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2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2024–25 record15–10–2
Home record8–4–1
Road record7–6–1
Goals for107
Goals against81
Team information
General managerJulien BriseBois
CoachJon Cooper
CaptainVictor Hedman
Alternate captainsNikita Kucherov
Ryan McDonagh
ArenaAmalie Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsBrayden Point (19)
AssistsNikita Kucherov (30)
PointsNikita Kucherov (44)
Penalty minutesEmil Lilleberg (28)
Plus/minusAnthony Cirelli
Ryan McDonagh (+15)
WinsAndrei Vasilevskiy (13)
Goals against averageAndrei Vasilevskiy (2.41)
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The 2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning season is the 33rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[1] This will be their first season since 2007–08 without franchise icon Steven Stamkos, as he signed with the Nashville Predators in free agency in the 2024 off-season.[2][3]

Off-season

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April

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The Lightning's off-season began after losing to the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games.[4]

May

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On May 16, 2024, the Lightning re-signed forward Mitchell Chaffee two-year contract extension that has an annual cap hit of $800k.[5] Chaffee skated in 30 games with the Lightning this past season, recording 4 goals and 7 points. Chaffee also appeared in all five of the Lightning's playoff games in the first round series with the Florida Panthers.[6]

The following day the Lightning re-signed forward Niko Huuhtanen to a three-year entry-level contract. Niko has played the last two seasons with Jukurit of the Liiga. Niko has recorded 36 goals and 40 assists over 100 games. He was also named the Liiga's top rookie during the 2022–23 season. This past season he also appeared in six games with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League on an ATO, recording 3 assists over 6 games.[7]

On May 21, 2024, the Lightning reacquired Ryan McDonagh and a 4th round pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft from the Nashville Predators in exchange for 7th round pick in 2024, and a 2nd round pick in the 2025 NHL entry draft. McDonagh was previously traded to the Predators after winning back-to-back championships with the Lightning due to cap constraints. In the prior season McDonagh appeared in 74 games, recording 29 assists. McDonagh has two years remaining on his contract and will carry a cap hit of $6.75 million.[8]

On May 25, 2024, the Lightning placed forward prospect Ilya Usau on unconditional waivers for purposes of mutual contract termination.[9] Usau appeared in 42 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, recording 7 goals and 14 points. The prior season he had 4 goals and 16 points over 57 games with the Crunch. The following day Usua cleared waivers and had his contract terminated with the team.[10]

June

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On June 6, 2024, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Declan Carlile to a two-year contract extension. Carlile made his NHL debut last season in a game against the Minnesota Wild. The majority of the season was spent with the Crunch. Carlile skated in 61 games, recording 7 goals and 27 points.[11]

On June 10, 2024, Lightning forward Waltteri Merela signed a one-year contract with SC Bern of the National League in Switzerland. Merela appeared in 19 games with the Lightning, recording one goal. Merela also skated in 55 games with the Crunch, recording 15 goals and 34 points. Merela still could be issued a qualifying offer if the team wishes to retain his rights since he is a restricted free agent.[12]

On June 17, 2024, the Lightning re-signed forward Gabriel Fortier to a one-year contract extension. Fortier has appeared in 11 games with the Lightning since being drafted in 2018. Fortier has primarily appeared with the Syracuse Crunch thus far in his career. He skated in 62 games, recording 13 goals and 26 points this past season. Overall he has appeared in 235 games with the Crunch, posting 44 goals and 100 points.[13]

On June 21, 2024, the Lightning re-signed forward Gage Goncalves to a one-year contract extension. Goncalves made two appearances with the Lightning this past season. Goncavles also appeared in 69 games with the Syracuse Crunch, recording 13 goals and 58 points.[14]

On June 29, 2024, the Lightning traded defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for defenseman J.J. Moser, center prospect Conor Geekie, a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL entry draft and a 7th-round pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Sergachev appeared 34 games, recording 19 points, prior to missing the remainder of the regular season due to injury.[15] Sergachev was originally acquired by the Lightning from the Montreal Canadiens in 2017. Sergachev played 7-seasons with the team, recording 48 goals and 257 points. Sergachev played in 100 playoff games and helped the team win back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021. Sergachev finishes his tenure with the team second amongst defensemen in assists (209), points (257) and blocked shots (670).[16]

