Английская Википедия:2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox ice hockey team season The 2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 29th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991. The Lightning entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions. In a joint announcement from the NHL and NHLPA on October 6, 2020, a target date of January 1, 2021 was set for the start of the season. It was reported December 18, 2020 that the two parties had tentatively agreed to a 56-game season scheduled to begin on January 13, 2021.

Because the COVID-19 pandemic was still ongoing prior to the season, as part of the league's return to play protocols, the divisions were realigned and the Lightning were put into the Central Division. This new configuration retained Chicago, Dallas, and Nashville, while it added Detroit and Florida from the Atlantic Division, as well as Carolina and Columbus from the Metropolitan Division. The regular season schedule was announced on December 23, 2020. Opponents in each game during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs are from within the new division.

The Lightning entered the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the defending Stanley Cup champions and the third seed in the Central Division. In the first round, the Lightning defeated their in-state rival the Florida Panthers in six games. They went on to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in five games to earn a spot in the Semifinals, where they defeated the New York Islanders in seven games to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive season. Tampa Bay would then repeat as champions in five games against the Montreal Canadiens.

Off-season

September

The Lightning's off-season began after the team captured its second Stanley Cup in franchise history in a 4–2 series win over the Dallas Stars.

October

On October 7, 2020, the Lightning re-signed forwards Mitchell Stephens and Gemel Smith to contract extensions. Stepehens was signed to a two-year extension after being part of the 2020 Stanley Cup championship roster. Smith signed a one-year deal after appearing in 3 regular season games for the Lightning and spending the majority of the season with the Syracuse Crunch.

At the 2020 NHL Entry Draft the Lightning selected Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Jack Thompson, Eamon Powell, Jaydon Dureau, Nick Capone, Amir Miftakhov and Declan McDonnell.

Later in the evening the Lightning announced that it had issued qualifying offers to Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak, Ross Colton, Mathieu Joseph, Dominik Masin, Mikhail Sergachev, Ben Thomas and Alex Volkov. The team did not issue qualifying offers to Devante Stephens, Carter Verhaeghe and Dennis Yan.

On October 9, 2020, the Lightning placed Tyler Johnson on waivers after being unable to trade him prior to free agency. Johnson has a $5 million cap hit with 4-years remaining on his current contract with the Lightning. Johnson cleared waivers the following day after going unclaimed by another team.

That same day the Lightning announced that it had signed forward Patrick Maroon to a two-year contract extension. Maroon skated in all of the Lightning's playoff games on their way to winning their second Stanley Cup in Franchise history.

Around the same time Lightning re-signed defenseman Luke Schenn to a one-year contract extension. Scheen appeared in 25 regular season games and 11 playoff games during the Lightning's championship run. Schenn's contract will count only $800k against the salary cap.

The Lightning also made a series of depth signings that day. The Lightning signed defenseman Andreas Borgman and goaltender and Christopher Gibson. The Lightning also re-signed Spencer Martin to a one-year contract extension. Martin had spent the previous season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. Borgman played in 53 games this past season for the San Antonio Rampage. Gibson appeared in net in 25 games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers this past season.

On October 12, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defensemen prospect Ben Thomas. Thomas has been with the Syracuse Crunch for the past 4-seasons where he has appeared in over 200 career games. Thomas was originally drafted by Lightning in the 4th-round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

On October 14, 2020, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forward prospect Ross Colton. Colton had spent the last 2-years playing in the AHL for the Syracuse Crunch. Colton was drafted by the Lightning in the 4th-round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

On October 23, 2020, it was announced that assistant coach Todd Richards was leaving the Lightning to take an assistant coaching job with the Nashville Predators. Richards spent the past four seasons with the Lightning and helped the team capture its second Stanley Cup.

November

On November 25, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to a three-year contract extension. The contract carries a $4.8 million cap hit. Since coming over to the Lightning via trade, Sergachev has produced three straight seasons of 30+ points and helped the franchise to its second Stanley Cup.

December

On December 7, 2020, the Lightning announced the hiring of assistant coach Rob Zettler. Zettler was previously an assistant of Lightning head coach Jon Cooper when he was the head coach of the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League. Zettler took over as head coach of the Crunch after Cooper was promoted to be the Lightning's bench boss. Zettler was released by the team after three seasons. Zettler went on to spend 2 seasons as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks and a season of prospect coaching for Adam Oates and the Oates Sports Group. Zettler will fill in the vacancy left by the departure of Todd Richards. Richards worked with the Lightning defensemen and handled the team's penalty kill.

