2025–26 Tampa Bay Lightning season

2025–26 Tampa Bay Lightning
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2025–26 record40–20–4
Home record20–11–0
Road record20–9–4
Goals for229
Goals against178
Team information
General managerJulien BriseBois
CoachJon Cooper
CaptainVictor Hedman
Alternate captainsNikita Kucherov
Ryan McDonagh
ArenaBenchmark International Arena
Minor league affiliatesSyracuse Crunch (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsNikita Kucherov (34)
AssistsNikita Kucherov (70)
PointsNikita Kucherov (104)
Penalty minutesCurtis Douglas (92)
Plus/minusJ. J. Moser (+41)
WinsAndrei Vasilevskiy (29)
Goals against averageAndrei Vasilevskiy (2.32)

The 2025–26 Tampa Bay Lightning season is the 34th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[1]

Off-season

May

On May 5, 2025, the Lightning signed defenseman Charle-Edouard D'Astous to a one-year contract for the upcoming season. D'Astous played this past season in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) with Brynäs IF. D'Astous played in 49 games, recording 12 goals and 39 points. D'Astous also was tied for second in goals and points for defensemen in the SHL.[2]

On May 7, 2025, the Lightning re-signed Jonas Johansson to a two-year contract extension worth $2.5 million. Johansson appeared in 19 games last season as backup goaltender to Andrei Vasilevskiy. Johansson also backed-up Vasilevskiy the prior two seasons before signing the extension with the team.[3]

On May 22, 2025, the Chicago Blackhawks hired Lightning assistant coach Jeff Blashill as their 42nd head coach. Blashill spent the past three seasons with the Lightning.[4]

On the same day the Lightning signed free agent forward Wojciech Stachowiak to a one-year contract. Stachowiak played in 52 games this past season with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Stachowiak recorded 10 goals and 30 points in those 52 appearances[5]

On May 23, 2025, the New York Islanders hired Lightning assistant general manager Mathieu Darche as their general manager. Darche has worked in the Lightning's front office since 2019 and was part of the management group that won back-to-back Stanley Cups.[6]

On May 28, 2025, it was reported that Stacy Roest had left the organization. Roest had spent the prior 12-years with the Lightning. Roest primarily oversaw the Lightning's player development department. Roest also served as an assistant general manager with the team after being promoted.[7]

June

On June 2, 2025, the Lightning re-signed forward Yanni Gourde to a six-year contract extension that carries a cap hit of 2.33 million. Gourde was brought back to the Lightning prior to the trade deadline this past season from the Seattle Kraken. Gourde notably was part of the Lightning's back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.[8] Gourde also has appeared in 602 games with the Lightning, recording 133 goals and 214 assists (347 points).[9]

On June 3, 2025, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Steve Santini to a two-year contract extension. Santini appeared in 58 games with the Syracuse Crunch this past season, recording 6 goals and 17 points. Santini also appeared in one game this past season with the Lightning.[10]

On June 4, 2025, Nikita Kucherov won his second Ted Lindsay Award. The award is given every season to the most outstanding player in the NHL as voted on by the National Hockey League Players' Association. Kucherov captured his second straight Art Ross Trophy after leading the NHL in scoring with 37 goals and 84 assists (121 points). He also led the league in power play points (8 goals, 38 assists, 46 points).[11]

On June 6, 2025, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Max Crozier to a 3-year contract extension. Crozier appeared in 52 games with Syracuse this past season, recording 34 points. Crozier also has appeared in 18 games with the Lightning.[12]

That same day the Lightning announced that it had signed Dan Hinote as its new assistant coach. Hinote previously was an assistant coach in the NHL with the Nashville Predators (2020–24). Hinote spent the past season as an associate coach with the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League. In addition to his coaching experience, Hinote previously played in 503 regular season games in the NHL and also won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche. Hinote also is a native of Leesburg, Florida.[13]

On June 8, 2025, the Lightning announced it had re-signed forward Jack Finley to a 3-year contract extension. Finley appeared in 40 games with the Syracuse Crunch, recording 14 goals and 28 points. Finley also made his NHL debut this past season with the Lightning in January.[14]

On June 28, 2025, the Lightning made eight selections on the second day of the 2025 NHL entry draft. The Lightning selected Ethan Czata (#56), Benjamin Rautiainen (#121), Aiden Foster (#127), Everett Baldwin (#151), Caleb Heil (#193), Roman Luttsev (#206), Grant Spada (#212) and Marco Migmosa (#215).[15]

On June 29, 2025, the Lightning place Conor Sheary on unconditional waivers to mutually terminate his contract. Sheary appeared in 5 games this past season with the Lightning and spent the majority of the season with the Syracuse Crunch. Sheary has one year remaining on his 3-year contract with the team at the time of being placed on waivers.[16]

July

The Lightning were involved in following player signings on the first day of free agency (July 1).