The same day, the Lightning also traded forward Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in 2025 and a 4th-round pick in 2024.[17] Jeannot skated in 55 games with the Lightning this past season, recording 14 points.[18]

On June 30, 2024, the Lightning traded a 3rd-round draft pick to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the negotiating rights to forward Jake Guentzel. Guentzel recorded 30 goals last season between his time with the Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was Guentzel's fourth time reaching the 30 goal mark, which includes him hitting 40 goals twice.[19]

The Lightning also made another trade this day. The Lightning traded forward Bennett MacArthur to the Penguins for Lukas Svejkovsky. Svejkovsky split time the past two seasons between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. Svejkovsky comes into the upcoming season on the last year of his three-year entry-level contract.[20]

July

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On July 1, 2024, the Lightning reached an agreement with forward Jake Guentzel prior to the start of free agency. Guentzel agreed to a 7-year contract that carries a cap hit of $9m a season. Guentzel was considered to be one of the more coveted forwards heading into the free agency period.[21]

The Lightning were involved in following player signings on the first day of free agency.

The Lightning signed defensemen Tobie Paquette-Bisson to a one-year contract. Paquette-Bisson played in 69 games with Laval Rocket the past season. In that stretch he recorded 27 points. Paquette-Bisson has recorded 69 points over 214 games in the AHL. He also has skated in 132 ECHL games, recording 50 points.[22]

The Lightning signed defenseman Derrick Pouliot to a one-year contract. This past season Pouliot appeared in 64 games with the Texas Stars, recording 9 goals and 37 assists for 46 points. Pouliot also played in 5 games with the Dallas Stars. Pouliot has appeared in 226 NHL career games across his career thus far.[23]

The Lightning signed defensemen Steven Santini to a one-year contract. Santini spent the past season with the Ontario Reign. Santini recorded 5 goals and 15 assists in his time with the Reign. Santini previously has suited up in games with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues and Nashville Predators.[24]

The Lightning signed forward Jesse Ylonen to a one-year contract. The contract will carry a cap hit of $775k at the NHL level. Ylonen appeared in 59 games with the Montreal Canadiens, recording 4 goals and 4 assists. Ylonen was originally second round pick of the Canadiens in 2018. Over his career he has appeared in 111 games with the Canadiens, recording 12 goals and 17 assists.[25]

The Lightning signed forward Zemgus Girgensons to a three-year contract that carries an annual cap hit of $2.55M. Girgensons had spent his entire career playing with the Buffalo Sabres. Over that time Girgensons appeared in 688 games with the Sabres, recording 188 points.[26]

The biggest news of the day was that longtime captain and franchise icon Steven Stamkos left the organization as a free agent to sign with the Nashville Predators after he and the Lightning were unable to negotiate an extension. Stamkos signed a four-year contract that carries a cap hit of $8M a season.[27][28]

Stamkos was originally drafted by the Lightning first overall in the 2008 NHL entry draft. Stamkos captained the team to back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021 along with appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015 and 2022. Stamkos also collected the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy twice (in 2010 and 2012 while also being the runner-up in 2011, 2013 and 2015) and the Mark Messier Leadership Award recipient in 2023. He was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2012, a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award in back-to-back years (in 2011 and 2012) and the runner-up for the Art Ross Trophy in back-to-back years (in 2012 and 2013). Stamkos finishes his Lightning tenure as the team's all time leader in games played (1,082), goals (555) and points (1,137).[29][30]

On July 2, 2024, the Lightning signed forward Cam Atkinson to a one-year contract that carries a $900k cap hit. Atkinson became a free agent after the Philadelphia Flyers opted to buy out the remainder of his contract prior to the 2024 NHL entry draft.[31] Atkinson played his first full season after missing the prior season due to a back injury. He skated in 70 games, recording 13 goals and 28 points.[32]

