# 2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 30th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991. The Lightning entered the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.
The Lightning rejoined the Atlantic Division after a one-season stint in the Central Division due to re-alignment under league's return to play protocols. On April 14, 2022, the Lightning clinched a playoff berth after a 4–3 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks. On June 11, 2022, the Lightning defeated the New York Rangers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, clinching its third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearance and fifth overall. In addition, they also became the first team to clinch three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals appearances since the Edmonton Oilers (from 1983 to 1985), while also joining the Montreal Canadiens (from 1976 to 1980) and the New York Islanders (from 1980 to 1984) as the only teams in NHL history to post at least 11 consecutive playoff series victories. Despite the Lightning's playoff run, the team came up short for a third consecutive Stanley Cup title, falling to the Colorado Avalanche in six games.

## 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.
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.
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. 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. The Lightning opted to protect Erik Cernak, Anthony Cirelli, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan McDonagh, Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev, captain Steven Stamkos and Andrei Vasilevskiy. 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.
On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected forward Yanni Gourde during their expansion draft from the Lightning. 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.
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.
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).
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. Former draft picks Ryan Lohin and Dominik Masin were not issued qualifying offers, which resulted in them becoming unrestricted free agents.
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.
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. 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.
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 prospect Taylor Raddysh.
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.
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.
The team next announced that it had signed Brayden Point to an 8-year contract extension valued at $75 million. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

### 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.
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. 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.

## Training camp
### September

On September 21, 2021, the Lightning announced their 60-man 2021 training camp roster. 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.
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.
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.

