# 2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 32nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.
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. They were eliminated in the first round by their intrastate rival and eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, in five games.

## 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.

### 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.
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.
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.
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.

### June

On June 5, 2023, the Lightning signed free agent forward Waltteri Merela to a one-year contract. 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.
On June 14, 2023, the Lightning re-signed forward Cole Koepke to a one-year contract extension. Koepke appeared in 17 games with the team and recorded one goal over that period of time. 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. 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.
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.
On June 26, 2023, Steven Stamkos was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Mark Messier Leadership Award. 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. 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. This past season Shear appeared in 82 games with the Washington Capitals, recording 15 goals and 37 points. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

### 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.
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.

### 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.
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.

## Training camp

On September 19, 2023, the Lightning announced its training camp roster.
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.
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.
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.
On October 8, 2023, the Lightning placed Zach Bogosian and Gabriel Fortier on waivers. 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.
That same day the Lightning finalized its roster for opening night. 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

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 268 | 200 | +68 | 110 |
| 2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 267 | 224 | +43 | 109 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 33 | 303 | 263 | +40 | 102 |
| 4 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 5 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 6 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
| 3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
| 5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
| 6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
| 8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2023 preseason game log: 5–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–1–0; Neutral: 1–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 26@ Carolina Hurricanes2–5AlnefeltPNC Arena12,4300–1–0
2September 27@ Nashville Predators2–1OTTomkinsBridgestone Arena17,1591–1–0
3September 29Carolina Hurricanes4–0JohanssonAmalie Arena13,6352–1–0
4September 30Nashville Predators5–4TomkinsAmalie Arena14,1973–1–0
5October 3vs. Florida Panthers2–0JohanssonAmway Center16,8024–1–0
6October 5Florida Panthers3–6TomkinsAmalie Arena12,2944–2–0
7October 7@ Florida Panthers4–2JohanssonAmerant Bank Arena13,7805–2–0 :
Lightning score listed first;
  Win
  Loss
  Overtime/shootout loss :