On December 12, 2020, the Lightning announced the signing of 2020 NHL draft pick, Jack Finley. Finley has spent the past three seasons with the Spokane Chiefs where he has skated in 131 career games. In those games he recorded 28 goals and 77 points.

On December 13, 2020, the Lightning announced the signing of another 2020 NHL draft pick. The Lightning signed center Gage Goncalves to a three-year entry level contract. Goncalves was originally an undrafted camp invite by the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League before being drafted by the Lightning. Gonclaves has appeared in 128 career games, recording 34 goals, 52 assists and 86 points.

On December 22, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Erik Cernak to a three-year contract extension. Cernak played in 67 games last season and lead the team in hits (172). In the Lightning's championship run, Cernak appeared in all 25 games, which he averaged over 20 minutes of ice time per game. That was the fourth highest among the Lightning's defensemen.

On December 23, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forwards Mathieu Joseph and Alexander Volkov. Joseph was signed to a two-year extension and Volkov was signed to a one-year extension. Both forwards split the season between the Lightning and their AHL affiliate. Joseph played in 37 regular season games with the Lightning, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists. Volkov appeared in 9 regular season games, recording 1 assist. Volkov also drew into the Lightning's cup clinching game win over the Dallas Stars.

The Lightning also announced the re-signing of defenseman Jan Rutta to a two-year extension. Rutta played in 33 regular season games, recording a goal and six assists. Rutta also plated in 6 playoffs, recording a lone assist during the Lightning's cup run. Rutta was originally acquired by the Lightning via trade from the Chicago Blackhawks in 2019.

On December 24, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forward Anthony Cirelli to a 3-year contract extension. Cirelli had 16 goals and 28 assists over 68 games in the regular season. Cirelli picked up 6 assists in the Lightning's 25-playoff games. Along with winning the Stanley Cup, Cirelli finished the past season 4th in Selke Trophy voting. The Selke is awarded to the best defensive forward in the NHL.

On December 27, 2020, the Lightning announced that it had traded Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette and their 2021 2nd-round pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Anders Nilsson and Marian Gaborik. Both Nilsson and Gaborik will be placed on long term injured reserve for additional salary cap space to allow the Lightning to become cap compliant for the upcoming season.

Training camp

January

On January 1, 2021, the Lightning announced its training camp roster for the 2020–2021 season. The roster consists of 25 forwards, 14 defensemen and 4 goaltenders. The notable absence from this group is forward Nikita Kucherov. Kucherov will miss at least all of the regular season after having hip surgery. The team remains optimistic that he will be able to return to action in the playoffs.

The forward group consists of Alex Barre-Boulet, Anthony Cirelli, Ross Colton, Blake Coleman, Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Barclay Goodrow, Yanni Gourde, Jimmy Huntington, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Boris Katchouk, Alex Killorn, Ryan Lohin, Patrick Maroon, Christoval Nieves, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point, Taylor Raddysh, Gemel Smith, Steven Stamkos, Mitchell Stephens, Alexander Volkov and Daniel Walcott.

The defensemen group consists of Andreas Borgman, Erik Cernak, Sean Day, Cal Foote, Alex Green, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh Jan Rutta, Luke Schenn, Dmitry Semykin, Mikhail Sergachev, Devante Stephens, Ben Thomas and Luke Witkowski.

The goaltending group consists of Christopher Gibson, Spencer Martin, Curtis McElhinney and Andrei Vasilevskiy.

On January 8, 2021, the Lightning announced its first roster cuts for the upcoming season. The team assigned Ryan Lohin and Devante Stephens to Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. There were 41-players remaining after the first round of roster cuts.

On January 11, 2021, the Lightning announced the final round of roster moves for the start of the season. The Lightning assigned Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Sean Day, Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Alex Green, Jimmy Huntington, Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh and Dmitry Semykin to the Syracuse Crunch. The Lightning placed Spencer Martin, Daniel Walcott and Luke Witkowski on waivers for purposes of assignment to Syracuse.

