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

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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. Victor Hedman 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.

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 Jan Rutta to a 1-year contract extension. Rutta appeared in 14 regular season games and 4 playoffs games for the Lightning after coming over in a trade from the

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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 Cameron Gaunce to a 1-year contract extension. Last season Gaunce appeared in two regular season games with the Lightning. On June 18, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenceman Braydon Coburn to a two-year contract extension valued at $3.4 million. The contract will carry a $1.7 million cap hit. Coburn was coming off a three-year contract with the team. In 74 games last season Coburn produced 23 points, which set a personal best during his tenure with the club. On June 19, 2019, the Lightning announced that they had re-signed defenceman Daniel Walcott to a 1-year contract extension. Walcott missed the majority of the previous season due to injury. That same evening, the NHL conducted the 2019 NHL Awards in

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Nikita Kucherov Nikita Igorevich Kucherov (; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the best players in the world, Kucherov ...

was awarded the Ted Lindsay Award 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 (; 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 in the first round, 19th overall, by the Lightning at the 2012 ...

was awarded the

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. Vasilevskiy was the first goaltender in franchise history to win the award. Additionally, the NHL announced the NHL All-Star teams and the NHL All-Rookie Team. Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy were named to the NHL first All-Star team and Victor Hedman was named to the NHL second All-Star team. Anthony Cirelli was named to the All-Rookie Team. On June 20, 2019, the Lightning announced that Ryan Callahan had been diagnosed with a degenerative disk disease of the lower spine. Doctors gave Callahan the recommendation that it was medically in his best interest to no longer play hockey. The team further announced that it would be placing Callahan on Long Term Injured Reserve for the upcoming season, which is the final year of his contract. Callahan stated in an interview after the announcement that his back had been an issue for him for the last few seasons and that this past season was the worst it had been. Callahan will finish his career with 757 games played, recording 186 goals and 386 points. On June 22, 2019, the Lightning traded forward J. T. Miller to the

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on the second day of the 2019 NHL entry draft. The Lightning received goaltender Marek Mazanec, a 3rd-round pick in 2019, and a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2020 NHL entry draft. The condition of the pick is that if the Canucks miss the playoffs in the coming season the pick becomes a 1st-round pick in 2021.

July

On July 5, 2019, the Lightning re-signed forward Carter Verhaeghe to a 1-year contract extension. Verhaeghe led the

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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 Cedric Paquette to a 2-year, contract extension. The cap hit on the contract is valued at $1.65 million. Paquette recorded 13 goals and 17 points last season for the Lightning. On July 8, 2019, the Lightning signed forward Gemel Smith to a 1-year, 2-way contract. Last season Smith skated with the

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 Danick Martel to a 1-year contract extension. Martel made the Lightning's roster last season, but primarily was healthy scratched. Martel skated in 9 games, recording 2 assists. On July 16, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Ben Thomas to a 1-year contract extension. Thomas was drafted by the Lightning in the 2014 NHL entry draft, and has spent the previous seasons three seasons in the American Hockey League with the Syracuse Crunch. On July 17, 2019, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Dominik Masin to a 1-year contract extension. Masin has spent the last three seasons playing for the Syracuse Crunch. Last season Masin skated in 69 games with the Crunch, recording 2 goals and 10 assists. On July 29, 2019, the Lightning re-signed starting goaltender

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 Ryan Callahan 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 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 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 2013 NHL entry draft. 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 St. Louis Blues 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 ( Rick Peckham,