The Lightning signed forward Nick Abruzzese to a one-year contract. Abruzzese appeared in 71 games with the Toronto Marlies this past season, recording 15 goals, 28 assists and 43 points. He has totaled 143 points over 211 games with the Marlies. He has also appeared in regular season games with the Toronto Maple Leafs.[17]

The lightning signed defenseman Simon Lundmark to a two-year contract. Lundmark spent the past four seasons playing for the Winnipeg Jets' American Hockey League affiliate the Manitoba Moose. He was not issued a qualifying offer by the Jets, so he became a free agent on July 1.[18] With the Moose, he recorded 14 points this past season over 66 games. He also has 62 points over 254 games with the Moose.[19]

The Lightning signed Boris Katchouk to a one-year contract. Katchouk spent the past season playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins' affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Katchouk appeared in 67 games and recorded 21 goals and 49 points. Katchouk also has skated in 176 NHL games between the Lightning, Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators.[20]

The Lightning signed forward Pontus Holmberg to a two-year contract that carries a $1.55 million cap hit. Holmberg appeared in 68 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs the prior season, recording 7 goals and 19 points. Holmberg also has appeared in 159 games with the Leafs, recording 19 goals and 49 points. Holmberg reached free agency to sign with the Lightning after he was not issued a qualifying offer by the Leafs prior to the July 1 deadline.[21]

The Lightning signed forward Tristan Allard to a two-year entry level contract. Allard appeared in 45 games with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL this past season, recording 7 goals and 9 assists.[22]

The Lightning signed goaltender Ryan Fanti to a one-year contract. Fanti appeared in 7 games this past season with the Syracuse Crunch, recording 3–1–0 record, 1.45 GAA and .946 save percentage. Fanti also appeared in 37 games with the ECHL Orlando Solar Bears, recording a 18–13–5, 2.71 GAA and .907 save percentage.[23]

Finally, the Lightning re-signed Gage Goncalves to a two-year contract extension. Gonclaves appeared in 60 games this past season with the Lightning, recording 8 goals, 12 assists and 20 points. He also appeared in all 5 of the Lightning's playoff games where he was tied for second in playoff scoring with the team.[24]

On July 2, 2025, the Lightning signed forward Jakob Pelletier to a three-year contract. Pelletier split last season between the Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers. Pelletier appeared in 49 games, recording seven goals and 19 points. Pelletier was originally drafted 26th overall by the Flames in the 2019 NHL draft.[25]

On July 7, 2025, the Lightning hired Jeff Tambellini as the assistant general manager. He will also serve as the general manager of the Lighthing's AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. This is also Tambellini's third stint with the organization. He originally played for the Lightning in the 2015–16. He then worked for the team as an NCAA pro scout from 2020 to 2022.[26]

On July 8, 2025, the Lightning traded forward Isaac Howard to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward Sam O'Reilly. Howard was a former first round pick of the Lightning in the 2022 NHL draft. Howard finished up his college career at Michigan State University and capturing the Hobey Baker Award prior to the trade.[27] O'Reilly comes to the Lightning after helping the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League win the OHL championship and the Memorial Cup. O'Reilly appeared in 62 games with the Knights, recording 28 goals and 71 points. He recorded 22 points in the post season for the Knights in winning the OHL championship. He also recorded 2 goals and 5 points in five games in the Knights Memorial Cup win. O'Reilly was also a former first round pick of the Oilers in the 2024 NHL entry draft.[28]

On July 13, 2025, the Lightning signed forward Scott Sabourin to a one-year contract. Sabourin appeared in 68 games with the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL. Sabourin recorded 10 goals and 25 points over those 68 games. He also appeared in one game with the San Jose Sharks. In his career he also has skated in 47 NHL games with the Sharks, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs.[29]

On July 23, 2025, the Lightning signed forward Ethan Czata to a three-year entry level contract. Czata was originally drafted by the Lightning in the 2nd-round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.[30]

Training camp

September

On September 17, 2025, the Lightning announced that forward Nick Paul underwent surgery to repair an upper-body injury. The injury was something he sustained during the prior season. Paul is expected to be out of the lineup until at least until November.[31]

On September 20, 2025, the Lightning signed forward Dominic James to a two-year entry level contract. James became a free agent after not signing with the Chicago Black Hawks after being drafted by them in 2022 NHL entry draft.[32] James appeared in 111 games with Minnesota Duluth University, recording 30 goals and 77 points. James also finished his career with Minnesota as the team's captain.[33]