The Lightning also announced that it had placed Andreas Borgman, Christopher Gibson, Tyler Johnson, Luke Schenn, Gemel Smith and Ben Thomas. If the players clear waivers they are likely destined for the team's taxi squad. The taxi squad was created for the coming season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following day all the players that were placed on waivers the previous day had cleared without being claimed by another team. Those not destined for Syracuse were set to be assigned to the taxi squad on opening night the following day.

Latter that day the Lightning also announced that it had signed forward Boo Nieves to a one-year contract after joining the team on a PTO contract for training camp. Nieves had previously played in the New York Rangers system for the past 4-seasons. It remains to be seen if the team will use Nieves on its taxi squad or if he will be assigned to Syracuse at a later date.

With the completion of these moves the team set up its opening night roster. The forward group consists of Anthony Cirelli, Blake Coleman, Barclay Goodrow, Yanni Gourde, Mathieu Joseph, Alex Killorn, Patrick Maroon, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos, Mitchell Stephens and Alexander Volkov. The defensemen group consists of Erik Cernak, Cal Foote, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta and Mikhail Sergachev. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Curtis McElhinney round out the roster in net.

The taxi squad roster consists of Tyler Johnson (C), Gemel Smith (C), Luke Schenn (RD), Andreas Borgman (LD), Ben Thomas (RD) and Christopher Gibson (G). Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois stated that Johnson would be added to the active roster after the first game due to cap reasons. It remains to be seen what the team will do with Boo Nieves. Due to the timing of the signing Nieves is unable to be assigned to taxi squad until after the first game.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Шаблон:Game log start Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || January 13 || Chicago Blackhawks || 5–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || Held without fans || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || January 15 || Chicago Blackhawks || 5–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || Held without fans || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | — || January 17 || Dallas Stars || colspan=8|Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests of Dallas Stars players and staff. Makeup date: May 5. |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | — || January 19 || Dallas Stars || colspan=8|Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests of Dallas Stars players and staff. Makeup date: May 7. |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || January 21 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets || 3–2 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Nationwide Arena || Held without fans || 3–0–0 || 6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 || January 23 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets || 2–5 || || Vasilevskiy || Nationwide Arena || Held without fans || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | — || January 26 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || colspan=8|Postponed due to multiple Carolina Hurricanes players placed in COVID-19 protocol. Makeup date: February 22. |- align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" | 5 || January 28 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 0–1 || OT || Vasilevskiy || PNC Arena || Held without fans || 3–1–1 || 7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || January 30 || Nashville Predators || 4–3 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || Held without fans || 4–1–1 || 9 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || February 1 || Nashville Predators || 5–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || Held without fans || 5–1–1 || 11 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || February 3 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || Held without fans || 6–1–1 || 13 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 9 || February 5 || Detroit Red Wings || 3–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || Held without fans || 7–1–1 || 15 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || February 8 || @ Nashville Predators || 4–1 || || McElhinney || Bridgestone Arena || Not reported || 8–1–1 || 17 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || February 9 || @ Nashville Predators || 6–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Bridgestone Arena || Not reported || 9–1–1 || 19 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 12 || February 11 || @ Florida Panthers || 2–5 || || Vasilevskiy || BB&T Center || 3,808 || 9–2–1 || 19 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || February 13 || @ Florida Panthers || 6–1 || || Vasilevskiy || BB&T Center || 4,509 || 10–2–1 || 21 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 14 || February 15 || Florida Panthers || 4–6 || || McElhinney || Amalie Arena || 100 || 10–3–1 || 21 || |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | — || February 18 || @ Dallas Stars || colspan=8|Postponed due to winter storm affecting the area. Makeup date: March 2. |- align="center" bgcolor="cccccc" | — || February 20 || @ Dallas Stars || colspan=8|Postponed due to winter storm affecting the area. Makeup date: March 16. |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || February 20 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 0–4 || || Vasilevskiy || PNC Arena || Held without fans || 10–4–1 || 21 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || February 22 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 4–2 || || Vasilevskiy || PNC Arena || Held without fans || 11–4–1 || 23 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || February 24 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 500 || 12–4–1 || 25 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || February 25 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–1 || || McElhinney || Amalie Arena || 536 || 13–4–1 || 27 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || February 27 || Dallas Stars || 5–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 537 || 14–4–1 || 29 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || March 2 || @ Dallas Stars || 2–0 || || Vasilevskiy || American Airlines Center || 4,067 || 15–4–1 || 31 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || March 4 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 3–2 || OT || Vasilevskiy || United Center || Held without fans || 16–4–1 || 33 || |- align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" | 22 || March 5 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 3–4 || SO || McElhinney || United Center || Held without fans || 16–4–2 || 34 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || March 7 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 6–3 || || Vasilevskiy || United Center || Held without fans || 17–4–2 || 36 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || March 9 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–3 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Little Caesars Arena || Held without fans || 18–4–2 || 38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 25 || March 11 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 4–6 || || McElhinney || Little Caesars Arena || Held without fans || 18–5–2 || 38 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || March 13 || Nashville Predators || 6–3 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 19–5–2 || 40 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 27 || March 15 || Nashville Predators || 1–4 || || McElhinney || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 19–6–2 || 40 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || March 16 || @ Dallas Stars || 4–3 || SO || Vasilevskiy || American Airlines Center || 4,057 || 20–6–2 || 42 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || March 18 || Chicago Blackhawks || 4–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 21–6–2 || 44 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || March 20 || Chicago Blackhawks || 4–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 22–6–2 || 46 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || March 21 || Florida Panthers || 5–3 || || McElhinney || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 23–6–2 || 48 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || March 23 || @ Dallas Stars || 2–1 || || Vasilevskiy || American Airlines Center || 4,103 || 24–6–2 || 50 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 33 || March 25 || @ Dallas Stars || 3–4 || || Vasilevskiy || American Airlines Center || 4,187 || 24–7–2 || 50 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 34 || March 27 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 3–4 || || Vasilevskiy || PNC Arena || 4,433 || 24–8–2 || 50 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 35 || March 30 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 1–3 || || McElhinney || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 24–9–2 || 50 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || April 1 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 25–9–2 || 52 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || April 3 || Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 26–9–2 || 54 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 38 || April 4 || Detroit Red Wings || 1–5 || || Gibson || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 26–10–2 || 54 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 39 || April 6 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets || 2–4 || || Vasilevskiy || Nationwide Arena || 4,080 || 26–11–2 || 54 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || April 8 || @ Columbus Blue Jackets || 6–4 || || Vasilevskiy || Nationwide Arena || 4,143 || 27–11–2 || 56 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || April 10 || @ Nashville Predators || 3–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Bridgestone Arena || Not reported || 28–11–2 || 58 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 42 || April 13 || @ Nashville Predators || 2–7 || || McElhinney || Bridgestone Arena || Not reported || 28–12–2 || 58 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || April 15 || Florida Panthers || 3–2 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 29–12–2 || 60 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 44 || April 17 || Florida Panthers || 3–5 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 29–13–2 || 60 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || April 19 || Carolina Hurricanes || 3–2 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 30–13–2 || 62 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 46 || April 20 || Carolina Hurricanes || 1–4 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 3,800 || 30–14–2 || 62 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || April 22 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 3–1 || || McElhinney || Amalie Arena || 4,200 || 31–14–2 || 64 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || April 25 || Columbus Blue Jackets || 4–3 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 4,200 || 32–14–2 || 66 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || April 27 || @ Chicago Blackhawks || 7–4 || || Vasilevskiy || United Center || Held without fans || 33–14–2 || 68 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || April 29 || Dallas Stars || 3–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 4,200 || 34–14–2 || 70 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="B0C4DE" | 51 || May 1 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 0–1 || SO || McElhinney || Little Caesars Arena || Not reported || 34–14–3 || 71 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || May 2 || @ Detroit Red Wings || 2–1 || || Gibson || Little Caesars Arena || Not reported || 35–14–3 || 73 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 5 || Dallas Stars || 6–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 4,200 || 36–14–3 || 75 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 54 || May 7 || Dallas Stars || 2–5 || || McElhinney || Amalie Arena || 4,200 || 36–15–3 || 75 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 55 || May 8 || @ Florida Panthers || 1–5 || || Vasilevskiy || BB&T Center || 5,040 || 36–16–3 || 75 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 56 || May 10 || @ Florida Panthers || 0–4 || || Vasilevskiy || BB&T Center || 5,040 || 36–17–3 || 75 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end |- | Lightning score listed first; Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Game log end