### 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.
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.
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.
On October 10, 2021, the Lightning placed Alex Barre-Boulet, Fredrik Claesson and Andrej Sustr on waivers for the purpose of assigning them to the Syracuse Crunch.
On October 11, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of head coach Jon Cooper to a 3-year contract extension. The contract terms were not released, however, they are believed to be in the same ballpark as Joel Quenneville ($5.5 million per year).
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.
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, Patrick 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.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Florida Panthers | 82 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 340 | 246 | +94 | 122 |
| 2 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 45 | 315 | 253 | +62 | 115 |
| 3 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 287 | 233 | +54 | 110 |
| 4 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
| 5 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
| 6 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
| 7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
| 8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
| 3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
| 4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
| 5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
| 7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
| 8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
| 9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
| 10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2021 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 0–2–0; neutral: 0–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 28@ Carolina Hurricanes1–3LagacéPNC Arena12,3700–1–0
2September 30Nashville Predators2–6ElliottAmalie Arena11,0540–2–0
3October 1Carolina Hurricanes8–5AlnefeltAmalie Arena12,5091–2–0
4October 2@ Nashville Predators1–6ElliottBridgestone Arena14,8841–3–0
5October 5vs. Florida Panthers2–3VasilevskiyAmway Center1–4–0
6October 7Florida Panthers6–2ElliottAmalie Arena11,8532–4–0
7October 9@ Florida Panthers4–2VasilevskiyFLA Live Arena12,2213–4–0 :
Lightning score listed first;
  Win
  Loss
  Overtime/shootout loss :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021. Initially the Lightning were scheduled for only three games in February because NHL players were planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics. The 2022 NHL All-Star Game was also scheduled to be held in February prior to the Olympics. On December 22, it was announced that NHL players would not play in the Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns, as well as the number of regular season games postponed throughout the league due to COVID-19. Having pulled out of the Olympics, the league plans to reschedule postponed games for dates in February, while the two-day all-star event is still planned to be held.
2021–22 regular season game log :
October: 4–3–1, 9 points (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 12Pittsburgh Penguins2–6VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0920–1–00
2October 14@ Detroit Red Wings7–6OTVasilevskiyLittle Caesars Arena19,5151–1–02
3October 16@ Washington Capitals2–1OTVasilevskiyCapital One Arena18,5732–1–04
4October 19Florida Panthers1–4VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0922–2–04
5October 23Colorado Avalanche3–4SOVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0922–2–15
6October 25@ Buffalo Sabres1–5ElliottKeyBank Center7,4172–3–15
7October 26@ Pittsburgh Penguins5–1VasilevskiyPPG Paints Arena15,7323–3–17
8October 28Arizona Coyotes5–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0924–3–19 :
November: 8–2–3, 19 points (home: 6–1–1; road: 2–1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9November 1Washington Capitals3–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0925–3–111
10November 4@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–2OTVasilevskiyScotiabank Arena18,9375–3–212
11November 6@ Ottawa Senators5–3ElliottCanadian Tire Centre12,4176–3–214
12November 9Carolina Hurricanes1–2OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0926–3–315
13November 13Florida Panthers3–2OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0927–3–317
14November 15New York Islanders4–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0928–3–319
15November 18@ Philadelphia Flyers4–3SOVasilevskiyWells Fargo Center18,2439–3–321
16November 20New Jersey Devils3–5VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0929–4–321
17November 21Minnesota Wild5–4SOElliottAmalie Arena19,09210–4–323
18November 23Philadelphia Flyers4–0VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09211–4–325
19November 26Seattle Kraken3–0VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09212–4–327
20November 28@ Minnesota Wild2–4VasilevskiyXcel Energy Center17,78512–5–327
21November 30@ St. Louis Blues3–4SOElliottEnterprise Center16,60512–5–428 :
December: 9–2–1, 19 points (home: 4–0–1; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
22December 2St. Louis Blues4–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09213–5–430
23December 4@ Boston Bruins3–2OTVasilevskiyTD Garden17,85014–5–432
24December 5@ Philadelphia Flyers7–1ElliottWells Fargo Center16,01415–5–434
25December 7@ Montreal Canadiens3–2VasilevskiyBell Centre19,97616–5–436
