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 the 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. Tampa Bay Lightning Carolina Hurricanes March 29 2022

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 2022 NHL entry draft. 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 2021 NHL expansion draft. The Lightning opted to protect Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli, Victor Hedman,

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 ...

, Ryan McDonagh, Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev, captain Steven Stamkos and

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. This left Blake Coleman, Ross Colton, Cal Foote, Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph,

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, Curtis McElhinney, Ondrej Palat, Jan Rutta, Luke Schenn 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 Gemel Smith 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 Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, Otto Somppi, Sean Day and Cal Foote. Former draft picks Ryan Lohin and Dominik Masin were not issued qualifying offers, which resulted in them becoming unrestricted free agents. 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 2023 NHL entry draft in exchange for defensemen

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. 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, Darren Raddysh, 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 Brian Elliott. 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 Curtis McElhinney as the team's backup goaltender. The next signing was 2020 Stanley Cup champion Zach Bogosian. 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 Brayden Point 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 Remi Elie 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 Corey Perry 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 Alex Barre-Boulet 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 2022 NHL entry draft. 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 Boris Katchouk (born June 18, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Katchouk was selected by Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL) in th ...

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 Sean Day 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 Julien BriseBois 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, Sean Day and Darren Raddysh 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 Alex Barre-Boulet, Fredrik Claesson and Andrej Sustr 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, Anthony Cirelli, Ross Colton, Mathieu Joseph,

, Alex Killorn,

, Ondrej Palat, Corey Perry, Brayden Point, Taylor Raddysh, Gemel Smith and Steven Stamkos. The defensemen group consisted of Zach Bogosian, Erik Cernak, Cal Foote, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta and Mikhail Sergachev. The roster was rounded out with goaltenders

and Brian Elliott.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

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TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

, , 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 (French: ''Centre Bell)'', 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), ...

, , 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 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. ...

, , 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 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 ...

, , 4–3 , , , , 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 ...

, , 18,217 , , 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 Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

, , 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. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

, , 7–2 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 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. The ...

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

, , 1–5 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Honda Center 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, it w ...

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

, , 7–1 , , , , Elliott , ,

SAP Center SAP Center at San Jose (originally known as San Jose Arena and 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 earned ...

, , 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 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 Inter ...

, , 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 entertainment arena located in Glendale, Arizona, which anchors the 223-acre, $1 billion Westgate Entertainment District. Located ...

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

, , 6–3 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

Prudential Center Prudential Center is a multipurpose indoor arena in the central business district of Newark, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 2007, it is the home of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), the New York Sirens of the Pro ...

, , 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 may refer to: * Nissan Stadium (Nashville) * Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) The , currently known as for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which opened in March 1998. It is ...

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

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

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Canada Life Centre Canada Life Centre (formerly Bell MTS Place) is an indoor arena in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the home of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. The arena stand ...

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

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

, , 2–1 , , , , Vasilevskiy , ,

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 ...

, , 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 the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was ...

, , 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 within in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated directly adjacent to the eastern limits of the borough of Queens in New York City. Opened in 2021, it is the home of the New York ...

, , 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 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 ...

, , 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 l ...

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 2021 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, via

video conference call Videotelephony (also known as videoconferencing or video calling) is the use of audio signal, audio and video for simultaneous two-way communication. Today, videotelephony is widespread. There are many terms to refer to videotelephony. ''Vide ...

due to the

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. Notes: # The

' fourth-round pick went to the

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...

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

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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

Louis Domingue Louis Boileau-Domingue (born March 6, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Domingu ...

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 Connor Brent Ingram (born March 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2016 NHL Entr ...

to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

References

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