Playoffs

Шаблон:Game log start Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || May 16 || @ Florida Panthers || 5–4 || || Vasilevskiy || BB&T Center || 9,646 || 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || May 18 || @ Florida Panthers || 3–1 || || Vasilevskiy || BB&T Center || 9,646 || 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || May 20 || Florida Panthers || 5–6 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 9,508 || 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || May 22 || Florida Panthers || 6–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 9,762 || 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 5 || May 24 || @ Florida Panthers || 1–4 || || Vasilevskiy || BB&T Center || 11,551 || 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || May 26 || Florida Panthers || 4–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 10,092 || 4–2 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || May 30 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 2–1 || || Vasilevskiy || PNC Arena || 16,299 || 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || June 1 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 2–1 || || Vasilevskiy || PNC Arena || 16,299 || 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 3 || June 3 || Carolina Hurricanes || 2–3 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 13,544 || 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || June 5 || Carolina Hurricanes || 6–4 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 13,773 || 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || June 8 || @ Carolina Hurricanes || 2–0 || || Vasilevskiy || PNC Arena || 16,299 || 4–1 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 1 || June 13 || New York Islanders || 1–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 14,513 || 0–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || June 15 || New York Islanders || 4–2 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 14,771 || 1–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || June 17 || @ New York Islanders || 2–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Nassau Coliseum || 12,978 || 2–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 || June 19 || @ New York Islanders || 2–3 || || Vasilevskiy || Nassau Coliseum || 12,978 || 2–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || June 21 || New York Islanders || 8–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 14,791 || 3–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 6 || June 23 || @ New York Islanders || 2–3 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Nassau Coliseum || 12,978 || 3–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || June 25 || New York Islanders || 1–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 14,805 || 4–3 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || June 28 || Montreal Canadiens || 5–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 15,911 || 1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || June 30 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–1 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 17,166 || 2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || July 2 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || || Vasilevskiy || Bell Centre || 3,500 || 3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" | 4 || July 5 || @ Montreal Canadiens || 2–3 || OT || Vasilevskiy || Bell Centre || 3,500 || 3–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || July 7 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–0 || || Vasilevskiy || Amalie Arena || 18,110 || 4–1 || |- Шаблон:Game log section end |- | Lightning score listed first; Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Game log end

Player stats

Final

Skaters

Regular season

Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Sortname	56	23	25	48	2	11
Шаблон:Sortname	55	15	31	46	1	26
Шаблон:Sortname	54	9	36	45	5	28
Шаблон:Sortname	56	17	19	36	10	44
Шаблон:Sortname	38	17	17	34	4	16
Шаблон:Sortname	56	15	18	33	−1	37
Шаблон:Sortname	55	14	17	31	15	37
Шаблон:Sortname	56	4	26	30	5	30
Шаблон:Sortname	50	9	13	22	0	10
Шаблон:Sortname	55	8	14	22	−1	16
Шаблон:Sortname	55	6	14	20	16	52
Шаблон:Sortname	56	12	7	19	3	10
Шаблон:Sortname	46	5	13	18	8	38
Шаблон:Sortname	55	4	14	18	2	60
Шаблон:Sortname	30	9	3	12	3	16
Шаблон:Sortname	50	4	8	12	13	14
Шаблон:Sortname	35	0	8	8	12	22
Шаблон:Sortname‡	19	3	2	5	2	4
Шаблон:Sortname	38	2	2	4	2	51
Шаблон:Sortname	15	3	0	3	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	35	1	2	3	9	29
Шаблон:Sortname	5	0	3	3	3	11
Шаблон:Sortname	7	0	2	2	−2	4
Шаблон:Sortname	7	0	1	1	−5	0
Шаблон:Sortname†	14	0	0	0	8	0
Шаблон:Sortname	5	0	0	0	1	0
Шаблон:Sortname†	2	0	0	0	−1	12
Шаблон:Sortname	1	0	0	0	−1	5