On September 24, 2025, the Lightning made their first cut to the training roster to reduce it down to 53 players. The Lightning released the following players back to their junior teams: Everett Baldwin, Ethan Czata, Aiden Foster, Jan Golicic, Caleb Heil, Marco Mignosa, Sam O'Reilly, Kaden Pitre and Grant Spada.[34]

On September 28, 2025, the Lightning made their second round of roster cuts to reduce their training came roster down to 32 players. The following players were assigned to the Syracuse Crunch: Tristan Allard, Cooper Flinton, Brendan Furry, Ethan Gauthier, Niko Huuhtanen, Spencer Kersten, Connor Kurth, Lucas Mercuri, Reece Newkirk, Milo Roelens, Gabriel Szturc, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Dyllan Gill, Maxim Groshev, Chris Harpur, Tommy Miller, Matteo Pietroniro and Harrison Meneghin. Also, the following players were placed on waivers: Ryan Fanti, Simon Lundmark, Scott Sabourin and Steven Santini. These players will also be assigned to Syracuse for the start of its training camp if they clear waivers.[35]

October

On October 1, 2025, the Lightning made another set of training camp cuts. The lightning assigned Dylan Duke, Scott Sabourin and Wojciech Stachowiak to the Syracuse Crunch. The Lightning also placed Nick Abruzzese, Boris Katchouk and Jakob Pelletier on waivers to be assigned to the Syracuse Crunch.[36]

On October 2, 2025, the Lightning claimed goaltender Pheonix Copley off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.[37] Copley has appeared in 77 NHL games in his career, recording 44-wins, a .898 save percentage and a 2.84 GAA.[38]

On October 6, 2025, the Lightning claimed Curtis Douglas off waivers from the Utah Mammoth. Douglas has played in 261 games in the American Hockey League, recording 37 goals, 60 assists, 97 points and 508 penalty minutes.[39]

That same day the Lightning announced their opening night roster for the 2025–26 season.

Forwards

Oliver Bjorkstrand, Mitchell Chaffee, Anthony Cirelli, Curtis Douglas, Jack Finley, Conor Geekie, Zemgus Girgensons, Gage Goncalves, Yanni Gourde, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, Pontus Holmberg, Nikita Kucherov, Nick Paul and Brayden Point.

Defense

Erik Cernak, Max Crozier, Victor Hedman, Emil Lilleberg, Ryan McDonagh, J.J. Moser and Darren Raddysh.

Goaltenders

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jonas Johansson and Pheonix Copley

The team also announced that Zemgus Girgensons, Niko Huuhtanen and Nick Paul would start thee season on the team's injured reserve list due to injury.[40]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Buffalo Sabres 71 44 20 7 37 251 207 +44 95
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 69 43 21 5 34 251 192 +59 91
3 Montreal Canadiens 69 38 21 10 26 244 228 +16 86
4 Boston Bruins 70 39 23 8 29 234 217 +17 86
5 Detroit Red Wings 70 38 24 8 27 205 208 −3 84
6 Ottawa Senators 70 37 24 9 30 236 214 +22 83
7 Florida Panthers 69 34 32 3 27 206 229 −23 71
8 Toronto Maple Leafs 71 29 29 13 21 221 250 −29 71
Updated to game(s) played on March 23, 2026. Source: National Hockey League[41]
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

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Boston Bruins 70 39 23 8 29 234 217 +17 86
2 ME New York Islanders 71 40 26 5 26 206 202 +4 85
3 AT Detroit Red Wings 70 38 24 8 27 205 208 −3 84
4 AT Ottawa Senators 70 37 24 9 31 236 214 +22 83
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 69 34 23 12 21 202 211 −9 80
6 ME Washington Capitals 71 35 27 9 30 220 208 +12 79
7 ME New Jersey Devils 69 35 32 2 23 187 209 −22 72
8 AT Florida Panthers 69 34 32 3 27 206 229 −23 71
9 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 71 29 29 13 21 221 250 −29 71
10 ME New York Rangers 71 28 34 9 19 199 226 −27 65
Updated to game(s) played on March 23, 2026. Source: National Hockey League[42]
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

