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The 2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning season is the 30th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[1] The Lightning enter the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division4th Atlantic
Conference7th Eastern
2021–22 record4–3–1
Home record1–2–1
Road record3–1–0
Goals for26
Goals against28
Team information
General managerJulien BriseBois
CoachJon Cooper
CaptainSteven Stamkos
Alternate captainsVictor Hedman
Alex Killorn
Ryan McDonagh
ArenaAmalie Arena
Average attendance19,092 (100%)
(4 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsAlex Killorn (6)
AssistsVictor Hedman (8)
PointsSteven Stamkos (12)
Penalty minutesPat Maroon (26)
Plus/minusAlex Killorn (+4)
WinsAndrei Vasilevskiy (4)
Goals against averageAndrei Vasilevskiy (2.53)

The Lightning rejoin the Atlantic Division after a one-season stint in the Central Division due to re-alignment under league's return to play protocols.

Off-season

July

The Lightning's off-season began after becoming back to back champions with the winning of its third Stanley Cup in franchise history in a 4–1 series win over the Montreal Canadiens. The win also made the Lightning only the ninth franchise in NHL history to win a back to back championship.[2]

On July 17, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Fredrik Claesson to a one-year, two-way contract. Claesson appeared in two regular season games with the Lightning after coming over via trade from the San Jose Sharks.[3]

That same day, the Lightning traded the negotiating rights to forward Barclay Goodrow to the New York Rangers in exchange for a 7th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[4] Goodrow was a member of the Lightning's back to back championships.

On July 18, 2021, the NHL released the full list of players protected in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.[5] The Lightning opted to protect Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan McDonagh, Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev and Andrei Vasilevskiy.[6] This left Blake Coleman, Ross Colton, Cal Foote, Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Patrick Maroon, Curtis McElhinney, Ondrej Palat, Jan Rutta, Luke Schenn and Mitchell Stephens from their back to back championship rosters exposed for the Seattle Kraken to select.

On July 19, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had signed a 2-year extension with the Orlando Solar Bears to keep it as its ECHL affiliate.[7]

On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected forward Yanni Gourde during their expansion draft from the Lightning.[8] Gourde spent the past six seasons with the team. He skated in 310 games, recording 80 goals, 107 assists and winner of 2 Stanley Cups.[9]

On July 24, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forward Gemel Smith to a 2-year contract extension. Smith appeared in five games with the Lightning during the regular season, recording three assists.[10]

On July 24 and 25, 2021, the Lightning made seven selections in the 2021. The Lightning picked 4 forwards and 3 defensemen. The following players made up their picks: Roman Schmidt (D), Dylan Duke (LW), Cameron MacDonald (C), Alex Gagne (D), Daniil Pylenkov (D), Robert Flinton (LW) and Niko Huuhtanen (RW).[11][12]

On July 26, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had issued qualify offers to restricted free agents Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, Otto Somppi, Sean Day and Cal Foote.[13] Former draft picks Ryan Lohin and Dominik Masin were not issued qualifying offers, which resulted in them becoming unrestricted free agents.[14]

On July 27, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed Otto Somppi to a one-year contract extension. Somppi appeared in 32 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, recording 12 goals and 26 points.[15]

Later that evening, the Lightning reached an agreement with the Chicago Blackhawks to trade Tyler Johnson and a 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for defensemen Brent Seabrook. Johnson spent the past 9-seasons with the Lightning. This past season he scored 8 goals and 14 assists in 55 regular season games. Johnson also scored 4 goals and 3 assists in playoffs during the Lightning's playoff run to the team's 3rd championship. [16] The Lightning will be using Seabrook's cap hit to stay cap compliant by placing him on long term injured reserve (LTIR) at the start of the season.[17][18]

On July 28, 2021, the Lightning began the first day of free agency by announcing the signing of free agents Gabriel Dumont, Charles Hudon, Darren Raddysh, Andrej Sustr and Maxime Legace to one-year contracts. Dumont and Sustr had both previously played for the team. Darren Raddysh is the brother of Lightning prosepct Taylor Raddysh.[19]

The next free agent signing announced by the Lightning was that of goaltender Brian Elliott. The team signed Elliott to a one-year contract valued at $900k. Elliott spent the previous three seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. Elliott was signed as the replacement of Curtis McElhinney as the team's backup goaltender.[20]