Playoffs

Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Sortname	23	8	24	32	6	14
Шаблон:Sortname	23	14	9	23	7	8
Шаблон:Sortname	23	8	10	18	0	4
Шаблон:Sortname	23	2	16	18	1	8
Шаблон:Sortname	19	8	9	17	−1	6
Шаблон:Sortname	23	5	8	13	8	10
Шаблон:Sortname	23	5	7	12	9	20
Шаблон:Sortname	23	3	8	11	5	22
Шаблон:Sortname	21	1	9	10	12	16
Шаблон:Sortname	23	0	8	8	18	14
Шаблон:Sortname	23	6	1	7	4	13
Шаблон:Sortname	23	4	3	7	3	0
Шаблон:Sortname	23	4	2	6	4	12
Шаблон:Sortname	18	2	4	6	4	26
Шаблон:Sortname	20	0	5	5	0	6
Шаблон:Sortname	23	2	2	4	2	37
Шаблон:Sortname	23	2	1	3	3	8
Шаблон:Sortname	23	0	3	3	0	18
Шаблон:Sortname	6	0	2	2	0	0
Шаблон:Sortname	8	1	0	1	1	9

Goaltenders

Regular season

Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Sortname	42	42	2524	31	10	1	93	2.21	1237	.926	5	0	4	0
Шаблон:Sortname	12	12	660	4	6	2	37	3.09	296	.875	1	0	0	2
Шаблон:Sortname	2	2	113	1	1	0	5	2.66	40	.875	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Sortname	23	23	1390	16	7	44	1.90	699	.937	5	0	0	0

^†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

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Patrick Maroon	Suspended for Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brandon Montour during the regular season game against the Florida Panthers on May 8, 2021, at the BB&T Center.	1 game	$7,758.62	May 9, 2021
Patrick Maroon	Fined for Unsportsmanlike conduct for his actions at the end of the game on May 24, 2021, against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center.	—	$3,879.31	May 25, 2021
Ryan McDonagh	Fined for Cross-checking Mason Marchment during the playoff game on May 24, 2021, against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center.	—	$5,000	May 25, 2021

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
Шаблон:Sortname	NHL Third Star of the Week	January 18, 2021
Шаблон:Sortname	NHL First Star of the Week	March 1, 2021
Шаблон:Sortname	First Team All Star	June 29, 2021
Шаблон:Sortname	Second team all star	June 29, 2021
Шаблон:Sortname	Conn Smythe Trophy	July 7, 2021

Milestones

Regular season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Cal Foote	1st career NHL game	January 13, 2021
Ryan McDonagh	300th career NHL point	January 21, 2021
Ondrej Palat	500th career NHL game	January 23, 2021
Brayden Point	300th career NHL game	January 28, 2021
Cal Foote	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	January 30, 2021
Anthony Cirelli	100th career NHL point	January 30, 2021
Blake Coleman	100th career NHL point	February 3, 2021
Alexander Volkov	1st career NHL goal	February 13, 2021
Alex Killorn	600th career NHL game	February 20, 2021
Alex Barre-Boulet	1st career NHL game	February 22, 2021
Ross Colton	1st career NHL game 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	February 24, 2021
Patrick Maroon	100th career NHL goal	March 7, 2021
Barclay Goodrow	300th career NHL game	March 9, 2021
Ross Colton	1st career NHL assist	March 16, 2021
Victor Hedman	500th career NHL point	March 16, 2021
Mikhail Sergachev	100th career NHL assist	March 20, 2021
Cal Foote	1st career NHL assist	March 25, 2021
Ben Thomas	1st career NHL game	April 4, 2021
Anthony Cirelli	200th career NHL game	April 4, 2021
Victor Hedman	800th career NHL game	April 4, 2021
Yanni Gourde	100th career NHL assist	April 8, 2021
Ryan McDonagh	700th career NHL game	April 13, 2021
David Savard	600th career NHL game	April 17, 2021
Victor Hedman	400th career NHL assist	April 17, 2021
Brayden Point	300th career NHL point	April 19, 2021
Alex Barre-Boulet	1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point	April 25, 2021
Andrei Vasilevskiy	300th career NHL game	May 6, 2021
Tyler Johnson	200th career NHL assist	May 6, 2021
Blake Coleman	300th career NHL game	May 8, 2021
Daniel Walcott	1st career NHL game	May 10, 2021

