2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning season
2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning | |||
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Division | 4th Atlantic | ||
Conference | 6th Eastern | ||
2023–24 record | 44–29–8 | ||
Home record | 24–11–5 | ||
Road record | 20–18–3 | ||
Goals for | 285 | ||
Goals against | 264 | ||
Team information | |||
General Manager | Julien BriseBois | ||
Coach | Jon Cooper | ||
Captain | Steven Stamkos | ||
Alternate captains | Victor Hedman Nikita Kucherov |
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Arena | Amalie Arena | ||
Team leaders | |||
Goals | Brayden Point (45) | ||
Assists | Nikita Kucherov (99) | ||
Points | Nikita Kucherov (142) | ||
Penalties in minutes | Mikey Eyssimont (104) | ||
Plus/minus | Victor Hedman (+18) | ||
Wins | Andrei Vasilevskiy (30) | ||
Goals against average | Andrei Vasilevskiy (2.90) | ||
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The 2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning season is the 32nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[1]
On April 5, 2024, the Lightning clinched a playoff spot for the seventh consecutive season after losses by the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals.[2]
Contents
Off-season
April
The Lightning's off-season began after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in six games.[3]
May
On May 1, 2023, the Lightning signed forward prospect Maxim Groshev to a three-year entry-level contract. Groshev was originally selected by the Lightning in the third round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Groshev appeared in 34 games this past season with SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL, recording four goals and six points. Groshev also played in the VHL with SKA-Neva St. Petersburg.[4]
On May 2, 2023, Brayden Point was announced as a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy. Point recorded career in both goals (51) a points (95) this past season while averaging slightly under 20 minutes a night. During the season point only recorded 7 total penalty minutes.[5]
On May 5, 2023, the Lightning re-signed Michael Eyssimont to a two-year contract extension that careers an annual cap hit of 800k. The team acquired him this past season in a trade with the San Jose Sharks. In the playoffs Eyssimont recorded two points in the series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[6]
May 10, 2023, the Lightning signed free agent goaltender Matt Tomkins to a two-year contract. Notably Thomkins played in 3 games for Team Canada in the 2022 Olympics. Thomkins had spent the past two seasons playing for Farjestad BK in the Swedish Hockey League.[7]
June
On June 5, 2023, the Lightning signed free agent forward Waltteri Merela to a one-year contract.[8] Merela had spent the past two seasons with Tappara in the Finnish Elite League. During that time Merela helped Tappara win back to back championships.
That same day the Lightning also signed free agent defenseman Emil Lilleberg to a two-year contract. Lilleberg spent the last season playing for IK Oskarshamn of the Swedish Hockey League. Lilleberg also represented Norway in the last three World Championships.[9]
On June 14, 2023, the Lightning re-signed forward Cole Koepke to a one-year contract extension.[10] Koepke appeared in 17 games with the team and recorded one goal over that period of time.[11] Koepke also played 52 games with the Syracuse Crunch. He recorded 7 goals and 19 points during his assignment with the Crunch.
On June 21, 2023, the Lightning re-signed forward Gabriel Fortier to a one year contract extension.[12][13] Fortier appear in one game with the Lightning last season which brought his career total to 11 NHL games. Fortier also appeared in 67 games with the Crunch last season, recording 11 goals and 29 points.
On June 26, 2023, the Lightning announced a change to the coaching staff of their AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. Benoit Groulx was stepping down as head coach of the Crunch and taking another position within the organization. The Lightning also relieved assistant coaches Gilles Bouchard and Eric Veilleux of their duties. Groulx finishes his stint with the Crunch with a franchise record 256 wins, two division championships, and one conference championship.[14]
The Lightning announced Joel Bouchard as Groulx's replacement in the same press release. Bouchard has previously been a head coach AHL (242 games) between the San Diego Gulls and the Laval Rocket. Bouchard is also a veteran of 364 NHL games and 293 AHL games over his playing career. The Lightning also announced that Daniel Jacob would be joining Bouchard's staff as an assistant coach.[15]
On June 26, 2023, Steven Stamkos was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Mark Messier Leadership Award.[16] The award is given annually to a player "who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during the regular season and who plays a leading role in his community growing the game of hockey."
On June 28, 2023, the Lightning traded forward Ross Colton to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.[17] Colton was originally acquired by the Lightning in the 4th round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Colton appeared in 190 games with the Lightning, recording 47 goals and 36 assists. Colton's biggest moment with the team came when he scored the Stanley Cup-clinching goal in game 5 against the Montreal Canadiens.
July
On July 1, 2023, the Lightning were involved in the following player signings during the first day of NHL free agency.