The same day the Lightning extended two members of their defensive core. First, the Lightning re-signed Victor Hedman to a four-year contract extension that will carry a $8M cap hit when it goes into effect the following season.[33] Hedman joined the Lightning after being drafted second overall in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Since that time Hedman has helped the Lightning win back-to-back cups in 2020 and 2021. During the 2020 championship, Hedman won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is only one of eleven defensemen to achieve the feet thus far. Hedman has won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2018 and was a six-time finalist and been named to four NHL All Star games. Hedman is also only third player in franchise history to appear in over 1000 games with the team. Hedman holds most of the teams records on defense, which includes games played (1052), goals (156), assists (572) and points (728), plus/minus, even-strength goals, even-strength points, power-play points, shorthanded points, overtime goals, game winning goals, hits and blocked shots.[34]

Second, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Emil Lilleberg to a two-year contract extension that has a cap hit of $800k.[35] Lilleberg made his NHL debut with the Lightning his past season. He recorded five assists in 37 games after making his debut. Lilleberg also appeared in 38 games with the Syracuse Crunch, recording 2 goals and 15 points.[36]

On July 11, 2024, the Lightning reached a two-year contract extension with defenseman J.J. Moser that will carry a $3.375M cap hit. By doing so the Lightning avoid going to salary arbitration with Moser. Moser joined the Lightning in the off season as part of the trade that sent Mikhail Sergachev to Utah. Moser skated in 80 games with the Arizona Coyotes the past season prior to their relocation. Moser recorded 5 goals and 21 assists in that season. Moser also had 16 goals and 56 assists over three seasons with the Coyotes.[37]

Training camp

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September

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On September 4, 2024, the Lightning announced their roster for their prospect camp and 2024 NHL Rookie Show Case.[38] The event will take place in Bellevue, Tennessee from the 13th through the 16th. The Lightning's prospects will report to the rookie camp on September 11th. The roster will feature 13 players drafted by the team, players acquired via trade and free agent invitees. The below is the full roster of the prospect camp and rookie show case.

Forwards

Tristan Allard, Dylan Duke, Jaydon Dureau, Lucas Edmonds, Ethan Gauthier, Conor Geekie, Max Groshev, Ethan Hay, Niko Huuhtanen, Kaden Pitre, Milo Roelens, Lukas Svejkovsky and Gabriel Szturc

Defensemen

Max Crozier, Tyson Feist, Dyllan Gill, Jan Golicic, Emil Lilleberg, Roman Schmidt, Scott Walford and Jace Weir

Goaltenders

Ryan Fanti and Harrison Meneghin

On September 16, 2024, the Lightning announced their full training camp roster for the upcoming season. Training camp is scheduled to begin on September 18th.[39] The below is makeup of the camp roster.

Forwards

Luke Glendening, Cam Atkinson, Conor Geekie, Jujhar Khaira, Nick Paul, Brayden Point, Logan Brown, Mikey Eyssimont, Zemgus Girgensons, Jaydon Dureau, Kale Kessy, Milo Roelens, Brandon Hagel, Gabriel Dumont, Mitchell Chaffee, Lukas Svejkovsky, Niko Huuhtanen, Maxim Groshev, Dylan Duke, Lucas Edmonds, Jesse Ylonen, Joel Teasdale, Jake Guentzel, Tristan Allard, Jack Finley, Anthony Cirelli, Conor Sheary, Gabriel Fortier, Kaden Pitre, Daniel Walcott, Nikita Kucherov, Ethan Gauthier, Gage Goncalves, Ethan Hay, Gabriel Szturc and Kyle Chyzowski.

Defensemen

Ryan McDonagh, Jace Weir, Darren Raddysh, Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Scott Walford, Nick Perbix, Derrick Pouliot, Jan Golicic, Dyllan Gill, Steven Santini, Max Crozier, Declan Carlile, Roman Schmidt, Victor Hedman, Emil Lilleberg, Erik Cernak and J.J. Moser.