### Regular season

2023–24 game log :
October: 4–2–3, 11 points (Home: 4–0–2; Road: 0–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 10Nashville Predators5–3JohanssonAmalie Arena19,0921–0–02
2October 14@ Detroit Red Wings4–6JohanssonLittle Caesars Arena19,5151–1–02
3October 15@ Ottawa Senators2–5TomkinsCanadian Tire Centre15,5841–2–02
4October 17@ Buffalo Sabres2–3OTJohanssonKeyBank Center12,5981–2–13
5October 19Vancouver Canucks4–3JohanssonAmalie Arena19,0922–2–15
6October 21Toronto Maple Leafs3–4OTJohanssonAmalie Arena19,0922–2–26
7October 24Carolina Hurricanes3–0JohanssonAmalie Arena19,0923–2–28
8October 26San Jose Sharks6–0JohanssonAmalie Arena19,0924–2–210
9October 30Seattle Kraken3–4OTJohanssonAmalie Arena19,0924–2–311 :
November: 6–7–2, 14 points (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 4–4–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 2@ Columbus Blue Jackets2–4TomkinsNationwide Arena14,2764–3–311
11November 4@ Ottawa Senators6–4JohanssonCanadian Tire Centre17,3875–3–313
12November 6@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–6OTJohanssonScotiabank Arena18,4455–3–414
13November 7@ Montreal Canadiens5–3TomkinsBell Centre21,1056–3–416
14November 9Chicago Blackhawks3–5JohanssonAmalie Arena19,0926–4–416
15November 11Carolina Hurricanes0–4JohanssonAmalie Arena19,0926–5–416
16November 14@ St. Louis Blues0–5JohanssonEnterprise Center17,6216–6–416
17November 16@ Chicago Blackhawks4–2JohanssonUnited Center18,6917–6–418
18November 18Edmonton Oilers6–4JohanssonAmalie Arena19,0928–6–420
19November 20Boston Bruins5–4OTJohanssonAmalie Arena19,0929–6–422
20November 22Winnipeg Jets2–3OTJohanssonAmalie Arena19,0929–6–523
21November 24@ Carolina Hurricanes8–2VasilevskiyPNC Arena18,80210–6–525
22November 27@ Colorado Avalanche1–4VasilevskiyBall Arena18,00910–7–525
23November 28@ Arizona Coyotes1–3VasilevskiyMullett Arena4,60010–8–525
24November 30Pittsburgh Penguins2–4VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09210–9–525 :
December: 8–6–0, 16 points (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 2@ Dallas Stars1–8VasilevskiyAmerican Airlines Center18,53210–10–525
26December 4Dallas Stars4–0VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09211–10–527
27December 6Pittsburgh Penguins3–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09212–10–529
28December 7@ Nashville Predators1–5JohanssonBridgestone Arena17,15912–11–529
29December 9@ Seattle Kraken4–3OTVasilevskiyClimate Pledge Arena17,15113–11–531
30December 12@ Vancouver Canucks1–4VasilevskiyRogers Arena18,77113–12–531
31December 14@ Edmonton Oilers7–4VasilevskiyRogers Place18,06014–12–533
32December 16@ Calgary Flames2–4VasilevskiyScotiabank Saddledome16,08114–13–533
33December 19St. Louis Blues6–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09215–13–535
34December 21Vegas Golden Knights5–4VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09216–13–537
35December 23@ Washington Capitals2–1SOVasilevskiyCapital One Arena18,57317–13–539
36December 27Florida Panthers2–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09217–14–539
37December 30New York Rangers1–5VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09217–15–539
38December 31Montreal Canadiens4–3JohanssonAmalie Arena19,09218–15–541 :
January: 9–3–0, 18 points (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 3–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 2@ Winnipeg Jets2–4VasilevskiyCanada Life Centre14,15718–16–541
40January 4@ Minnesota Wild4–1VasilevskiyXcel Energy Center18,68919–16–543
41January 6@ Boston Bruins3–7VasilevskiyTD Garden17,85019–17–543
42January 9Los Angeles Kings3–2OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09220–17–545
43January 11New Jersey Devils4–3OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09221–17–547
44January 13Anaheim Ducks5–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09222–17–549
45January 18Minnesota Wild7–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09223–17–551
46January 20@ Buffalo Sabres3–1JohanssonKeyBank Center18,24624–17–553
47January 21@ Detroit Red Wings1–2VasilevskiyLittle Caesars Arena19,51524–18–553
48January 23@ Philadelphia Flyers6–3VasilevskiyWells Fargo Center17,93725–18–555
49January 25Arizona Coyotes6–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09226–18–557
50January 27New Jersey Devils6–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09227–18–559 :
February: 5–6–1, 11 points (Home: 1–3–1; Road: 4–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
All-Star Break (February 1–4)
51February 7@ New York Rangers1–3VasilevskiyMadison Square Garden17,20827–19–559
52February 8@ New York Islanders2–6JohanssonUBS Arena17,25527–20–559
53February 10@ Columbus Blue Jackets4–2VasilevskiyNationwide Arena18,87628–20–561
54February 13@ Boston Bruins3–2SOVasilevskiyTD Garden17,85029–20–563
55February 15Colorado Avalanche6–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09230–20–565
56February 17Florida Panthers2–9VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09230–21–565
57February 19Ottawa Senators2–4VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09230–22–565
58February 22Washington Capitals3–5VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09230–23–565
59February 24@ New York Islanders4–2VasilevskiyUBS Arena17,25531–23–567
60February 25@ New Jersey Devils4–1JohanssonPrudential Center16,51432–23–569
61February 27@ Philadelphia Flyers2–6VasilevskiyWells Fargo Center18,64732–24–569
62February 29Buffalo Sabres2–3OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09232–24–670 :
March: 9–1–1, 19 points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
63March 2Montreal Canadiens4–3SOVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09233–24–672
64March 7Calgary Flames3–6VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09233–25–672
65March 9Philadelphia Flyers7–0VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09234–25–674
66March 14New York Rangers6–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09235–25–676
67March 16@ Florida Panthers5–3VasilevskiyAmerant Bank Arena19,39636–25–678
68March 19@ Vegas Golden Knights5–3VasilevskiyT-Mobile Arena17,78937–25–680
69March 21@ San Jose Sharks4–1VasilevskiySAP Center10,31538–25–682
70March 23@ Los Angeles Kings3–4OTVasilevskiyCrypto.com Arena18,31838–25–783
71March 24@ Anaheim Ducks3–2OTJohanssonHonda Center16,15239–25–785
72March 27Boston Bruins3–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09240–25–787
73March 30New York Islanders4–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09241–25–789 :
April: 4–4–1, 9 points (Home: 2–2–1; Road: 2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
74April 1Detroit Red Wings2–4VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09241–26–789
75April 3@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–1VasilevskiyScotiabank Arena18,64842–26–791
76April 4@ Montreal Canadiens7–4TomkinsBell Centre21,10543–26–793
77April 6@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–5VasilevskiyPPG Paints Arena18,38343–27–793
78April 9Columbus Blue Jackets5–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09244–27–795
79April 11Ottawa Senators2–3SOTomkinsAmalie Arena19,09244–27–896
80April 13@ Washington Capitals2–4VasilevskiyCapital One Arena18,57344–28–896
81April 15Buffalo Sabres2–4VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09244–29–896
82April 17Toronto Maple Leafs6–4TomkinsAmalie Arena19,09245–29–898 :
Lightning score listed first;
  Win
  Loss
  Overtime/shootout loss :