26December 9@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–3VasilevskiyScotiabank Arena18,91917–5–438
27December 11@ Ottawa Senators0–4ElliottCanadian Tire Centre13,07617–6–438
28December 14Los Angeles Kings3–2OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09218–6–440
29December 16Ottawa Senators2–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09219–6–442
—December 18@ Colorado AvalanchePostponed due to multiple Colorado Avalanche players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 10.
30December 21@ Vegas Golden Knights4–3VasilevskiyT-Mobile Arena18,21720–6–444
—December 23@ Arizona CoyotesPostponed after agreement to begin holiday break earlier following other COVID-19 related postponements. Makeup date: February 11.
31December 28Montreal Canadiens5–4OTLagaceAmalie Arena19,09221–6–446
32December 30@ Florida Panthers3–9LagaceFLA Live Arena15,00121–7–446
33December 31New York Rangers3–4SOElliottAmalie Arena19,09221–7–547 :
January: 8–3–1, 17 points (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
34January 2@ New York Rangers0–4VasilevskiyMadison Square Garden16,88521–8–547
35January 4@ Columbus Blue Jackets7–2VasilevskiyNationwide Arena14,81622–8–549
36January 6Calgary Flames4–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09223–8–551
37January 8Boston Bruins2–5VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09223–9–551
—January 10@ New Jersey DevilsPostponed due to multiple New Jersey Devils players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 15.
38January 11@ Buffalo Sabres6–1VasilevskiyKeyBank Center8,36824–9–553
39January 13Vancouver Canucks4–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09225–9–555
40January 15Dallas Stars3–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09226–9–557
41January 18@ Los Angeles Kings6–4VasilevskiyCrypto.com Arena15,12827–9–559
42January 21@ Anaheim Ducks1–5VasilevskiyHonda Center13,14827–10–559
43January 22@ San Jose Sharks7–1ElliottSAP Center14,19328–10–561
44January 27New Jersey Devils3–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09229–10–563
45January 29Vegas Golden Knights2–3SOVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09229–10–664 :
February: 5–1–0, 10 points (home: 2–0–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
46February 1San Jose Sharks3–2OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09230–10–666
All-star break (February 4–5)
47February 10@ Colorado Avalanche2–3VasilevskiyBall Arena18,01830–11–666
48February 11@ Arizona Coyotes4–3ElliottGila River Arena11,72731–11–668
49February 15@ New Jersey Devils6–3VasilevskiyPrudential Center10,41032–11–670
50February 23Edmonton Oilers5–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09233–11–672
51February 26@ Nashville Predators3–2VasilevskiyNissan Stadium68,619 (outdoors)34–11–674 :
March: 8–7–0, 16 points (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52March 1Ottawa Senators5–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09235–11–676
53March 3Pittsburgh Penguins1–5VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09235–12–676
54March 4Detroit Red Wings3–1ElliottAmalie Arena19,09236–12–678
55March 6@ Chicago Blackhawks6–3VasilevskiyUnited Center18,85637–12–680
56March 8@ Winnipeg Jets4–7VasilevskiyCanada Life Centre12,92537–13–680
57March 10@ Calgary Flames1–4VasilevskiyScotiabank Saddledome15,68937–14–680
58March 12@ Edmonton Oilers1–4ElliottRogers Place17,52837–15–680
59March 13@ Vancouver Canucks2–1VasilevskiyRogers Arena18,76038–15–682
60March 16@ Seattle Kraken4–1VasilevskiyClimate Pledge Arena17,15139–15–684
61March 19New York Rangers1–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09239–16–684
62March 22@ Carolina Hurricanes2–3VasilevskiyPNC Arena16,78339–17–684
63March 24@ Boston Bruins2–3VasilevskiyTD Garden17,85039–18–684
64March 26@ Detroit Red Wings2–1OTElliottLittle Caesars Arena19,51540–18–686
65March 27@ New York Islanders4–1VasilevskiyUBS Arena17,25541–18–688
66March 29Carolina Hurricanes4–3OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09242–18–690 :
April: 9–5–2, 20 points (home: 7–2–2; road: 2–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
67April 1Chicago Blackhawks5–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09243–18–692
68April 2Montreal Canadiens4–5SOElliottAmalie Arena19,09243–18–793
69April 4Toronto Maple Leafs2–6VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09243–19–793
70April 6@ Washington Capitals3–4VasilevskiyCapital One Arena18,57343–20–793
71April 8Boston Bruins1–2OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09243–20–894
72April 10Buffalo Sabres5–0ElliottAmalie Arena19,09244–20–896
73April 12@ Dallas Stars0–1VasilevskiyAmerican Airlines Center17,56744–21–896
74April 14Anaheim Ducks4–3OTElliottAmalie Arena19,09245–21–898
75April 16Winnipeg Jets7–4ElliottAmalie Arena19,09246–21–8100
76April 19Detroit Red Wings3–4VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09246–22–8100
77April 21Toronto Maple Leafs8–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09247–22–8102
78April 23Nashville Predators6–2ElliottAmalie Arena19,09248–22–8104
79April 24@ Florida Panthers8–4VasilevskiyFLA Live Arena17,03649–22–8106
80April 26Columbus Blue Jackets4–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,09250–22–8108
81April 28@ Columbus Blue Jackets2–5ElliottNationwide Arena18,23450–23–8108
82April 29@ New York Islanders6–4VasilevskiyUBS Arena17,25551–23–8110 :
Lightning score listed first;
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
  Postponement :