Goaltenders

Harrison Meneghin, Ryan Fanti, Jonas Johansson, Brandon Halverson, Matt Tomkins and Andrei Vasilevskiy

On September 17, 2024, the Lightning announced that forward Kyle Chyzowski and defenseman Jace Weir had been released from the training camp roster.[40]

Captaincy

On September 20, 2024, the Lightning announced that Victor Hedman had been named the 11th captain in franchise history. Hedman has spent his entire 15-year career with the Lightning prior to being named to the captaincy. Hedman holds the franchise record for defenseman in games played (1,052), points (728), power-play points (14), overtime goals (8), game-winning goals (28), shots on goal (2,241), hits (1,132), block shots (1,613) and takeaways (529). Hedman also has the most time on ice for any skater in franchise history (24,683:30). In addition, Hedman has also won the Conn Smythe Trophy, the Stanley Cup (2X), and James Norris Memorial Trophy. Hedman is joined in the leadership group by Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov.[41]

On September 25, 2024, the Lightning made their first training camp cuts. The Lightning sent Jan Golicic, Ethan Hay, Kaden Pitre and Harrison Meneghin back to their junior teams.[42]

On September 29, 2024, the Lightning reduced their training camp roster by 18 players. The Lightning reassigned Dylan Duke, Jaydon Dureau, Lucas Edmonds, Dyllan Gill, Niko Huuhtanen, Milo Roelens, Roman Schmidt, Lukas Svejkovsky and Gabriel Szturc to the Syracuse Crunch. Gabriel Dumont, Ryan Fanti, Tyson Feist, Brandon Halverson, Kale Kessey, Jujhar Khaira, Joel Teasdale, Daniel Walcott and Scott Walford were released from their PTOs and were also assigned to Syracuse.[43][44]

October

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On October 1, 2024, Tobie Paquette-Bisson and Derrick Pouliot cleared waivers and were assigned to the Syracuse Crunch for their training camp.[45]

On October 2, 2024, the Lightning recalled Dylan Duke from Syracuse.[46] The callup was in relation to injuries that the Lightning were experiencing at forward.[47]

On October 3, 2024, Conor Geekie was suspended for one preseason game for violating NHL Rule 70.2. The rule concerns when a player leaves the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of staring an altercation.[48] The suspension was the result of Geekie retaliating for a hit by Florida Panthers forward Josh Davies hitting Victor Hedman. Geekie ended up with 19 total minutes in penalties for the incident. [49]

On October 4, 2024, the Lightning recalled Gabriel Szturc from Syracuse.[50]

That same day the Lightning also played goaltender Matt Tomkins on waivers for purposes of assigning him to Syracuse. Tomkins appeared in six games with the Lightning in the prior season.[51] Tomkins cleared waivers the following day.[52]

On October 6, 2024, the Lightning reduced their training camp roster by nine players. Declan Carlile, Dylan Duke, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Steven Santini, Gabriel Szturc, Matt Tomkins, and Jesse Ylonen were all assigned to Syracuse. Ethan Gauthier was assigned to his junior team in the QMJHL.[53]

That same day the Lightning announced that their preseason game against the Nashville Predators at Amalie Arena had been canceled as a result of Hurricane Milton. The game was originally postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Helene.[54]

On October 7, 2024, the Lightning assigned Max Crozier to Syracuse and released Logan Brown from his PTO.[55] It is believed that the Lightning will be signing Brown to an American Hockey League contract to play with the Crunch.[56]

On October 8, 2024, the Lightning announced their opening night roster. The below is the list of forwards, defenseman and goaltenders that will make up the opening night roster.[57]

Forwards

Cam Atkinson, Mitchell Chaffee, Anthony Cirelli, Conor Geekie, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, Nick Paul, Brayden Point and Conor Sheary.

Defensemen

Erik Cernak, Victor Hedman, Emil Lilleberg, Ryan McDonagh, J.J. Moser, Nick Perbix and Darren Raddysh.

Goaltenders

Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson.

Injured or Non-Roster Players

Mikey Eyssimont, Jack Finley and Gabriel Fortier.