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and Bobby ‘The Chief’ Taylor). Notably absent from the roster was Lightning forward Brayden Point, 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 Louis Domingue on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the Syracuse for the upcoming season. Domingue served as the Lightning's backup last season and Condon was acquired in trade of forward Ryan Callahan. The team was rumored to have been trying to trade Domingue all summer, but no trade materialized. Both goaltenders cleared waivers the following day. On September 21, 2019, the Lightning made their second round of training camp roster cuts to reduce their roster to 42-players. The forward group cut consisted of Peter Abbandonato, Jimmy Huntington, Boris Katchouk, Alexey Lipanov, Ryan Lohin, Kevin Lynch, Mikhail Shalagin, and Dennis Yan. On defense it was Luc Snuggerud, Oleg Sosunov, Matt Spencer, and Nolan Valleau. Clint Windsor was the sole goaltender cut among the group. This group of players will report to Syracuse for training camp. Additionally, Cory Conacher, Chris Mueller and Spencer Martin were placed on waivers with the purpose of assignment to Syracuse. On September 22, 2019, the Lightning made their third round of training cam roster cuts. The team assigned forwards Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Cory Conacher, Chris Mueller, Otto Somppi, and Mitchell Stephens to Syracuse. Defeseman Cal Foote and goaltender Spencer Martin were also assigned to Syracuse. Conacher, Mueller and Martin were assigned due to having cleared waivers. Forward Nolan Foote was assigned to his junior club (

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). The team also placed Cameron Gaunce, Dominik Masin and Scott Wedgewood on waivers for assignment to Syracuse. All three players cleared waivers the following day. On September 23, 2019, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed center Brayden Point to a three-year contract extension with a cap hit valued at $6.75 million annually. Point set career highs last season, recording 41 goals, 92 points and 51 assists. The team also announced that Point would not be medically cleared to play until late October due a procedure he had in the off-season. On September 30, 2019, the Lightning made its final training camp roster cuts. The Lightning assigned forwards Danick Martel and Alexander Volkov to the Syracuse Crunch. Defenseman Luke Schenn was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Syracuse. The forwards named to the opening night roster were Anthony Cirelli, Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Alex Killorn,

, Ondrej Palat, Cedric Paquette, Brayden Point, Gemel Smith, Steven Stamkos, and Carter Verhaeghe. The defensemen named were Erik Cernak, Braydon Coburn, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta, Mikhail Sergachev, Kevin Shattenkirk, and Luke Witkowski.

and Curtis McElhinney were the starting and backup goaltenders named to the roster.

Standings

Divisional standings

Eastern Conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

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Regular season

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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 compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confer ...

, , 4–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 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. The Sharks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Con ...

, , 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 , , @

, , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , BB&T Center , , 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 , , Capital One Arena , , 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, United States. 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 Nation ...

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

, , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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

, , 5–3 , , , , McElhinney , ,

, , 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 an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

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

, , 1–0 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Wells Fargo Center , , 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 Kings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. ...

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

, , 2–3 , , , , McElhinney , ,

Xcel Energy Center Xcel Energy Center is a multipurpose arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Completed in 2000 and often called "The X" by fans, it is named for its locally based corporate sponsor Xcel Energy. With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena ...

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

, , 7–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Bell MTS Place , , 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 , , @

, , 2–3 , , OT , , Vasilevskiy , ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

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

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

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

, , 4–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Honda Center , , 16,032 , , 31–15–5 , , 67 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" , 52 , , February 1 , , @

, , 3–0 , , , , McElhinney , , SAP Center , , 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 Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Golden Knights compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division ...

, , 4–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 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 the Arena District of 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 faci ...

, , 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, Pennsylvania, 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 Leagu ...

, , 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 (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

, , 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 the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Int ...

, , 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, United States. 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 ...

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

, , 3–7 , , , , Vasilevskiy , , Gila River Arena , , 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. The ...

, , 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. Opening 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 t ...

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

, , 1–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

, , 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, (formerly General Motors Place), is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, arena at 800 Griffiths Way in the Downtown Vancouver, downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General ...

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

, ,

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 18,347 as a ice hockey, hockey venue and 20,73 ...

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

, ,

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 , , @

, ,

, - , - , 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 ( , 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 ...

, 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 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 ...

, 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

Vancouver, British Columbia 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 ...

. Notes: # The

' 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 Marek Mazanec, 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 Jan Rutta and this pick.

Notes

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

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References

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Eastern Conference (NHL) championship seasons

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Stanley Cup championship seasons 2010s in Tampa, Florida 2020s in Tampa, Florida