The next signing was 2020 Stanley Cup champion Zach Bogosian. Bogosian left the team as a free agent after helping the team to its second Stanley Cup by signing a one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Bogosian signed a three-year contract that carries an annual cap hit of $850,000.[21]

The team next announced that it had signed Brayden Point to an 8-year contract extension valued at $75 million.[22] The Lightning draft pick has skated in 351 career NHL games with the team, recording 139 goals and 310 points. Point was also a member of the Lightning's back to back championships.[23]

The Lightning moved back to free agent signings with the signing of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a two-year contract. The Bellemare contract will carry a cap hit of $1 million. Bellemare spent the past two seasons with the Colorado Avalanche. He recorded 18 goals and 15 assists during that timeframe.[24]

The Lightning finished the day with the signing of free agent Remi Elie to a one-year contract. Elie has appeared in 106 career NHL games between the Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres. He spent the past season playing for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League.[25]

On July 29, 2021, the Lightning announced the signing of forward Corey Perry to a two-year contract valued at $2 million. Perry joins the team after having lost to the team in consecutive finals with the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. Perry has been in the league for 16 years, recording 386 goals and 818 points over that span.[26]

The same day the team announced that it had re-signed defenseman Cal Foote to a two-year contract extension. The contract is to carry a cap hit of $850k. Foote was drafted by the team in 2017, and has skated in 35 career NHL games.[27]

On July 30, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forward Alex Barre-Boulet to a three-year contract extension. The contract will carry an annual cap hit of $758k. Barre-Boulet appeared in 15 games last season after making his NHL debut with the team.[28]

That day the Lightning also announced that it had traded forward Mitchell Stephens to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for 6th-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Stephens had played in 45 games with the Lightning over the past two seasons. Stephens had three goals and four assists in the Lightning's 2020 championship run.[29]

Only July 31, 2021, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forwards Taylor Raddysh and Boris Katchouk to three-year contract extensions. Both contracts will carry an annual cap hit of $758k. Raddysh has skated in 159 career AHL games, recording 49 goals and 110 points. Katchuouk has skated in 164 career AHL games, recording 36 goals and 89 points. Both forwards are expected to compete for the open roster spots at forward.[30]

Later that day the team announced that it had traded goaltender Spencer Martin to the Vancouver Canucks for future considerations. Martin recorded a 7-5-2 recorded in 15 games last season with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.[31]

August

On August 1, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Sean Day to a one-year contract extension. Day appeared in 29 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, recording 3 goals and 15 assists over 29 games.[32]

On August 9, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of Ross Colton to a two-year contract extension. The contract will carry an annual cap hit of $1.125 million. Colton made his NHL debut this past season, skating scoring 9 goals and 3 assists over 30-games.[33] Colton was also just the seventh rookie in NHL history to score a Stanley Cup winning goal and the second in the NHL's modern era.[34]

Training camp

September

On September 21, 2021, the Lightning announced their 60-man 2021 training camp roster.[35] The initial roster consists of 36 forwards, 18 defensemen and 6 goaltenders. Amongst the contracted players are 6 invitees that are not under contract with the Lightning.[36]

On September 28, 2021, the Lightning signed General Manager Julien BriseBois to a contract extension. BriseBois was the General Manager of the team during their back to back cup wins and has been with the franchise since 2010.[37]

On September 29, 2021, the Lightning announced their first round of training camp roster cuts. Forwards Jack Finley, Niko Huuhtanen, Cameron MacDonald and Declan McDonnell were reassigned to their junior clubs. Defenseman Roman Schmidt was also reassigned to his junior club. The Lightning also released Xavier Cormier and Avery Winslow from their camp tryouts.[38]

October

On October 4, 2021, the Lightning announced its second round of training camp roster cuts. The team cut 13 forwards, 6 defensemen and 3 goaltenders. This reduced the roster to 18 forwards, 11 defensemen and 3 goaltenders.[39]

Later in the day the team announced that it had cut four more players from its training camp roster. Gabriel Dumont, Charles Hudon, Sean Day and Darren Raddysh were assigned to the Syracuse Crunch to prepare for the start of the AHL season. This further trimmed the roster down to 16 forwards, 9 defensemen and 3 goaltenders.[40]