Preseason

2025 preseason game log: 6–1–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Location Attendance Record
1 September 22 @ Carolina 2–1 Lenovo Center 13,925 1–0–0
2 September 23 @ Nashville 3–2 SO Bridgestone Arena 17,159 2–0–0
3 September 26 Carolina 6–5 Benchmark International Arena 13,449 3–0–0
4 September 27 Nashville 4–1 Benchmark International Arena 14,228 4–0–0
5 September 30 Florida 3–2 Kia Center 15,334 5–0–0
6 October 2 Florida 5–2 Benchmark International Arena 13,200 6–0–0
7 October 4 @ Florida 0–7 Amerant Bank Arena 17,862 6–1–0
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2025–26 game log
October: 5–4–2, 12 points (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 2–1–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 9 Ottawa Senators 4–5 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 0–1–0 0 [43]
2 October 11 New Jersey Devils 3–5 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 0–2–0 0 [44]
3 October 13 @ Boston Bruins 4–3 Johansson TD Garden 17,850 1–2–0 2 [45]
4 October 14 @ Washington Capitals 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 16,948 1–2–1 3 [46]
5 October 17 @ Detroit Red Wings 1–2 OT Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena 19,515 1–2–2 4 [47]
6 October 18 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Johansson Nationwide Arena 15,822 1–3–2 4 [48]
7 October 23 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 1–4–2 4 [49]
8 October 25 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 Johansson Benchmark International Arena 19,092 2–4–2 6 [50]
9 October 26 Vegas Golden Knights 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 3–4–2 8 [51]
10 October 28 @ Nashville Predators 5–2 Vasilevskiy Bridgestone Arena 17,159 4–4–2 10 [52]
11 October 30 Dallas Stars 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 5–4–2 12 [53]
November: 11–3–0, 22 points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 6–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 2 @ Utah Mammoth 4–2 Johansson Delta Center 12,478 6–4–2 14 [54]
13 November 4 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Vasilevskiy Ball Arena 18,071 6–5–2 14 [55]
14 November 6 @ Vegas Golden Knights 6–3 Vasilevskiy T-Mobile Arena 17,717 7–5–2 16 [56]
15 November 8 Washington Capitals 3–2 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 8–5–2 18 [57]
16 November 12 New York Rangers 3–7 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 8–6–2 18 [58]
17 November 15 @ Florida Panthers 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amerant Bank Arena 19,894 9–6–2 20 [59]
18 November 16 Vancouver Canucks 2–6 Johansson Benchmark International Arena 19,092 9–7–2 20 [60]
19 November 18 New Jersey Devils 5–1 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 10–7–2 22 [61]
20 November 20 Edmonton Oilers 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 11–7–2 24 [62]
21 November 22 @ Washington Capitals 5–3 Johansson Capital One Arena 18,347 12–7–2 26 [63]
22 November 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3–0 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 13–7–2 28 [64]
23 November 26 Calgary Flames 5–1 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 14–7–2 30 [65]
24 November 28 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–3 Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena 19,515 15–7–2 32 [66]
25 November 29 @ New York Rangers 4–1 Johansson Madison Square Garden 18,006 16–7–2 34 [67]
December: 7–6–1, 15 points (Home: 3–4–0; Road: 4–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
26 December 2 @ New York Islanders 1–2 Vasilevskiy UBS Arena 13,014 16–8–2 34 [68]
27 December 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Johansson Benchmark International Arena 19,032 16–9–2 34 [69]
28 December 6 New York Islanders 0–2 Johansson Benchmark International Arena 19,092 16–10–2 34 [70]
29 December 8 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–2 Johansson Scotiabank Arena 18,520 16–11–2 34 [71]
30 December 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–1 Johansson Bell Centre 20,962 17–11–2 36 [72]
31 December 11 @ New Jersey Devils 8–4 Johansson Prudential Center 16,042 18–11–2 38 [73]
32 December 13 @ New York Islanders 2–3 SO Johansson UBS Arena 17,255 18–11–3 39 [74]
33 December 15 Florida Panthers 2–5 Johansson Benchmark International Arena 19,092 18–12–3 39 [75]
34 December 18 Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 18–13–3 39 [76]
35 December 20 Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 19–13–3 41 [77]
36 December 22 St. Louis Blues 4–1 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 20–13–3 43 [78]
37 December 27 @ Florida Panthers 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amerant Bank Arena 19,651 21–13–3 45 [79]
38 December 28 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 SO Johansson Benchmark International Arena 19,092 22–13–3 47 [80]
39 December 31 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Honda Center 16,214 23–13–3 49 [81]
January: 11–1–1, 23 points (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 7–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
40 January 1 @ Los Angeles Kings 5–3 Johansson Crypto.com Arena 18,001 24–13–3 51 [82]
41 January 3 @ San Jose Sharks 7–3 Johansson SAP Center 17,435 25–13–3 53 [83]
42 January 6 Colorado Avalanche 4–2 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 26–13–3 55 [84]
43 January 10 @ Philadelphia Flyers 7–2 Vasilevskiy Xfinity Mobile Arena 19,618 27–13–3 57 [85]
44 January 12 @ Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 Johansson Xfinity Mobile Arena 19,489 28–13–3 59 [86]
45 January 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 SO Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 14,546 29–13–3 61 [87]
46 January 16 @ St. Louis Blues 2–3 SO Vasilevskiy Enterprise Center 18,096 29–13–4 62 [88]
47 January 18 @ Dallas Stars 4–1 Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 18,532 30–13–4 64 [89]
48 January 20 San Jose Sharks 4–1 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 31–13–4 66 [90]
49 January 23 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2–1 SO Vasilevskiy United Center 18,841 32–13–4 68 [91]
50 January 24 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5–8 Johansson Nationwide Arena 16,852 32–14–4 68 [92]
51 January 26 Utah Mammoth 2–0 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,096 33–14–4 70 [93]
52 January 29 Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 34–14–4 72 [94]
February: 4–2–0, 8 points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 0–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
53 February 1 Boston Bruins 6–5 SO Vasilevskiy Raymond James Stadium 64,617
(outdoors)		 35–14–4 74 [95]
54 February 3 Buffalo Sabres 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 36–14–4 76 [96]
55 February 5 Florida Panthers 6–1 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 37–14–4 78 [97]
56 February 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 38–14–4 80 [98]
57 February 26 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–5 Johansson Lenovo Center 18,565 38–15–4 80 [99]
58 February 28 Buffalo Sabres 2–6 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 38–16–4 80 [100]
March: 2–4–0, 4 points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–3–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
59 March 3 @ Minnesota Wild 1–5 Vasilevskiy Grand Casino Arena 18,101 38–17–4 80 [101]
60 March 5 @ Winnipeg Jets 1–4 Vasilevskiy Canada Life Centre 13,473 38–18–4 80 [102]
61 March 7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 18,514 39–18–4 82 [103]
62 March 8 @ Buffalo Sabres 7–8 Johansson KeyBank Center 19,070 39–19–4 82 [104]
63 March 10 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 39–20–4 82 [105]
64 March 12 Detroit Red Wings 4–1 Vasilevskiy Benchmark International Arena 19,092 40–20–4 84 [106]
65 March 14 Carolina Hurricanes – Benchmark International Arena
66 March 17 @ Seattle Kraken – Climate Pledge Arena
67 March 19 @ Vancouver Canucks – Rogers Arena
68 March 21 @ Edmonton Oilers – Rogers Place
69 March 22 @ Calgary Flames – Scotiabank Saddledome
70 March 24 Minnesota Wild – Benchmark International Arena
71 March 26 Seattle Kraken – Benchmark International Arena
72 March 28 Ottawa Senators – Benchmark International Arena
73 March 29 Nashville Predators – Benchmark International Arena
74 March 31 Montreal Canadiens – Benchmark International Arena
April: 0–0–0, 0 points (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
75 April 2 Pittsburgh Penguins – Benchmark International Arena
76 April 4 Boston Bruins – Benchmark International Arena
77 April 6 @ Buffalo Sabres – KeyBank Center
78 April 7 @ Ottawa Senators – Canadian Tire Centre
79 April 9 @ Montreal Canadiens – Bell Centre
80 April 11 Boston Bruins – Benchmark International Arena
81 April 13 Detroit Red Wings – Benchmark International Arena
82 April 15 New York Rangers – Benchmark International Arena
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Player stats