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
Ross Colton	1st career playoff game	May 16, 2021
Patrick Maroon	100th career playoff game	May 18, 2021
Ross Colton	1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point	May 20, 2021
Nikita Kucherov	100th career playoff point	May 20, 2021
Jon Cooper	100th career playoff game	May 30, 2021
Tyler Johnson	100th career playoff game	May 30, 2021
Alex Killorn	100th career playoff game	June 1, 2021
Ondrej Palat	100th career playoff game	June 1, 2021
Nikita Kucherov	100th career playoff game	June 5, 2021
Ross Colton	1st career playoff assist	June 5, 2021
Jan Rutta	1st career playoff goal	June 15, 2021
Andrei Vasilevskiy	5th career playoff shutout	June 25, 2021
Erik Cernak	1st career playoff goal	June 28, 2021
Mathieu Joseph	1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point	July 2, 2021

Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
Шаблон:Start date	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2020 2nd-round pick in 2021	To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2020
Шаблон:Start date	To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2020	To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2020 5th-round pick in 2020
Шаблон:Start date	To Ottawa Senators Cedric Paquette Braydon Coburn 2nd-round pick in 2022	To Tampa Bay Lightning Anders Nilsson Marian Gaborik
Шаблон:Start date	To Anaheim Ducks Alexander Volkov	To Tampa Bay Lightning Antoine Morand conditional 7th-round pick in 2023
Шаблон:Start date	To Detroit Red Wings 4th-round pick in 2021	To Tampa Bay Lightning David Savard
Шаблон:Start date	To Columbus Blue Jackets 1st-round pick in 2021 3rd-round pick in 2022	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brian Lashoff
Шаблон:Start date	To San Jose Sharks Magnus Crona	To Tampa Bay Lightning Fredrik Claesson

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
Шаблон:Start date	Kevin Shattenkirk	to Anaheim Ducks	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Carter Verhaeghe	to Florida Panthers	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Andreas Borgman	from San Antonio Rampage	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Christopher Gibson	from Bridgeport Sound Tigers	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Zach Bogosian	to Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Scott Wedgewood	to New Jersey Devils	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Boo Nieves	from New York Rangers	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Simon Ryfors	from Rogle BK	1-year

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref

Contract terminations

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
Шаблон:Start date	Mitchell Stephens	2-year
Шаблон:Start date	Gemel Smith	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Patrick Maroon	2-year
Шаблон:Start date	Luke Schenn	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Ross Colton	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Mikhail Sergachev	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Jack Finley	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Gage Goncalves	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Jan Rutta	2-year
Шаблон:Start date	Erik Cernak	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Alexander Volkov	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Mathieu Joseph	2-year
Шаблон:Start date	Anthony Cirelli	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Daniel Walcott	2-year
Шаблон:Start date	Odeen Tufto	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Cole Koepke	2-year
Шаблон:Start date	Hugo Alnefelt	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Amir Miftakhov	3-year
Шаблон:Start date	Spencer Martin	1-year
Шаблон:Start date	Jack Thompson	3-year

Draft picks

Шаблон:See also Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, via video conference call due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	571	Jack Finley	C	Шаблон:Flag	Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
2	62	Gage Goncalves	C	Шаблон:Flag	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3	852	Maxim Groshev	RW	Шаблон:Flag	HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)
3	93	Jack Thompson	D	Шаблон:Flag	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
4	1163	Eamon Powell	D	Шаблон:Flag	USA Hockey National Team Development Program
5	1473	Jaydon Dureau	LW	Шаблон:Flag	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
6	1574	Nick Capone	RW	Шаблон:Flag	University of Connecticut (Hockey East)
6	186	Amir Miftakhov	G	Шаблон:Flag	Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
7	217	Declan McDonnell	RW	Шаблон:Flag	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Notes:

1. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2020 (124th overall) and a second-round pick in 2021 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.

   Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020, that sent Marco Scandella to St. Louis in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021 and this pick.

2. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020, that sent Anthony Greco and a first-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for Barclay Goodrow and this pick.

   San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 18, 2019, that sent Justin Braun to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.

3. The Philadelphia Flyers' forth and fifth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020, that sent Detroit's fourth-round pick in 2020 (94th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 (116th overall) and fifth-round pick in 2020 (147th overall) for this pick.
4. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019, that sent Mike Condon and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Ryan Callahan and this pick.