On October 8, 2021, the Lightning announced the reduction of the training camp roster by two players. Simon Ryfors was assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL, and Amir Miftakhov was assigned to the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. This brought the team's roster down to 15 forwards, 9 defensemen and 2 goaltenders.[41]

On October 10, 2021, the Lightning placed Alex Barre-Boulet, Fredrik Claesson and Andrej Šustr on waivers for the purpose of assigning them to the Syracuse Crunch.[42]

On October 11, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of head coach Jon Cooper to a 3-year contract extension.[43] The contract terms were not released, however, they are believed to be in the same ballpark as Joel Quenneville ($5.5 million per year).[44]

Later that afternoon the Seattle Kraken claimed Alex Barre-Boulet off of waivers from the Lightning. Barre-Boulet skated in 15 games with the team last season.[45]

The Lightning announced its opening night roster shortly after the waiver claim news broke. The forward group consisted of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Anthony Cirelli, Ross Colton, Mathieu Joseph, Boris Katchouk, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov, Pat Maroon, Ondrej Palat, Corey Perry, Brayden Point, Taylor Raddysh, Gemel Smith and Steven Stamkos. The defensemen group consisted of Zach Bogosian, Erik Cernak, Cal Foote, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta and Mikhail Sergachev. The roster was rounded out with goaltenders Andrei Vasilevskiy and Brian Elliott.[46]

Standings

Template:2021–22 NHL Atlantic Division standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

2021 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–2–0; Neutral: 0–1–0)[47]
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap
1 September 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Lagacé PNC Arena 12,370 0–1–0 [48]
2 September 30 Nashville Predators 2–6 Elliott Amalie Arena 11,054 0–2–0 [49]
3 October 1 Carolina Hurricanes 8–5 Alnefelt Amalie Arena 12,509 1–2–0 [50]
4 October 2 @ Nashville Predators 1–6 Elliott Bridgestone Arena 14,884 1–3–0 [51]
5 October 5 vs. Florida Panthers 2–3 Vasilevskiy Amway Center 1–4–0 [52]
6 October 7 Florida Panthers 6–2 Elliott Amalie Arena 11,853 2–4–0 [53]
7 October 9 @ Florida Panthers 4–2 Vasilevskiy FLA Live Arena 12,221 3–4–0 [54]
Lightning score listed first;

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021, with only about a handful of games scheduled in February because NHL players are planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[55]