The Lightning signed Conor Sheary to a three-year contract valued at $6 million.[18] This past season Shear appeared in 82 games with the Washington Capitals, recording 15 goals and 37 points.[19] Sheary has appeared in 531 NHL games between stints with the Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres.
The Lightning signed Josh Archibald to a two-year contract with an annual cap hit for $800,000.[20] Last season Archibald appeared in 62 games, recording six goals and six assists. Archibald is also a veteran of 305 career NHL games, recording 45 goals and 38 assists.
The Lightning signed Luke Glendening to a two-year contract worth $1.6 million.[21] Glendening was a member of the Dallas Stars the prior two seasons. Glendening has appeared in 148 career games between the Stars and the Detroit Red Wings, recording 69 goals and 79 assists.
The Lightning signed Jonas Johansson to a two-year contract with a $775,000 annual cap hit.[22] This past season Johansson appeared in three games with the Colorado Avalanche, recording 2 wins and a .932 save percentage.
The Lightning signed Logan Brown to a one-year contract valued at $775,000. Brown was a member of the St. Louis Blues the past two season.[23] This past season Brown skated in 69 games, recording six goals and 17 points. Brown was previously a first-round pick of the Ottawa Senators. Brown enters the season one game shy of reaching 100 career NHL games.
The Lightning signed Mitchell Chaffee to a one-year contract that carries a cap hit of $775,000.[24] Chaffee has appeared in two NHL games, all which came with the Minnesota Wild.
On July 2, 2023, the Lightning signed Calvin de Haan to a one year contract, which carries a $775,000 cap hit.[25] De Haan appeared in 53 games last season with the Carolina Hurricanes, recording 2 goals and 10 assists. De Haan has 131 career points in his NHL career between the New York Islanders, Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks.
On July 15, 2023, the Lightning signed Tanner Jeannot to a two-year contract extension which carries an annual cap hit of $2.66 million. Jeannot was acquired by the Lightning in a trade with the Nashville Predators the previous season.[26]
August
On August 22, 2023, the Lightning announced the signing of Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension with an AAV of $6.5 million. Hagel posted 30 goals, 34 assists and 64 points in his first full season with the team, all of which were career highs for Hagel.[27]
On August 23, 2023, the Lightning announced the signing of Darren Raddysh to a two-year contract extension valued at $1.95 million. Raddysh recorded a goal and three assists in 17 appearances with the Lighting this past season. Raddysh also skated in 51 games with the Crunch last season.[28]
September
September 9, 2023, the Lightning announced that it had placed Josh Archibald on waivers for the purposes of termination of his contract. While the exact reason is unknown, Archibald indicated that he did not intend on attending training camp or play this season.[29]
On the same day, the Lightning announced that it had signed Tyler Motte to a one-year contract valued at $800,000. Motte skated in 62 games last season, recording 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points.[30]
Training camp
On September 19, 2023, the Lightning announced its training camp roster.[31]
Forwards
Tristan Allard, Alex Barre-Boulet, Logan Brown, Joe Carroll, Mitchell Chaffee, Anthony Cirelli, Gabriel Dumont, Jaydon Dureau, Lucas Edmonds, Shawn Element, Mikey Eyssimont, Jack Finley, Gabriel Fortier, Ethan Gauthier, Luke Glendening, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Brandon Hagel, Ethan Hay, Tanner Jeannot, Cole Koepke, Nikita Kucherov, Bennett MacArthur, Waltteri Merela, Tyler Motte, Nick Paul, Brayden Point, Felix Robert, Conor Sheary, Steven Stamkos Gabriel Szturc, Ilya Usau, Daniel Walcott, Daniel Walker and Austin Watson.
Defensemen
Zach Bogosian, Declan Carlile, Erik Cernak, Maxwell Crozier, Sean Day, Calvin de Haan, Haydn Fleury, Dyllan Gill, Victor Hedman, Louka Henault, Emil Lilleberg, Philippe Myers, Nick Perbix, Darren Raddysh, Roman Schmidt, Mikhail Sergachev, Devante Stephens, Jack Thompson and Scott Walford.