### Playoffs

2022 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference First Round vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (A2) - Tampa Bay won 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 2@ Toronto Maple Leafs0–5VasilevskiyScotiabank Arena19,3380–1
2May 4@ Toronto Maple Leafs5–3VasilevskiyScotiabank Arena19,1351–1
3May 6Toronto Maple Leafs2–5VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0921–2
4May 8Toronto Maple Leafs7–3VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0922–2
5May 10@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–4VasilevskiyScotiabank Arena19,4342–3
6May 12Toronto Maple Leafs4–3OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0923–3
7May 14@ Toronto Maple Leafs2–1VasilevskiyScotiabank Arena19,3164–3 :
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. Florida Panthers (A1) - Tampa Bay won 4–0
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 17@ Florida Panthers4–1VasilevskiyFLA Live Arena19,6561–0
2May 19@ Florida Panthers2–1VasilevskiyFLA Live Arena19,7162–0
3May 22Florida Panthers5–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0923–0
4May 23Florida Panthers2–0VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0924–0 :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York Rangers (M2) - Tampa Bay won 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1June 1@ New York Rangers2–6VasilevskiyMadison Square Garden18,0060–1
2June 3@ New York Rangers2–3VasilevskiyMadison Square Garden18,0060–2
3June 5New York Rangers3–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0921–2
4June 7New York Rangers4–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0922–2
5June 9@ New York Rangers3–1VasilevskiyMadison Square Garden18,0063–2
6June 11New York Rangers2–1VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0924–2 :
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Colorado Avalanche (C1) - Colorado won 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceSeriesRecap
1June 15@ Colorado Avalanche3–4OTVasilevskiyBall Arena17,7780–1
2June 18@ Colorado Avalanche0–7VasilevskiyBall Arena17,8490–2
3June 20Colorado Avalanche6–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0921–2
4June 22Colorado Avalanche2–3OTVasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0921–3
5June 24@ Colorado Avalanche3–2VasilevskiyBall Arena18,0152–3
6June 26Colorado Avalanche1–2VasilevskiyAmalie Arena19,0922–4 :
Lightning score listed first;
  Win
  Loss
  If necessary :

## Player stats

Final

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Steven Stamkos | 81 | 42 | 64 | 106 | 24 | 36 |
| Victor Hedman | 82 | 20 | 65 | 85 | 26 | 36 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 1 | 22 |
| Alex Killorn | 82 | 25 | 34 | 59 | 1 | 66 |
| Brayden Point | 66 | 28 | 30 | 58 | −5 | 33 |
| Ondrej Palat | 77 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 15 | 20 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 76 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 70 |
| Corey Perry | 82 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 66 |
| Ross Colton | 79 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 4 | 24 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 78 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 6 | 59 |
| Patrick Maroon | 81 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 134 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 71 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 16 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 80 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 19 |
| Mathieu Joseph$^‡$ | 58 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 23 |
| Jan Rutta | 76 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 47 |
| Nick Paul$^†$ | 21 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 17 |
| Erik Cernak | 54 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 46 |
| Taylor Raddysh$^‡$ | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
| Cal Foote | 56 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 |
| Zach Bogosian | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 53 |
| Brandon Hagel$^†$ | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 8 |
| Boris Katchouk$^‡$ | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Alex Barre-Boulet$^†$ | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Andrej Sustr$^‡$ | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 |
| Gabriel Fortier | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Riley Nash$^{†‡}$ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Fredrik Claesson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sean Day | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Remi Elie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Nikita Kucherov | 23 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 14 |
| Ondrej Palat | 23 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
| Steven Stamkos | 23 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 25 |
| Victor Hedman | 23 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 10 |
| Corey Perry | 23 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −2 | 26 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| Nick Paul | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Ross Colton | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −2 | 13 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Patrick Maroon | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 32 |
| Brandon Hagel | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
| Brayden Point | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −7 | 4 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Jan Rutta | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| Alex Killorn | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −5 | 12 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Zach Bogosian | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Erik Cernak | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Cal Foote | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Riley Nash | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 63 | 63 | 3761 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 156 | 2.49 | 1868 | .916 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Elliott | 19 | 17 | 1007 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 2.43 | 489 | .912 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxime Lagace | 2 | 2 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6.11 | 58 | .828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Alnefelt | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.00 | 10 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 23 | 23 | 1403 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 2.52 | 752 | .922 | 1 | 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 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | Suspended for an illegal check to the head on Mitch Marner during the regular season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 4, 2021, at Scotiabank Arena. | 2 games | $48,000 | November 5, 2021 |
| Patrick Maroon | Fined for Unsportsmanlike Conduct during the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 2, 2022, at Scotiabank Arena. | — | $2,250 | May 3, 2022 |
| Corey Perry | Fined for Unsportsmanlike Conduct during the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 2, 2022, at Scotiabank Arena. | — | $2,250 | May 3, 2022 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