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 31 19 10 2 16 92 81 +11 40
2 Florida Panthers 32 19 11 2 16 114 104 +10 40
3 Boston Bruins 32 16 13 3 11 82 101 −19 35
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 28 16 10 2 13 112 82 +30 34
5 Ottawa Senators 30 15 13 2 12 93 89 +4 32
6 Detroit Red Wings 30 12 14 4 9 78 94 −16 28
7 Buffalo Sabres 31 11 16 4 8 92 104 −12 26
8 Montreal Canadiens 30 11 16 3 8 82 113 −31 25
Updated to game(s) played on December 17, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[58]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 28 16 10 2 13 112 82 +30 34
2 AT Ottawa Senators 30 15 13 2 12 93 89 +4 32
3 ME Philadelphia Flyers 31 14 13 4 7 93 106 −13 32
4 ME New York Rangers 30 15 14 1 15 92 91 +1 31
5 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 32 13 14 5 9 97 121 −24 31
6 ME New York Islanders 32 12 13 7 9 86 99 −13 31
7 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 31 12 14 5 10 101 111 −10 29
8 AT Detroit Red Wings 30 12 14 4 9 78 94 −16 28
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 31 11 16 4 8 92 104 −12 26
10 AT Montreal Canadiens 30 11 16 3 8 82 113 −31 25
Updated to game(s) played on December 15, 2024. Source: National Hockey League[59]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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2024 preseason game log: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–1–2; Road: 1–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Location Attendance Record
1 September 24 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 Amalie Arena 9,135 0–1–0
2 September 25 Florida Panthers 8–7 Kia Center 15,899 1–1–0
September 27 Nashville Predators Game postponed due to the impending threat from Hurricane Helene. Makeup date: October 7[60]
3 September 28 @ Nashville Predators 0–6 Bridgestone Arena 17,159 1–2–0
4 September 30 @ Florida Panthers 3–1 Amerant Bank Arena 14,013 2–2–0
5 October 2 Florida Panthers 1–2 OT Amalie Arena 11,270 2–2–1
6 October 4 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 OT Lenovo Center 16,005 2–2–2
October 7 Nashville Predators Game cancelled due to the impending threat from Hurricane Milton.[61]
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

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2024–25 game log
October: 7–3–0, 14 points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 11 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Vasilevskiy Lenovo Center 18,817 1–0–0 2 [62]
October 12 Carolina Hurricanes Game postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Milton. Makeup date: January 7.[63][64]
2 October 15 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–0–0 4 [65]
3 October 17 Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 3–0–0 6 [66]
4 October 19 @ Ottawa Senators 4–5 Vasilevskiy Canadian Tire Centre 16,188 3–1–0 6 [67]
5 October 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 18,356 3–2–0 6 [68]
6 October 22 @ New Jersey Devils 8–5 Johansson Prudential Center 15,410 4–2–0 8 [69]
7 October 24 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–3–0 8 [70]
8 October 26 Washington Capitals 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–0 10 [71]
9 October 28 Nashville Predators 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 6–3–0 12 [72]
10 October 30 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Vasilevskiy Ball Arena 18,019 7–3–0 14 [73]
November: 5–6–2, 12 points (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 2–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
11 November 1 @ Minnesota Wild 3–5 Vasilevskiy Xcel Energy Center 18,104 7–4–0 14 [74]
12 November 3 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–7 Johansson Canada Life Centre 12,912 7–5–0 14 [75]
13 November 5 @ St. Louis Blues 2–3 Vasilevskiy Enterprise Center 17,161 7–6–0 14 [76]
14 November 7 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 7–6–1 15 [77]
15 November 14 Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 8–6–1 17 [78]
16 November 16 New Jersey Devils 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–6–1 19 [79]
17 November 19 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 16,065 10–6–1 21 [80]
18 November 21 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 6–7 OT Johansson Nationwide Arena 16,260 10–6–2 22 [81]
19 November 23 Dallas Stars 2–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 10–7–2 22 [82]
20 November 25 Colorado Avalanche 8–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–7–2 24 [83]
21 November 27 Washington Capitals 4–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–8–2 24 [84]
22 November 29 @ Nashville Predators 3–2 OT Johansson Bridgestone Arena 18,228 12–8–2 26 [85]
23 November 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–9–2 26 [86]
December: 5–1–0, 10 points (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
24 December 5 San Jose Sharks 8–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 13–9–2 28 [87]
25 December 8 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–2 Vasilevskiy Rogers Arena 18,290 14–9–2 30 [88]
26 December 10 @ Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Vasilevskiy Rogers Place 18,347 14–10–2 30 [89]
27 December 12 @ Calgary Flames 8–3 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Saddledome 17,028 15–10–2 32 [90]
28 December 14 @ Seattle Kraken 5–1 Johansson Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 16–10–2 34 [91]
29 December 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 17–10–2 36 [92]
30 December 19 @ St. Louis Blues Amalie Arena
31 December 22 Florida Panthers Amalie Arena
32 December 23 @ Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena
33 December 28 New York Rangers Amalie Arena
34 December 29 Montreal Canadiens Amalie Arena
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
35 January 2 @ San Jose Sharks SAP Center
36 January 4 @ Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena
37 January 5 @ Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
38 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes Amalie Arena
39 January 9 Boston Bruins Amalie Arena
40 January 11 @ New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
41 January 12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena
42 January 14 @ Boston Bruins TD Garden
43 January 16 Anaheim Ducks Amalie Arena
44 January 18 Detroit Red Wings Amalie Arena
45 January 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
46 January 21 @ Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
47 January 24 @ Chicago Blackhawks United Center
48 January 25 @ Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
49 January 28 Chicago Blackhawks Amalie Arena
50 January 30 Los Angeles Kings Amalie Arena
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
51 February 1 New York Islanders Amalie Arena
52 February 4 Ottawa Senators Amalie Arena
53 February 6 Ottawa Senators Amalie Arena
54 February 8 @ Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
55 February 9 @ Montreal Canadiens Bell Centre
League-wide break for NHL 4 Nations Face-Off (February 10–21)
56 February 23 Seattle Kraken Amalie Arena
57 February 25 Edmonton Oilers Amalie Arena
58 February 27 Calgary Flames Amalie Arena
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
59 March 1 @ Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
60 March 3 @ Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena
61 March 4 Columbus Blue Jackets Amalie Arena
62 March 6 Buffalo Sabres Amalie Arena
63 March 8 Boston Bruins Amalie Arena
64 March 11 @ Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center
65 March 13 @ Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
66 March 15 @ Boston Bruins TD Garden
67 March 17 Philadelphia Flyers Amalie Arena
68 March 20 @ Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
69 March 22 @ Utah Hockey Club Delta Center
70 March 23 @ Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
71 March 25 Pittsburgh Penguins Amalie Arena
72 March 27 Utah Hockey Club Amalie Arena
73 March 29 New York Islanders Amalie Arena
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
74 April 1 @ New York Islanders UBS Arena
75 April 3 @ Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
76 April 5 @ Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
77 April 7 @ New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
78 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs Amalie Arena
79 April 11 Detroit Red Wings Amalie Arena
80 April 13 Buffalo Sabres Amalie Arena
81 April 15 Florida Panthers Amalie Arena
82 April 17 @ New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Player stats