March 23, 2026[107]

Skaters

Regular season[108]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Nikita Kucherov 65 40 79 119 45 44
Jake Guentzel 69 31 41 72 11 51
Brandon Hagel 64 32 35 67 33 54
Darren Raddysh 62 19 42 61 23 48
Anthony Cirelli 61 19 29 48 30 42
Brayden Point 51 16 29 45 10 12
Oliver Bjorkstrand 69 11 18 29 –13 10
Gage Goncalves 61 11 16 27 21 37
J.J. Moser 67 7 20 27 43 60
Yanni Gourde 69 9 17 26 1 60
Pontus Holmberg 62 10 11 21 4 23
Charle-Edouard D'Astous 57 4 17 21 –7 80
Victor Hedman 33 1 16 17 –1 10
Zemgus Girgensons 62 8 7 15 –1 29
Dominic James 43 7 8 15 4 8
Ryan McDonagh 36 6 8 14 12 4
Nick Paul 39 6 6 12 –11 18
Max Crozier 34 1 9 10 7 40
Erik Cernak 48 1 8 9 4 54
Emil Lilleberg 37 2 4 6 9 45
Scott Sabourin 18 1 3 4 0 80
Jack Finley‡ 22 2 1 3 2 21
Corey Perry† 9 2 1 3 0 7
Declan Carlile 38 1 2 3 5 23
Curtis Douglas‡ 29 0 2 2 1 92
Conor Geekie 11 0 2 2 –2 6
Steven Santini 10 0 1 1 1 2
Maxim Groshev 2 0 1 1 1 0
Mitchell Chaffee 7 0 0 0 0 4
Boris Katchouk‡ 3 0 0 0 –1 0
Jakob Pelletier 2 0 0 0 0 0
Simon Lundmark 1 0 0 0 1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season[109]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy 48 48 2835:17 33 12 3 108 2.29 1243 .915 2 0 1 11
Jonas Johansson 23 21 1304:45 10 9 2 71 3.26 608 .883 0 0 0 0
Brandon Halverson 1 0 0:06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