### Playoffs

2024 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference first round vs. Florida Panthers (A1) - Florida won 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 21@ Florida Panthers2–3VasilevskiyAmerant Bank Arena19,3560–1
2April 23@ Florida Panthers2–3OTVasilevskiyAmerant Bank Arena19,4840–2
3April 25Florida Panthers3–5VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0920–3
4April 27Florida Panthers6–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0921–3
5April 29@ Florida Panthers1–6VasilevskiyAmerant Bank Arena19,7501–4 :
Lightning score listed first;
  Win
  Loss
  If necessary :

## Player stats

Final

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Nikita Kucherov | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | 8 | 22 |
| Brayden Point | 81 | 46 | 44 | 90 | −16 | 14 |
| Steven Stamkos | 79 | 40 | 41 | 81 | −21 | 34 |
| Victor Hedman | 78 | 13 | 63 | 76 | 18 | 76 |
| Brandon Hagel | 82 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 1 | 79 |
| Nick Paul | 82 | 24 | 22 | 46 | −16 | 27 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 80 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 2 | 38 |
| Darren Raddysh | 82 | 6 | 27 | 33 | −3 | 21 |
| Michael Eyssimont | 81 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 104 |
| Nick Perbix | 77 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 10 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 34 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −16 | 16 |
| Anthony Duclair$^†$ | 17 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 6 |
| Conor Sheary | 57 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −3 | 12 |
| Tanner Jeannot | 55 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −10 | 75 |
| Erik Cernak | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 63 |
| Luke Glendening | 81 | 10 | 1 | 11 | −2 | 39 |
| Calvin de Haan | 59 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −9 | 22 |
| Tyler Motte | 69 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −8 | 28 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −9 | 10 |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Haydn Fleury | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −15 | 16 |
| Austin Watson | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 93 |
| Matt Dumba$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −5 | 33 |
| Max Crozier | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Cole Koepke | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Waltteri Merela | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Philippe Myers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Zach Bogosian$^‡$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Declan Carlile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson $^‡$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Victor Hedman | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −1 | 2 |
| Steven Stamkos | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
| Brandon Hagel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −5 | 2 |
| Brayden Point | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Nick Paul | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 6 |
| Anthony Duclair | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −6 | 0 |
| Tyler Motte | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Erik Cernak | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tanner Jeannot | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Luke Glendening | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Dumba | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Michael Eyssimont | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crozier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Nick Perbix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Calvin de Haan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 360:12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 3.33 | 185 | .892 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 5 | 5 | 298:06 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 3.22 | 156 | .897 | 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

## Suspensions/fines

| Player | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
| 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 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Jonas Johansson | NHL Second Star of the Week | October 30, 2023 |
| Nikita Kucherov | NHL Second Star of the Week | November 27, 2023 |
| Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Month | December 1, 2023 |
| Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week | December 11, 2023 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 2024 National Hockey League All-Star Game | January 4, 2024 |
| Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week | January 29, 2024 |
| Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week | March 18, 2024 |
| Nikita Kucherov | NHL First Star of the Week | April 8, 2024 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 2023–2024 Art Ross Trophy winner | April 18, 2024 |

