25 , , Pittsburgh , , 1–5 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,119 , , 36–25–3 , , 75 , ,
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, 65 , , February 27 , ,
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, , 2–1 , , Tampa Bay , , OT , , Holmqvist , , 19,255 , , 36–25–4 , , 76 , ,
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, 66 , , March 1 , , Tampa Bay , , 5–4 , , Washington , , SO , , Holmqvist , , 10,462 , , 37–25–4 , , 78 , ,
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, 67 , , March 3 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–6 , , Florida , , , , Denis , , 17,299 , , 37–26–4 , , 78 , ,
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, 68 , , March 6 , , Tampa Bay , , 1–5 , ,
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
, , , , Holmqvist , , 18,630 , , 37–27–4 , , 78 , ,
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, 69 , , March 7 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–1 , ,
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
, , , , Denis , , 16,839 , , 38–27–4 , , 80 , ,
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, 70 , , March 10 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , ,
Calgary
Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...
, , OT , , Denis , , 19,289 , , 39–27–4 , , 82 , ,
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, 71 , , March 13 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–3 , , Toronto , , , , Denis , , 19,530 , , 39–28–4 , , 82 , ,
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, 72 , , March 16 , , Buffalo , , 3–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 21,264 , , 39–29–4 , , 82 , ,
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, 73 , , March 18 , , Tampa Bay , , 1–7 , , Washington , , , , Holmqvist , , 14,274 , , 39–30–4 , , 82 , ,
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, 74 , , March 20 , , NY Islanders , , 3–4 , , Tampa Bay , , OT , , Holmqvist , , 19,916 , , 40–30–4 , , 84 , ,
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, 75 , , March 22 , , New Jersey , , 1–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 20,326 , , 41–30–4 , , 86 , ,
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, 76 , , March 24 , , Ottawa , , 7–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 20,342 , , 41–31–4 , , 86 , ,
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, 77 , , March 27 , , Florida , , 5–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Denis , , 18,856 , , 41–32–4 , , 86 , ,
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, 78 , , March 30 , , Tampa Bay , , 4–2 , , Carolina , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,639 , , 42–32–4 , , 88 , ,
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, 79 , , March 31 , , Washington , , 2–5 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 20,064 , , 43–32–4 , , 90 , ,
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, 80 , , April 3 , , Carolina , , 2–5 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 20,224 , , 44–32–4 , , 92 , ,
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, 81 , , April 6 , , Florida , , 7–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 21,002 , , 44–33–4 , , 92 , ,
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, 82 , , April 7 , , Tampa Bay , , 2–3 , , Atlanta , , SO , , Holmqvist , , 18,756 , , 44–33–5 , , 93 , ,
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''Legend'':
Playoffs
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, 2 , , April 14 , , Tampa Bay , , 3–2 , , New Jersey , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,231 , , 1–1 , ,
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, 3 , , April 16 , , New Jersey , , 2–3 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 20,219 , , 2–1 , ,
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, 4 , , April 18 , , New Jersey , , 4–3 , , Tampa Bay , , OT , , Holmqvist , , 20,940 , , 2–2 , ,
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, 5 , , April 20 , , Tampa Bay , , 0–3 , , New Jersey , , , , Holmqvist , , 18,096 , , 2–3 , ,
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, 6 , , April 22 , , New Jersey , , 3–2 , , Tampa Bay , , , , Holmqvist , , 20,019 , , 2–4 , ,
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''Legend'':
Player statistics
Scoring
*
''Position abbreviations: C = Center
Center or centre may refer to:
Mathematics
*Center (geometry), the middle of an object
* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
** Center (ring theory)
* Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...
; D = Defense
Defense or defence may refer to:
Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups
* Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare
* Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks
* Defense industr ...
; G = Goaltender
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; LW = Left wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social hierarchies. Left-wing politic ...
; RW = Right wing
Right-wing politics is the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position b ...
''
*
'' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.''
*
'' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.''
Goaltending
Awards and records
Awards
Records
Vincent Lecavalier
Vincent Lecavalier (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre currently working as a special advisor of hockey operations for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected first ove ...
reached 50 goals in a single season and becomes the highest, single-season goal scorer in Lightning history, surpassing Brian Bradley's previous record of 42 goals in a single season.
Milestones
Transactions
The Lightning were involved in the following
transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the
2006 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2005–06 season, and the culmination of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The first Stanley Cup Finals since 2004 after a lockout canceled the entirety ...
, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the
2007 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2006–07 season, and the culmination of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and ...
.
Trades
Players acquired
Players lost
Signings
Draft picks
Tampa's picks at the
2006 NHL entry draft in
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
.
The Lightning picked 15th overall. Through a series of trades, Tampa had only four picks at this draft.
Farm teams
Springfield Falcons
The Springfield Falcons were a ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) and played in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center.
In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Arizona Co ...
The Falcons are the Lightning's top affiliate in the
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary developmental league of the National Hockey League (NHL). The league comprises 32 teams, with 26 in the United States and 6 in Cana ...
for the third year.
Johnstown Chiefs
The Johnstown Chiefs were a minor league ice hockey team located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that played in the ECHL. The team was founded in 1987 in the All-American Hockey League, and moved to the East Coast Hockey League (now ECHL) when th ...
The Chiefs are Tampa Bay's
ECHL
The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...
affiliate for the
2006–07 season.
See also
*
2006–07 NHL season
The 2006–07 NHL season was the 90th season of operation (89th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim officially shortened their name to the Anaheim Ducks prior to the season. The 2007 Stanley Cup pla ...
Notes
References
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External links
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Tampa Bay Lightning seasons
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