Regular season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Steven Stamkos | NHL Third Star of the Week | October 18, 2021 |
| Alex Killorn | NHL Third Star of the Week | November 1, 2021 |
| Victor Hedman | NHL Second Star of the Week | December 6, 2021 |
| Victor Hedman | 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game | January 13, 2022 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game | January 13, 2022 |
| Nikita Kucherov | NHL Third Star of the Week | January 17, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game | January 18, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 28, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | NHL First Star of the Week | April 25, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | NHL First Star of the Month | April 30, 2022 |

### 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 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist | November 1, 2021 |
| Boris Katchouk | 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist | November 13, 2021 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | 300th career NHL game | November 23, 2021 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 200th career NHL win | November 26, 2021 |
| Gabriel Fortier | 1st career NHL game | November 30, 2021 |
| Zach Bogosian | 700th career NHL game | December 2, 2021 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 1st career NHL goal | December 4, 2021 |
| Boris Katchouk | 1st career NHL goal | December 5, 2021 |
| Jon Cooper | 400th career NHL win | December 9, 2021 |
| Steven Stamkos | 900th career NHL point | December 16, 2021 |
| Gabriel Fortier | 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point | December 21, 2021 |
| Sean Day | 1st career NHL game | December 28, 2021 |
| Darren Raddysh | 1st career NHL game | December 30, 2021 |
| Hugo Alnefelt | 1st career NHL game | December 30, 2021 |
| Riley Nash | 600th career NHL game | December 30, 2021 |
| Patrick Maroon | 600th career NHL game | December 31, 2021 |
| Ondrej Palat | 400th career NHL point | January 4, 2022 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 4th career NHL hat trick | January 11, 2022 |
| Mathieu Joseph | 200th career NHL game | January 15, 2022 |
| Corey Perry | 400th career NHL goal | February 23, 2022 |
| Ondrej Palat | 600th career NHL game | March 4, 2022 |
| Erik Cernak | 200th career NHL game | March 8, 2022 |
| Alex Killorn | 700th career NHL game | March 13, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | 900th career NHL game | March 16, 2022 |
| Brayden Point | 400th career NHL game | March 24, 2022 |
| Jon Cooper | 700th career NHL game | April 1, 2022 |
| Ross Colton | 100th career NHL game | April 12, 2022 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 600th career NHL point | April 21, 2022 |
| Alex Killorn | 400th career NHL point | April 21, 2022 |
| Brayden Point | 200th career NHL assist | April 23, 2022 |
| Victor Hedman | 600th career NHL point | April 26, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | 10th career NHL hat trick | April 29, 2022 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| Cal Foote | 1st career playoff game | May 2, 2022 |
| Nick Paul | 1st career playoff game | May 2, 2022 |
| Brandon Hagel | 1st career playoff game | May 2, 2022 |
| Nick Paul | 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point | May 4, 2022 |
| Brandon Hagel | 1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point | May 4, 2022 |
| Cal Foote | 1st career playoff assist 1st career playoff point | May 8, 2022 |
| Brandon Hagel | 1st career playoff assist | May 8, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | 100th career playoff game | May 12, 2022 |
| Nick Paul | 1st career playoff goal | May 14, 2022 |
| Corey Perry | 50th career playoff goal | May 22, 2022 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 50th career playoff goal | June 5, 2022 |
| Victor Hedman | 100th career playoff point | June 5, 2022 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 100th career playoff assist | June 15, 2022 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 100th career playoff game | June 18, 2022 |