Goaltenders
Hugo Alnefelt, Evan Fitzpatrick, Ben Gaudreau, Jonas Johansson, Matt Tomkins and Andrei Vasilevskiy
On September 27, 2023, the Lightning announced that it had reduced it training camp roster by four players. Ethan Gauthier, Ethan Hay and Dyllan Gill were release from camp to join their junior teams. Scott Walford was released from his tryout agreement. The cuts reduce the camp roster to 56 players.[32]
On September 28, 2023, the Lightning announced that Andrei Vasilevskiy underwent a microdiscectomy to repair a lumbar disc herniation. Vasilevskiy is expected to miss the first two months of the season due to the surgery. The team stated that it will continue with Jonas Johansson and Matt Tomkins while Vasilevskiy recovers.[33]
On September 30, 2023, the Lightning announced that it had reduced its training camp roster by 30 players. The following players where either assigned to Syracuse or their respective junior clubs: Tristan Allard, Hugo Alnefelt, Logan Brown, Declan Carlile, Joe Carroll, Mitchell Chaffee, Maxwell Crozier, Sean Day, Gabriel Dumont, Lucas Edmonds, Shawn Element, Jack Finley, Evan Fitzpatrick, Ben Gaudreau, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Louka Henault, Cole Koepke, Emil Lilleberg, Bennett MacArthur, Philippe Myers, Felix Robert, Roman Schmidt, Devante Stephens, Gabriel Szturc, Jack Thompson, Ilya Usau, Daniel Walcott and Daniel Walker.[34]
On October 8, 2023, the Lightning placed Zach Bogosian and Gabriel Fortier on waivers.[35] Both players cleared the following day and are eligible to be assigned to the Syracuse Crunch.
On October 9, 2023, the Lightning announced that it had signed Austin Watson to a one-year deal. Watson was previously on a PTO agreement prior to signing. The contract will carry a cap hit of $776,655.[36]
That same day the Lightning finalized its roster for opening night.[37] The below forwards, defensemen and goalies were named to the finalized roster.
Forwards
Alex Barre-Boulet, Anthony Cirelli, Mikey Eyssimont, Luke Glendening, Brandon Hagel, Tanner Jeannot, Nikita Kucherov, Waltteri Merela, Tyler Motte, Nick Paul, Brayden Point, Conor Sheary, Steven Stamkos and Austin Watson
Defensemen
Erik Cernak, Calvin de Haan, Haydn Fleury, Victor Hedman, Nick Perbix, Darren Raddysh and Mikhail Sergachev
Goaltenders
Jonas Johansson, Matt Tomkins and Andrei Vasilevskiy (IR)
Standings
Divisional standings
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Conference standings
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Schedule and results
Preseason
2023 preseason game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)[38]
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October: 4–2–3, 11 points (Home: 4–0–2; Road: 0–2–1)
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November: 6–7–2, 14 points (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 4–4–1)
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December: 8–6–0, 16 points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–4–0)
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January: 9–3–0, 18 points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)
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February: 5–6–1, 11 points (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 4–3–0)
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March: 9–1–1, 19 points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–0–1)
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April: 3–4–1, 7 points (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
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Player stats
April 16, 2024[127]
Skaters
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Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Andrei Vasilevskiy | 52 | 52 | 3062:52 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 148 | 2.90 | 1477 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Jonas Johansson | 26 | 24 | 1477:29 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 83 | 3.37 | 752 | .890 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Tomkins | 5 | 5 | 300:49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3.19 | 147 | .891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Andrei Vasilevskiy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
†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
Roster
Updated May 27, 2021[132][133]
Suspensions/fines
Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Austin Watson | Fined for Unsportsmanlike Conduct during the game against the Nashville Predators on December 7, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena | — | $2,022.57 | December 8, 2023[134] |
Awards and honours
Awards
Player | Award | Awarded |
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Jonas Johansson | NHL Second Star of the Week[135] | October 30, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | NHL Second Star of the Week[136] | November 27, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Month[137] | December 1, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week[138] | December 11, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | 2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game[139] | January 4, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week[140] | January 29, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week[141] | March 18, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week[142] | April 8, 2024 |
Milestones
Player | Milestone | Reached |
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Waltteri Merela | 1st career NHL game | October 10, 2023 |
Brayden Point | 500th career NHL game | October 10, 2023 |
Matt Tomkins | 1st career NHL game | October 15, 2023 |
Jon Cooper | 800th career NHL game | October 15, 2023 |
Erik Cernak | 300th career NHL game | October 17, 2023 |
Brayden Point | 2nd career NHL hat-trick | November 4, 2023 |
Matt Tomkins | 1st career NHL win | November 7, 2023 |
Mikhail Sergachev | 200th career NHL assist | November 9, 2023 |