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Updated as of December 17, 2024[93]

Skaters

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Regular season[94]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Nikita Kucherov 27 14 33 47 11 2
Brayden Point 25 21 16 37 6 2
Brandon Hagel 29 15 21 36 14 26
Jake Guentzel 29 18 15 33 9 8
Anthony Cirelli 28 12 15 27 16 12
Victor Hedman 27 4 21 25 4 10
Nick Paul 23 7 10 17 3 8
Mitchell Chaffee 25 6 4 10 5 6
J.J. Moser 27 2 8 10 13 12
Conor Geekie 29 5 4 9 4 12
Nick Perbix 24 3 6 9 5 10
Darren Raddysh 21 1 8 9 4 4
Ryan McDonagh 29 0 9 9 17 8
Emil Lilleberg 26 0 8 8 0 30
Erik Cernak 27 0 7 7 11 12
Mikey Eyssimont 28 3 2 5 0 28
Cam Atkinson 17 3 2 5 –4 4
Luke Glendening 29 2 2 4 –1 6
Zemgus Girgensons 29 0 2 2 –1 22
Declan Carlile 1 1 0 1 1 0
Gage Goncalves 17 0 1 1 0 2
Conor Sheary 4 0 0 0 –2 4
Steven Santini 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

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Regular season[95]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy 24 24 1403:19 14 9 1 57 2.44 619 .910 2 0 0 4
Jonas Johansson 6 5 32:59 3 1 1 21 3.84 178 .882 0 0 0 0