Roster

Updated March 18, 2026[110][111]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Oliver Bjorkstrand RW R 30 2025 Herning, Denmark
67 Declan Carlile D L 25 2022 Flint, Michigan
81 Erik Cernak D R 28 2017 Košice, Slovakia
71 Anthony Cirelli C L 28 2015 Woodbridge, Ontario
24 Max Crozier  D R 25 2019 North Vancouver, British Columbia
51 Charle-Edouard D'Astous D L 27 2025 Rimouski, Quebec
14 Conor Geekie C L 21 2024 Minnedosa, Manitoba
28 Zemgus Girgensons LW L 32 2024 Riga, Latvia
93 Gage Goncalves C R 25 2020 Mission, British Columbia
37 Yanni Gourde C L 34 2025 Saint-Narcisse, Quebec
59 Jake Guentzel LW L 31 2024 Omaha, Nebraska
38 Brandon Hagel LW L 27 2022 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
77 Victor Hedman (C) D L 35 2009 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
29 Pontus Holmberg RW L 27 2025 Västerås, Sweden
17 Dominic James  C L 23 2025 Plymouth, Michigan
31 Jonas Johansson G L 30 2023 Gävle, Sweden
86 Nikita Kucherov (A) RW L 32 2011 Maykop, Russia
78 Emil Lilleberg  D L 25 2023 Sarpsborg, Norway
27 Ryan McDonagh (A) D L 36 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
5 Ian Mitchell C R 27 2026 St. Albert, Alberta
90 J. J. Moser D L 25 2024 Biel, Switzerland
20 Nick Paul LW L 31 2022 Mississauga, Ontario
10 Corey Perry RW R 40 2026 Peterborough, Ontario
21 Brayden Point C R 30 2014 Calgary, Alberta
43 Darren Raddysh D R 30 2021 Caledon, Ontario
46 Scott Sabourin RW R 33 2025 Orleans, Ontario
88 Andrei Vasilevskiy G L 31 2012 Tyumen, Russia

Suspensions/fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Roman Schmidt Fined for a severe cross-check against Carter Verhaeghe during a preseason game against the Florida Panthers on October 4, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena. – $2,098.52 October 5, 2025[112]
Gage Goncalves Fined for a severe cross-check against Evan Rodrigues during a preseason game against the Florida Panthers on October 4, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena. – $3,125.00 October 5, 2025[112]
Scott Sabourin Suspended for four games for roughing Aaron Ekblad during a preseason game against the Florida Panthers on October 4, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena. 4 games – October 6, 2025[113]
J.J. Moser Suspended for two games for roughing Jesper Boqvist during a preseason game against the Florida Panthers on October 4, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena. 2 games – October 6, 2025[114]
Team Actions culminating in the events of a preseason game against the Florida Panthers on October 4, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena. – $100,000 October 6, 2025[115]
Jon Cooper
(head coach)		 Actions culminating in the events of a preseason game against the Florida Panthers on October 4, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena. – $25,000 October 6, 2025[115]
Scott Sabourin Fined for slashing Niko Mikkola in a regular season game against the Florida panthers on December 28, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena. – $2,018.23 December 29, 2025[116]
Curtis Douglas Fined for being the aggressor in an altercation with Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola in a regular season game against the Florida Panthers on February 5, 2026, at Benchmark International Arena. – $2,018.23 February 6, 2026[117]
Brandon Hagel Fined for being the aggressor in an altercation with Buffalo Sabres defensemen Rasmus Dahlin in a regular season game against the Buffalo Sabres on March 8, 2026, at KeyBank Center. – $5,000 March 8, 2026[118]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Brandon Hagel NHL Second Star of the Week[119] December 1, 2025
Nikita Kucherov NHL First Star of the Week[120] December 29, 2025
Nikita Kucherov NHL First Star of the Week[121] January 5, 2026
Nikita Kucherov NHL Second Star of the Week[122] January 26, 2026
Nikita Kucherov NHL Fist Start of the Month for January[123] February 1, 2026
Andrei Vasilevskiy NHL Second Star of the Week[124] February 2, 2026
Nikita Kucherov NHL Second Star of the Week[125] March 23, 2026