2021–22 Regular season game log[56]
October: 4–3–1, 9 points (Home: 1–2–1; Road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 0–1–0 0 [57]
2 October 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–6 OT Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena 19,515 1–1–0 2 [58]
3 October 16 @ Washington Capitals 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 18,573 2–1–0 4 [59]
4 October 19 Florida Panthers 1–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2–0 4 [60]
5 October 23 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2–1 5 [61]
6 October 25 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–5 Elliott KeyBank Center 7,417 2–3–1 5 [62]
7 October 26 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 15,732 3–2–1 7 [63]
8 October 28 Arizona Coyotes 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–2–1 9 [64]
November
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
9 November 1 Washington Capitals Amalie Arena
10 November 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
11 November 6 @ Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
12 November 9 Carolina Hurricanes Amalie Arena
13 November 13 Florida Panthers Amalie Arena
14 November 15 New York Islanders Amalie Arena
15 November 18 @ Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
16 November 20 New Jersey Devils Amalie Arena
17 November 21 Minnesota Wild Amalie Arena
18 November 23 Philadelphia Flyers Amalie Arena
19 November 26 Seattle Kraken Amalie Arena
20 November 28 @ Minnesota Wild Xcel Energy Center
21 November 30 @ St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center
December
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
22 December 2 St. Louis Blues Amalie Arena
23 December 4 @ Boston Bruins TD Garden
24 December 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers Wells Fargo Center
25 December 7 @ Montreal Candadiens Bell Centre
26 December 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena
27 December 11 @ Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre
28 December 14 Los Angeles Kings Amalie Arena
29 December 16 Ottawa Senators Amalie Arena
30 December 18 @ Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena
31 December 21 @ Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena
32 December 23 @ Arizona Coyotes Gila River Arena
33 December 28 Montreal Canadiens Amalie Arena
34 December 30 @ Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena
35 December 31 New York Rangers Amalie Arena
January
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
36 January 2 @ New York Rangers Madison Square Garden
37 January 4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
38 January 6 Calgary Flames Amalie Arena
39 January 8 Boston Bruins Amalie Arena
40 January 10 @ New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
41 January 11 @ Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center
42 January 13 Vancouver Canucks Amalie Arena
43 January 15 Dallas Stars Amalie Arena
44 January 18 @ Los Angeles Kings Staples Center
45 January 21 @ Anaheim Ducks Honda Center
46 January 22 @ San Jose Sharks SAP Center
47 January 27 New Jersey Devils Amalie Arena
48 January 29 Vegas Golden Knights Amalie Arena
February
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
49 February 1 San Jose Sharks Amalie Arena
League-wide break for 2022 Winter Olympics (February 3–22)
50 February 23 Edmonton Oilers Amalie Arena
51 February 26 @ Nashville Predators Nissan Stadium†
† NHL Stadium Series
March
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
52 March 1 Ottawa Senators Amalie Arena
53 March 3 Pittsburgh Penguins Amalie Arena
54 March 4 Detroit Red Wings Amalie Arena
55 March 6 @ Chicago Blackhawks United Center
56 March 8 @ Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
57 March 10 @ Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome
58 March 12 @ Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place
59 March 13 @ Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
60 March 16 @ Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena
61 March 19 New York Rangers Amalie Arena
62 March 22 @ Carolina Hurricanes PNC Arena
63 March 24 @ Boston Bruins TD Garden
64 March 26 @ Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena
65 March 27 @ New York Islanders UBS Arena
66 March 29 Carolina Hurricanes Amalie Arena
April
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
67 April 1 Chicago Blackhawks Amalie Arena
68 April 2 Montreal Candadiens Amalie Arena
69 April 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Amalie Arena
70 April 6 @ Washington Capitals Capital One Arena
71 April 8 Boston Bruins Amalie Arena
72 April 10 Buffalo Sabres Amalie Arena
73 April 12 @ Dallas Stars American Airlines Center
74 April 14 Anaheim Ducks Amalie Arena
75 April 16 Winnipeg Jets Amalie Arena
76 April 19 Detroit Red Wings Amalie Arena
77 April 21 Toronto Maple Leafs Amalie Arena
78 April 23 Nashville Predators Amalie Arena
79 April 24 @ Florida Panthers FLA Live Arena
80 April 26 Columbus Blue Jackets Amalie Arena
81 April 28 @ New York Islanders UBS Arena
82 April 29 @ Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena
Lightning score listed first;

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player stats

October 28, 2021[65]

Skaters

Regular season[66]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Steven Stamkos 8 5 7 12 –2 0
Alex Killorn 8 6 3 9 1 10
Victor Hedman 8 0 8 8 1 4
Mikhail Sergachev 8 2 4 6 –3 8
Ondrej Palat 8 3 2 5 –2 8
Brayden Point 8 3 2 5 –1 2
Anthony Cirelli 8 1 4 5 2 2
Ryan McDonagh 8 1 3 4 –1 6
Nikita Kucherov 3 1 3 4 0 0
Mathieu Joseph 8 1 2 3 1 2
Alex Barre-Boulet† 3 1 1 2 1 2
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 8 0 2 2 3 0
Erik Cernak 8 0 2 2 –2 6
Jan Rutta 8 0 2 2 –2 8
Ross Colton 8 1 0 1 –3 2
Andrej Sustr 7 1 0 1 1 2
Corey Perry 8 0 0 0 –5 5
Patrick Maroon 7 0 0 0 –1 26
Taylor Raddysh 7 0 0 0 –1 4
Boris Katchouk 4 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Bogosian 1 0 0 0 –2 0
Cal Foote – – – – – –

Goaltenders

Regular season[67]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy 7 7 428 4 2 1 18 2.53 203 .911 0 0 0 2
Brian Elliott 1 1 58 0 1 0 3 3.15 23 .870 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