Roster

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Updated December 6, 2024[96][97]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
13 United States Cam Atkinson RW R 35 2024 Riverside, Connecticut
81 Slovakia Erik Cernak D R 27 2017 Košice, Slovakia
41 United States Mitchell Chaffee RW R 26 2023 Rockford, Michigan
71 Canada Anthony Cirelli C L 27 2015 Woodbridge, Ontario
23 United States Mikey Eyssimont LW L 28 2023 Littleton, Colorado
14 Canada Conor Geekie C L 20 2024 Minnedosa, Manitoba
28 Latvia Zemgus Girgensons LW L 30 2024 Riga, Latvia
11 United States Luke Glendening C R 35 2023 East Grand Rapids, Michigan
93 Canada Gage Goncalves C R 23 2020 Mission, British Columbia
59 United States Jake Guentzel LW L 30 2024 Omaha, Nebraska
38 Canada Brandon Hagel LW L 26 2022 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
77 Sweden Victor Hedman (C) D L 34 2009 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
31 Sweden Jonas Johansson G L 29 2023 Gävle, Sweden
86 Russia Nikita Kucherov (A) RW L 31 2011 Maykop, Russia
78 Norway Emil Lilleberg D L 23 2023 Sarpsborg, Norway
27 United States Ryan McDonagh (A) D L 35 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
90 Switzerland J.J. Moser D L 24 2024 Biel, Switzerland
20 Canada Nick Paul LW L 29 2022 Mississauga, Ontario
48 United States Nick Perbix D R 26 2017 Elk River, Minnesota
21 Canada Brayden Point C R 28 2014 Calgary, Alberta
43 Canada Darren Raddysh D R 28 2021 Caledon, Ontario
88 Russia Andrei Vasilevskiy G L 30 2012 Tyumen, Russia


Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Conor Geekie Suspended for one preseason game for violating NHL Rule 70.2: Leaving the players’ bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation. The suspension was the result of leaving the bench to engage in a fight with Florida Panthers forward Josh Davies on October 2, 2024, at Amerant Bank Arena. 1 game October 3, 2024[98]

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Third Star of the Week[99] November 18, 2024
Brayden Point NHL Second Star of the Week[100] December 9, 2024

Milestones

[edit]
Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Conor Geekie 1st career NHL game October 11, 2024
Nikita Kucherov 6th career NHL hat-trick October 11, 2024
Conor Geekie 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist
October 22, 2024
Brandon Hagel 3rd career NHL hat-trick October 22, 2024
Brandon Hagel 300th career NHL game October 24, 2024
Conor Geekie 1st career NHL goal October 26, 2024
Andrei Vasilevskiy 35th career NHL shutout October 26, 2024
Jake Guentzel 500th career NHL point October 28, 2024
Zemgus Girgensons 700th career NHL game November 3, 2024
Luke Glendening 800th career NHL game November 5, 2024
Anthony Cirelli 100th career NHL goal November 14, 2024
Andrei Vasilevskiy 300th career NHL win November 14, 2024
Gage Goncalves 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist
November 21, 2024
Nikita Kucherov 900th career NHL point November 21, 2024
Zemgus Girgensons 100th career NHL assist November 25, 2024
Jon Cooper 900th career NHL game November 27, 2024
Brayden Point 5th career NHL hat-trick November 27, 2024
Brandon Hagel 100th career NHL goal November 29, 2024
Brayden Point 600th career NHL game December 5, 2024
Brayden Point 300th career NHL assist December 8, 2024
Andrei Vasilevskiy 500th career NHL game December 12, 2024
Jake Guentzel 8th career hattrick December 12, 2024
Declan Carlile 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
December 14, 2024