Cole Koepke | 1st career NHL assist | November 18, 2023 |
Brayden Point | 3rd career NHL hat-trick | November 24, 2023 |
Victor Hedman | 1000th career NHL game | December 4, 2023 |
Anthony Cirelli | 200th career NHL point | December 6, 2023 |
Tanner Jeannot | 200th career NHL game | December 7, 2023 |
Calvin de Haan | 600th career NHL game | December 14, 2023 |
Steven Stamkos | 12th career NHL hat-trick | December 14, 2023 |
Nick Perbix | 100th career NHL game | December 19, 2023 |
Brayden Point | 500th career NHL point | December 21, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | 300th career NHL goal | December 27, 2023 |
Austin Watson | 500th career NHL game | December 31, 2023 |
Declan Carlile | 1st career NHL game | January 4, 2024 |
Emil Lilleberg | 1st career NHL game | January 6, 2024 |
Jack Thompson | 1st career NHL game | January 6, 2024 |
Emil Lilleberg | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point |
January 9, 2024 |
Jon Cooper | 500th career NHL win | January 9, 2024 |
Gage Goncalves | 1st career NHL game | January 11, 2024 |
Max Crozier | 1st career NHL game | January 13, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | 800th career NHL point | January 13, 2024 |
Waltteri Merela | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point |
January 18, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | 500th career NHL assist | January 18, 2024 |
Mikey Eyssimont | 100th career NHL game | January 20, 2024 |
Max Crozier | 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point |
January 23, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | 5th career NHL hat-trick | January 23, 2024 |
Anthony Cirelli | 400th career NHL game | January 25, 2024 |
Mitchell Chaffee | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL assist 1st career NHL point |
January 25, 2024 |
Steven Stamkos | 1100th career NHL point | January 25, 2024 |
Victor Hedman | 700th career NHL point | January 27, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | 700th career NHL game | February 19, 2024 |
Brayden Point | 4th career NHL hat-trick | March 14, 2024 |
Nick Paul | 400th career NHL game | March 27, 2024 |
Brandon Hagel | 200th career NHL point | April 3, 2024 |
Anthony Duclair | 300th career NHL point | April 9, 2024 |
Steven Stamkos | 13th career NHL hat-trick | April 9, 2024 |
Darren Raddysh | 100th career NHL game | April 11, 2024 |
Tyler Motte | 400th career NHL game | April 11, 2024 |
Records
Player | Record | Reached |
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Victor Hedman | Tenth-most goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Ondrej Palat (143). | October 14, 2023 |
Brayden Point | Seventh-most points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Alex Killorn (466). | October 17, 2023 |
Victor Hedman | Tied for ninth-most goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman tied Fredrik Modin (145). | November 4, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | Most five-point games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Vincent Lecavalier (3). | November 4, 2023 |
Victor Hedman | Ninth-most goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Fredrik Modin (145). | November 6, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | Sixth-most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Pavel Kubina (662). | November 22, 2023 |
Brayden Point | Sixth-most points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Brad Richards (489). | November 24, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | Most points in a single game in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov tied Doug Crossman (6). | November 24, 2023 |
Victor Hedman | Third player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to play 1,000 career games with the franchise. Hedman was also the first defensemen in franchise history to play 1,000 games. | December 4, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | Most consecutive games with an assist in Tampa Bay Lighting history (11). Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards. | December 6, 2023 |
Steven Stamkos | Most goals in a single game in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Stamkos tied Martin St. Louis and Chris Kontos (4). | December 14, 2023 |
Steven Stamkos | Most shots in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Stamkos passed Vincent Lecavalier (3,166). | December 19, 2023 |
Brayden Point | Sixth player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 500 career points with the franchise. | December 21, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | Fourth player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 300 career goals with the franchise. | December 27, 2023 |
Steven Stamkos | Most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Stamkos passed Vincent Lecavalier (1,037). | December 31, 2023 |
Nikita Kucherov | Fourth-most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Vincent Lecavalier (491). | January 7, 2024 |
Brayden Point | Eighth-most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Alex Killorn (268). | January 13, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | Fourth player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 800 career points with the team. | January 13, 2024 |
Victor Hedman | Eighth-most goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Brad Richards (150). | January 18, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | Fourth player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 500 assists. | January 18, 2024 |
Victor Hedman | First defensemen to record 700 career points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman is also the fifth Lightning player to record 700 points in team history. | January 27, 2024 |