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated July 11, 2024[68][69]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
13   Cam Atkinson RW R 35 2024 Riverside, Connecticut
81   Erik Cernak D R 27 2017 Košice, Slovakia
41   Mitchell Chaffee RW R 26 2023 Rockford, Michigan
71   Anthony Cirelli C L 27 2015 Woodbridge, Ontario
23   Mikey Eyssimont LW L 27 2023 Littleton, Colorado
28   Zemgus Girgensons LW L 30 2024 Riga, Latvia
11   Luke Glendening C R 35 2023 East Grand Rapids, Michigan
59   Jake Guentzel LW L 29 2024 Omaha, Nebraska
38   Brandon Hagel LW L 25 2022 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
77   Victor Hedman (A) D L 33 2009 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
31   Jonas Johansson G L 28 2023 Gävle, Sweden
86   Nikita Kucherov (A) RW L 31 2011 Maykop, Russia
27   Ryan McDonagh D L 35 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
90   J.J. Moser D L 24 2024 Biel, Switzerland
20   Nick Paul LW L 29 2022 Mississauga, Ontario
48   Nick Perbix D R 26 2017 Elk River, Minnesota
21   Brayden Point C R 28 2014 Calgary, Alberta
43   Darren Raddysh D R 28 2021 Caledon, Ontario
73   Conor Sheary LW L 32 2023 Winchester, Massachusetts
88   Andrei Vasilevskiy G L 29 2012 Tyumen, Russia

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Steven Stamkos NHL Third Star of the Week[70] October 18, 2021

Milestones

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Taylor Raddysh 1st career NHL game October 12, 2021
Boris Katchouk 1st career NHL game October 16, 2021
Corey Perry 1100th career NHL game October 25, 2021
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 100th career NHL point October 26, 2021
Alex Killorn 200th career NHL assist October 28, 2021


Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) To New York Rangers
Barclay Goodrow 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
7th-round pick in 2022 		[4]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2022 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2021 		[71]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) To Chicago Blackhawks
Tyler Johnson
2nd-round pick in 2023 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Brent Seabrook 		[72]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) To Detroit Red Wings
Mitchell Stephens 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
6th-round pick in 2022 		[73]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) To Vancouver Canucks
Spencer Martin 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Future Considerations 		[74]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Gabriel Dumont from Minnesota Wild 1-year [75]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Charles Hudon from Lausanne HC 1-year [75]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Darren Raddysh from Hartford Wolf Pack 1-year [75]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Andrej Sustr from HC Kunlun Red Star 1-year [75]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Maxime Legace from Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year [75]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Brian Elliott from Philadelphia Flyers 1-year [76]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Zach Bogosian from Toronto Maple Leafs 3-year [77]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare from Colorado Avalanche 2-year [78]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Remi Elie from Rochester Americans 1-year [79]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Blake Coleman to Calgary Flames 6-year [80]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) David Savard to Montreal Canadiens 4-year [81]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Luke Schenn to Vancouver Canucks 2-year [82]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Andreas Borgman to Dallas Stars 1-year [83]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Corey Perry from Montreal Canadiens 2-year [84]
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) Ben Thomas to Leksands IF 1-year [85]
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) Ryan Lohin to Charlotte Checkers 1-year [86]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Alex Barre-Boulet to Seattle Kraken [87]
October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) Alex Barre-Boulet from Seattle Kraken [88]

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) Fredrik Claesson 1-year [90]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) Gemel Smith 2-year [10]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) Otto Somppi 1-year [91]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Brayden Point 8-year [92]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) Cal Foote 2-year [93]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) Alex Barre-Boulet 3-year [94]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) Taylor Raddysh 3-year [95]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) Boris Katchouk 3-year [95]
August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01) Sean Day 1-year [96]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) Ross Colton 2-year [97]

Draft picks

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 23 and 24, 2021, via video conference call due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
3 96 Roman Schmidt D   United States U.S. National Development Program (USHL)
4 1261 Dylan Duke LW   United States U.S. National Development Program (USHL)
5 160 Cameron MacDonald C   Canada Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJH)
6 192 Alex Gagne D   United States Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
7 1962 Daniil Pylenkov D   Russia HC Vityaz (KHL)
7 2113 Robert Flinton LW   United States St. Paul's Prep School (ESA)
7 224 Niko Huuhtanen RW   Finland Tappara Jr. (Jr. A SM-Liiga)

Notes:

  1. The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent a fourth-round pick in 2022 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[98]
  2. The New Jersey Devils' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on November 1, 2019, that sent Louis Domingue to New Jersey in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[99]
  3. The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 14, 2019, that sent Connor Ingram to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[100]

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