Records

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Regular season
Player Record Reached
Nikita Kucherov Third most points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Vincent Lecavalier (874). October 11, 2024
Nikita Kucherov Third most hat-tricks in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kurcherov tied Vincent Lecavalier (6). October 11, 2024
Brayden Point Ninth most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Tyler Johnson (589). October 30, 2024
Victor Hedman Second most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Steven Stamkos (582). November 14, 2024
Andrei Vasilevskiy First goaltender in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 300 wins. Vasilevskiy also became the fastest player to reach 300 wins in NHL History (490 games). Vasilevskiy passed Jacques Plante (521). November 14, 2024
Nikita Kucherov Third player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 900 career points. Kucherov joined Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos as the only players to do so. November 21, 2024
Brandon Hagel First player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 4 assists in a single period. Hagel also tied the NHL record for most assists in the first period. November 25, 2024
Brandon Hagel Most assists in a single game by a Tampa Bay Lightning player. Hagel tied Mark Recchi, Martin St. Louis and Darren Raddysh (5). November 25, 2024
Brayden Point Third most power play goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Martin St. Louis (96). November 27, 2024
Brayden Point Fourth most hat-tricks in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Tyler Johnson (4). November 27, 2024
Jon Cooper First head coach in Tampa Bay Lightning history to reach 900 games coached. Cooper also had the second most wins in 900 games (536) in NHL history behind only Scotty Bowman (548). November 27, 2024
Anthony Cirelli Second most shorthanded goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Cirelli tied Rob Zamuner (14). November 29, 2024
Victor Hedman Most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Martin St. Louis (588). November 30, 2024
Nikita Kucherov Third most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Steven Stamkos (582). December 12, 2024
Nikita Kucherov Most assists in a single game by a Tampa Bay Lightning player. Kucherov tied Mark Recchi, Martin St. Louis, Darren Raddysh and Brandon Hagel (5). December 12, 2024
Nikita Kucherov Most six point games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Brayden Point and Doug Crossman (1). December 12, 2024
Andrei Vasilevskiy First goaltender in Tampa Bay Lightning history to play in 500 career games. Vasilevskiy also set the NHL record for most wins in their first 500 games (306). December 12, 2024
Nikita Kucherov Second most multipoint games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (257). December 14, 2024

Transactions

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The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

[edit]
Date Details Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Utah Hockey Club
Mikhail Sergachev
To Tampa Bay Lightning
J.J. Moser
Conor Geekie
7th-round pick in 2024
2nd-round pick in 2025
[101]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Los Angeles Kings
Tanner Jeannot
To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2024
2nd-round pick in 2025
[102]
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2025
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jake Guentzel
[103]
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bennett MacArthur
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Lukas Svejkovsky
[104]

Free agents

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Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jake Guentzel from Carolina Hurricanes 7-year [105]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Tobie Paquette-Bisson from Montreal Canadiens 1-year [106]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Derrick Pouliot from Dallas Stars 1-year [107]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Steven Santini from Los Angeles Kings 1-year [108]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jesse Ylonen from Montreal Canadiens 1-year [109]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Zemgus Girgensons from Buffalo Sabres 3-year [110]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Steven Stamkos to Nashville Predators 4-year [111]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Anthony Duclair to New York Islanders 4-year [112]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Calvin de Haan to Colorado Avalanche 1-year [113]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Alex Barre-Boulet to Montreal Canadiens 1-year [114]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Matt Dumba to Dallas Stars 2-year [115]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Cole Koepke to Boston Bruins 1-year [116]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Tyler Motte to Detroit Red Wings 1-year [117]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Philippe Myers to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [118]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Cam Atkinson from Philadelphia Flyers 1-year [119]

Waivers

[edit]
Date Player Team Ref

Signings

[edit]

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) Victor Hedman 4-year [121]
Emil Lilleberg 2-year [122]
July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11) J.J. Moser 2-year [37]

Draft picks

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Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
4 1181 Jan Golicic D  Slovenia Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
1282 Hagen Burrows RW  United States Minnetonka High School (MSHSL)
5 149 Joona Saarelainen RW  Finland KalPa (Liiga)
6 181 Kaden Pitre RW  Canada Flint Firebirds (OHL)
7 1953 Joe Connor LW  United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
1994 Noah Steen LW  Norway Mora IK (Swe-1)
2065 Harrison Meneghin G  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

Notes:

  1. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 2022, that sent Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and 2024 to Chicago in exchange for Brandon Hagel, a fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[123]
  2. The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on May 21, 2024, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025 to Nashville in exchange for Ryan McDonagh and this pick.[124]
  3. The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent Corey Perry to Chicago in exchange for this pick.[125]
  4. The Utah Hockey Club's seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Mikhail Sergachev to Utah in exchange for Conor Geekie, J.J. Moser, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025, and this pick.[126]
  5. The Minnesota Wild's seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on July 2, 2023, that sent Patrick Maroon and Maxim Cajkovic to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[127]

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