### Milestones

Regular season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 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 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1st career playoff game | April 21, 2024 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 1st career playoff game | April 21, 2024 |
| Max Crozier | 1st career playoff game | April 23, 2024 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 100th career playoff game | April 23, 2024 |
| Steven Stamkos | 100th career playoff point | April 27, 2024 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 100th career playoff game | April 29, 2024 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| 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 | Fewest 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 Jaromir Jagr (87). | April 3, 2024 |
| Nikita Kucherov | First player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 100 assists in a single season. Kucherov became the fifth player, and first winger, to record 100 assists in a single season. | April 17, 2024 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Anthony Cirelli | Eighth player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to appear in 100 career playoff games with the franchise. | April 23, 2024 |
| Steven Stamkos | Third player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 100 points in the playoffs. | April 27, 2024 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | Ninth player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to appear in 100 career playoff games with the franchise. | April 29, 2024 |

## Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28) | To Colorado AvalancheRoss Colton | To Tampa Bay Lightning2nd-round pick in 2023 |
| June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) | To Chicago BlackhawksCorey Perry | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2024 |
| June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) | To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2024 | To Tampa Bay Lightning4th-round pick in 2023 |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | To Minnesota WildMaxim Cajkovic Patrick Maroon | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2024 |
| November 8, 2023 (2023-11-08) | To Minnesota WildZach Bogosian | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2025 |
| March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) | To Anaheim DucksTy Taylor | To Tampa Bay LightningAdam Henrique |
| March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) | To Edmonton OilersAdam Henrique | To Tampa Bay Lightning4th-round pick in 2025 |
| March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) | To San Jose SharksJack Thompson 3rd-round pick in 2024 | To Tampa Bay LightningAnthony Duclair 7th-round pick in 2025 |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Arizona Coyotes5th-round pick in 2027 | To Tampa Bay LightningMatt Dumba 7th-round pick in 2025 |
| May 21, 2024 (2024-05-21) | To Nashville Predators2nd-round pick in 2025 7th-round pick in 2024 | To Tampa Bay LightningRyan McDonagh EDM 4th-round pick in 2024 |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Mitchell Chaffee | from Minnesota Wild | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Luke Glendening | from Dallas Stars | 2-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Logan Brown | from St. Louis Blues | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Conor Sheary | from Washington Capitals | 3-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Josh Archibald | from Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Jonas Johansson | from Colorado Avalanche | 2-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Trevor Carrick | to Anaheim Ducks | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Ian Cole | to Vancouver Canucks | 1-year |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Alex Killorn | to Anaheim Ducks | 4-year |
| July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | Calvin de Haan | from Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year |
| July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04) | Rudolfs Balcers | to ZSC Lions | 1-year |
| September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09) | Tyler Motte | from New York Rangers | 1-year |
| October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09) | Austin Watson | from Ottawa Senators | 1-year |
| March 1, 2024 (2024-03-01) | Milo Roelens | from Acadie–Bathurst Titan | 3-year |
| March 2, 2024 (2024-03-02) | Gabriel Szturc | from Kelowna Rockets | 3-year |
| June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11) | Waltteri Merela | to SC Bern | 1-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |

### Signings

Key:
† Contract is entry-level.
| Date | Player | Contract term |
| June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21) | Gabriel Fortier | 1-year |
| July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17) | Tanner Jeannot | 2-year |
| August 22, 2023 (2023-08-22) | Brandon Hagel | 8-year |
| August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23) | Darren Raddysh | 2-year |
| December 14, 2023 (2023-12-14) | Ethan Gauthier | 3-year† |
| April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15) | Dylan Duke | 3-year† |
| May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16) | Mitchell Chaffee | 2-year |
| May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17) | Niko Huuhtanen | 3-year† |
| June 6, 2024 (2024-06-06) | Declan Carlile | 2-year |
| June 17, 2024 (2024-06-17) | Gabriel Fortier | 1-year |
| June 21, 2024 (2024-06-21) | Gage Goncalves | 1-year |

## Draft picks

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) |
| 2 | 37$^1$ | Ethan Gauthier | RW | Canada | Sherbrooke Phoenix (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 115$^2$ | Jayson Shaugabay | RW | United States | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) |
| 6 | 179 | Warren Clark | D | Canada | Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) |
| 7 | 193$^3$ | Jack Harvey | C | United States | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 7 | 211 | Ethan Hay | C | Canada | 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.
* 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.
* 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). 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.