Brayden Point | Tenth-most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Brad Richards (552). | February 13, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | Most multi-assist games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (121). | February 25, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | Least amount of games needed to record 100 points in Tampa Bay Lightning history (59 games). Kucherov passed his prior record (62 games). | February 25, 2024 |
Darren Raddysh | Most assists in a single game by a Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman (5). Raddysh also tied Martin St. Louis and Mark Recchi for the most assists in a single game by a Tampa Bay Lightning player (5). | March 9, 2024 |
Darren Raddysh | Tied most points in a single game by a Tampa Bay Lightning Defenseman. Raddysh tied Pavel Kubina and Doug Crossman (5). | March 9, 2024 |
Victor Hedman | Second most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Vincent Lecavalier (1,037). | March 14, 2024 |
Brayden Point | Tied most points in a single game in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point tied Nikita Kucherov and Doug Crossman (6). | March 14, 2024 |
Brayden Point | Tied most hat tricks in a single season in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point tied Wendel Clark (3). | March 14, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | Most points in a single season in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed his prior record (128). | April 3, 2024 |
Nikita Kucherov | Most assists in a single season in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed his prior record (87). Kucherov also set the NHL record for most assists in a single season by a winger. Kucherov passed himself and Jaromír Jágr (87). | April 3, 2024 |
Transactions
The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 28, 2023 | To Colorado Avalanche
Ross Colton |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2023 |
[143] |
June 29, 2023 | To Chicago Blackhawks
Corey Perry |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2024 |
[144] |
June 29, 2023 | To Nashville Predators
4th-round pick in 2024 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2023 |
[145] |
July 2, 2023 | To Minnesota Wild
Maxim Cajkovic Patrick Maroon |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2024 |
[146] |
November 8, 2023 | To Minnesota Wild
Zach Bogosian |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2025 |
[147] |
March 6, 2024 | To Anaheim Ducks
Ty Taylor |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Adam Henrique |
[148] |
March 6, 2024 | To Edmonton Oilers
Adam Henrique |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2025 |
[148] |
March 7, 2024 | To San Jose Sharks
Jack Thompson 3rd-round pick in 2024 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anthony Duclair 7th-round pick in 2025 |
[149] |
March 8, 2024 | To Arizona Coyotes
5th-round pick in 2027 |
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Matt Dumba 7th-round pick in 2025 |
[150] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Mitchell Chaffee | from Minnesota Wild | 1-year | [151] |
July 1, 2023 | Luke Glendening | from Dallas Stars | 2-year | [152] |
July 1, 2023 | Logan Brown | from St. Louis Blues | 1-year | [153] |
July 1, 2023 | Conor Sheary | from Washington Capitals | 3-year | [154] |
July 1, 2023 | Josh Archibald | from Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | [155] |
July 1, 2023 | Jonas Johansson | from Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | [156] |
July 1, 2023 | Trevor Carrick | to Anaheim Ducks | 1-year | [157] |
July 1, 2023 | Ian Cole | to Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | [158] |
July 1, 2023 | Alex Killorn | to Anaheim Ducks | 4-year | [159] |
July 2, 2023 | Calvin de Haan | from Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | [160] |
July 4, 2023 | Rudolfs Balcers | to ZSC Lions | 1-year | [161] |
September 9, 2023 | Tyler Motte | from New York Rangers | 1-year | [162] |
October 9, 2023 | Austin Watson | from Ottawa Senators | 1-year | [163] |
March 1, 2024 | Milo Roelens | from Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 3-year | [164] |
March 2, 2024 | Gabriel Szturc | from Kelowna Rockets | 3-year | [165] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Key:
Contract is entry-level.
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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June 21, 2023 | Gabriel Fortier | 1-year | [167] |
July 17, 2023 | Tanner Jeannot | 2-year | [26] |
August 22, 2023 | Brandon Hagel | 8-year | [168] |
August 23, 2023 | Darren Raddysh | 2-year | [169] |
December 14, 2023 | Ethan Gauthier | 3-year![]() |
[170] |
April 15, 2024 | Dylan Duke | 3-year![]() |
[171] |
Draft picks
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Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 371 | Ethan Gauthier | RW | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
4 | 1152 | Jayson Shaugabay | RW | ![]() |
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
6 | 179 | Warren Clark | D | ![]() |
Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) |
7 | 1933 | Jack Harvey | C | ![]() |
Chicago Steel (USHL) |
211 | Ethan Hay | C | ![]() |
Flint Firebirds (OHL) |
Notes:
- The Montreal Canadiens' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 28, 2023, that sent Ross Colton to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[172]
- The Tampa Bay Lightning's fourth-round pick was re-acquired as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2024 to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.[173]
- The Anaheim Ducks' seventh-round pick will go to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on March 24, 2021, that sent Alexander Volkov to Anaheim in exchange for Antoine Morand and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[174] The condition—Tampa Bay will receive a seventh-round pick in 2023 if the pick is available at the time of the selection—was converted when the pick became available after earlier conditional trades with Columbus and Edmonton were resolved on April 8, 2021.[174]
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