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Curtis Douglas 1st career NHL game October 9, 2025
Mitchell Chaffee 100th career NHL game October 11, 2025
Dominic James 1st career NHL game October 23, 2025
Charle-Edouard D'Astous 1st career NHL game October 25, 2025
Nikita Kucherov 1000th career NHL point October 25, 2025
Victor Hedman 800th career NHL point October 25, 2025
Brandon Hagel 300th career NHL point October 25, 2025
Charle-Edouard D'Astous 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 October 28, 2025
Anthony Cirelli 300th career NHL point October 28, 2025
Charle-Edouard D'Astous 1st career NHL assist October 30, 2025
Dominic James 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist		 November 6, 2025
Jack Finley 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist		 November 12, 2025
Curtis Douglas 1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist		 November 12, 2025
Jack Finley 1st career NHL goal November 15, 2025
Jake Guentzel 8th career NHL hattrick November 18, 2025
Nick Paul 200th career NHL point November 20, 2025
Zemgus Girgensons 200th career NHL point November 26, 2025
Brandon Hagel 400th career NHL game December 5, 2025
Darren Raddysh 200th career NHL game December 9, 2025
Jake Guentzel 600th career NHL point December 9, 2025
Nick Paul 100th career NHL goal December 11, 2025
Nick Paul 500th career NHL game December 15, 2025
Max Crozier 1st career NHL goal December 15, 2025
Darren Raddysh 100th career NHL point December 22, 2025
Oliver Bjorkstrand 400th career NHL point December 22, 2025
Zemgus Girgensons 800th career NHL game December 27, 2025
Maxim Groshev 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL point
1st career NHL assist		 December 28, 2025
Jon Cooper 1000th career NHL game December 31, 2025
J. J. Moser 100th career NHL point January 1, 2026
Darren Raddysh 1st career NHL hattrick January 3, 2026
Gage Goncalves 100th career NHL game January 6, 2026
J. J. Moser 300th career NHL game January 10, 2026
Jon Cooper 600th career NHL win January 12, 2026
Andrei Vasilevskiy 350th career NHL win January 13, 2026
Simon Lundmark 1st career NHL game January 24, 2026
Nikita Kucherov 700th career NHL assist February 25, 2026
Jonas Johansson 100th career NHL game February 26, 2026
Brayden Point 700th career NHL game March 7, 2026
Brandon Hagel 200th career NHL assist March 8, 2026
Darren Raddysh 100th career NHL assist March 8, 2026
Nikita Kucherov 1100th career NHL point March 12, 2026
Nikita Kucherov 7th career NHL hattrick March 17, 2026
Nikita Kucherov 1st career NHL SHG goal March 21, 2026

Records

Regular season
Player Record Reached
Victor Hedman Most seasons played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Steven Stamkos (16 seasons). October 9, 2025
Nikita Kucherov Fourth most powerplay goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (96). October 9, 2025
Brayden Point Seventh most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Pavel Kubina (662). October 19, 2025
Nikita Kucherov Second player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 1,000 points with the franchise. Kucherov was the fourth fast player born outside of North America to score 1,000 points (809 games) and 17th fastest in NHL history. Kucherov was also the 101st player in NHL history to record 1,000 points. October 25, 2025
Victor Hedman First defenseman and fifth player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 800 points with the franchise. Hedman was also the 19th defenseman to reach 800 points in NHL history. October 25, 2025
Nikita Kucherov Third most goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (365). November 19, 2025
Anthony Cirelli Third most shorthanded points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Cirelli passed Vincent Lecavalier (23). November 22, 2025
Brayden Point Sixth most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Brad Richards (339). December 13, 2025
Darren Raddysh Second fastest defenseman to reach 100 career points in Tampa Bay Lightning history (206 games). December 22, 2025
Anthony Cirelli Second most shorthanded points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Cirelli tied Rob Zamuner (25). December 27, 2025
Nikita Kucherov Second player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 500 career points on the road. Kucherov joined Steve Stamkos as the only players to do so in team history. December 27, 2025
Nikita Kucherov Fourth most game winning goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Vincent Lecavalier (60). December 27, 2025
Jon Cooper First coach in Tampa Bay Lightning history to coach 1,000 games with the franchise. Cooper was also the 5th coach in NHL history to coach in 1,000 games with a single franchise, and the 32nd coach to reach 1,000 games coached. December 31, 2025
Nikita Kucherov Third most 20 goal seasons in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (10). January 3, 2026
Darren Raddysh Third defenseman in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record a hattrick. Raddysh joined Dan Boyle and Doug Crossman as the only defensemen in team history to record the feat. January 3, 2026
Nikita Kucherov Second player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 300 career multipoint games. Kucherov joined Steven Stamkos as the only players to do so. January 6, 2026
Jon Cooper First coach in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 600 career wins with the franchise. Cooper did so in 1,006 games. Cooper was also the second fastest coach to record 600 wins in NHL history behind Scotty Bowman (1,002 games). January 12, 2026
Nikita Kucherov Tied for most consecutive multipoint games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov joined Steven Stamkos as the only players to record the feat (9 games). January 12, 2026
Nikita Kucherov Second most goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Vincent Lecavalier (383). January 29, 2026
Brandon Hagel Tied for fastest goal in Tampa Bay Lightning history (11 seconds). Hagel tied Dino Ciccarelli (Feb. 15, 1997, vs. Washington) and Ruslan Fedotenko (Feb. 4, 2006, vs. Washington). Hagel also set the record for the fastest goal in an NHL outdoor game and Tampa Bay Lighting outdoor game. February 1, 2026
Darren Raddysh Longest goal streak by a defensman in Tampa Bay Lightning history (4 games). February 1, 2026
Nikita Kucherov First player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 700 career assists with the franchise. Kucherov was the second fastest player born outside North America to record 700 assists. Kucherov also was only the third Russian born player to record 700 asssts. February 25, 2026
Brayden Point Seventh player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to play in 700 games with the franchise. March 7, 2026
Nikita Kucherov Second player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 1,100 points. Kucherov joined Steven Stamkos as the only players in team history. March 13, 2026
Nikita Kucherov Third most hattricks in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Vincent Lecavalier (6). March 17, 2026

Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28) To Boston Bruins
4nd-round pick in 2026 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2025 		[126]
July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08) To Edmonton Oilers
Isaac Howard 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Sam O'Reilly 		[127]
October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16) To Los Angeles Kings
Pheonix Copley 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future Considerations 		[128]
December 8, 2025 (2025-12-08) To Philadelphia Flyers
Ethan Samson 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Roman Schmidt 		[129]
December 28, 2025 (2025-12-28) To Minnesota Wild
Boris Katchouk 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Michael Milne 		[130]
March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06) To Los Angeles Kings
2nd-round pick in 2028 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Corey Perry*[a] 		[131]
March 12, 2026 (2026-03-12) To Detroit Red Wings
Michael Mine
Wojciech Stachowiak 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ian Mitchell 		[132]

Notes

  1. ^ Los Angeles retained 50% of Perry's contract.

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Nick Abruzzese from Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [133]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Simon Lundmark from Winnipeg Jets 2-year [134]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Boris Katchouk from Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year [135]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Pontus Holmberg from Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year [136]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Nick Perbix to Nashville Predators 2-year [137]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Matt Tomkins to Edmonton Oilers 2-year [138]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02) Jakob Pelletier from Philadelphia Flyers 3-year [139]
July 13, 2025 (2025-07-13) Scott Sabourin from San Jose Sharks 1-year [140]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
October 2, 2025 (2025-10-02) Pheonix Copley from Los Angeles Kings [141]
October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) Curtis Douglas from Utah Mammoth [142]
February 7, 2026 (2026-02-07) Jack Finley to St. Louis Blues [143]
March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06) Curtis Douglas to Vancouver Canucks [144]

Signings

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Gage Goncalves 2-year [147]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Ryan Fanti 1-year [148]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01) Tristan Allard 2-year† [149]
September 20, 2025 (2025-09-20) Dominic James 2-year† [33]
December 4, 2025 (2025-12-04) Ryan McDonagh 3-year [150]
December 27, 2025 (2025-12-27) J. J. Moser 8-year [151]
January 2, 2026 (2026-01-02) Charle-Edouard D'Astous 1-year [152]

Draft picks

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
2 56[A] Ethan Czata C  Canada Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
4 108[B] Benjamin Rautiainen C  Finland Tappara (Liiga)
127[C] Aiden Foster C  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
5 151 Everett Baldwin D  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
7 193[D] Caleb Heil G  United States Madison Capitals (USHL)
206[E] Roman Luttsev C  Russia Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
212[F] Grant Spada D  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
215 Marco Mignosa RW  Canada Soo Greyhounds (OHL)

Notes

  1. ^ The Los Angeles Kings' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Tanner Jeannot to Los Angeles in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[153]
  2. ^ The Detroit Red Wings' fourth-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2026 to Boston in exchange for this pick.
  3. ^ The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on March 6, 2024, that sent Adam Henrique to Edmonton in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[154] The condition – Tampa Bay will receive a fourth-round pick in 2025 if Edmonton does not win the Stanley Cup in 2024[154] – was converted when the Oilers lost the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals on June 24, 2024.[155]
  4. ^ The San Jose Sharksꞌ seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on March 7, 2024, that sent Jack Thompson and a third-round pick in 2024 to San Jose in exchange for Anthony Duclair and this pick.[156]
  5. ^ The Utah Mammothꞌs seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on March 8, 2024, that sent a fifth-round pick in 2027 to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Matt Dumba and this pick.[157]
  6. ^ The Minnesota Wild's seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on November 8, 2023, that sent Zach Bogosian to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.[158]

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