### Records

Regular season :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Ondrej Palat | 10th most goals in Lightning history, which passed Vaclav Prospal (127) | October 26, 2021 |
| Steven Stamkos | Most game winning goals in Lightning history, which passed Martin St. Louis (64) | December 21, 2021 |
| Brayden Point | 10th most points in Lightning history, which passed Tyler Johnson (361) | April 1, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | Most NHL All-Star Game selections, which passed Martin St. Louis (6) | January 18, 2022 |
| Victor Hedman | Most points in a single season by a Lightning defensemen, which passed his previous record (72) | April 19, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | Most points in Lightning history, which passed Martin St. Louis (953) | April 21, 2022 |
| Victor Hedman | Most goals in a single season by a Lightning defensemen, which tied Dan Boyle (20) | April 21, 2022 |
| Victor Hedman | Most assists in a single season by a Lightning defensemen, which passed his previous record (56) | April 23, 2022 |
| Brayden Point | 10th most assists in Lightning history, which passed Tyler Johnson (200) | April 24, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | 2nd most assists in Lightning history, which tied Vincent Lecavalier (491) | April 28, 2022 |
| Steven Stamkos | Most consecutive multipoint games in Lightning history, which passed Vincent Lecavalier (8) | April 29, 2022 |
| Victor Hedman | Most NHL All-Star team selections, which passed Martin St. Louis (5) | June 21, 2022 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Record | Reached |
| Brayden Point | Most overtime playoff goals in Lightning history, which tied Martin St. Louis (3) | May 12, 2022 |
| Ondrej Palat | Most game winning goals in Lightning history, which passed Tyler Johnson (9) | June 5, 2022 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | To New York RangersBarclay Goodrow | To Tampa Bay Lightning7th-round pick in 2022 |
| July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24) | To Montreal Canadiens4th-round pick in 2022 | To Tampa Bay Lightning4th-round pick in 2021 |
| July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) | To Chicago BlackhawksTyler Johnson 2nd-round pick in 2023 | To Tampa Bay LightningBrent Seabrook |
| July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) | To Detroit Red WingsMitchell Stephens | To Tampa Bay Lightning6th-round pick in 2022 |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | To Vancouver CanucksSpencer Martin | To Tampa Bay LightningFuture Considerations |
| February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) | To Dallas StarsAlexei Lipanov | To Tampa Bay LightningTye Felhaber |
| February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) | To Nashville PredatorsJimmy Huntington | To Tampa Bay LightningAnthony Richard |
| March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) | To Chicago BlackhawksTaylor Raddysh Boris Katchouk 1st-round pick in 2023 1st-round pick in 2024 | To Tampa Bay LightningBrandon Hagel 4th-round pick in 2022 4th-round pick in 2024 |
| March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) | To Ottawa SenatorsMathieu Joseph 4th-round pick in 2024 | To Tampa Bay LightningNick Paul |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Arizona CoyotesFuture Considerations | To Tampa Bay LightningRiley Nash |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To San Jose SharksAntoine Morand | To Tampa Bay LightningAlexei Melnichuk |
| July 3, 2022 (2022-07-03) | To Nashville PredatorsRyan McDonagh | To Tampa Bay LightningPhilippe Myers Grant Mismash |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Gabriel Dumont | from Minnesota Wild | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Charles Hudon | from Lausanne HC | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Darren Raddysh | from Hartford Wolf Pack | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Andrej Sustr | from HC Kunlun Red Star | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Maxime Legace | from Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Brian Elliott | from Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Zach Bogosian | from Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | from Colorado Avalanche | 2-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Remi Elie | from Rochester Americans | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Blake Coleman | to Calgary Flames | 6-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | David Savard | to Montreal Canadiens | 4-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Luke Schenn | to Vancouver Canucks | 2-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Andreas Borgman | to Dallas Stars | 1-year |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Corey Perry | from Montreal Canadiens | 2-year |
| August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) | Ben Thomas | to Leksands IF | 1-year |
| October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) | Ryan Lohin | to Charlotte Checkers | 1-year |
| March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) | Bennett MacArthur | from Acadie-Bathurst Titan | 3-year |
| March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) | Declan Carlile | from Merrimack Warriors | 2-year |
| March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) | Ilya Usau | from Dinamo Minsk | 3-year |
| June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06) | Otto Somppi | to Lukko | 1-year |
| June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09) | Gabriel Dumont | to Syracuse Crunch | 2-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team |
| October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) | Alex Barre-Boulet | to Seattle Kraken |
| October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) | Alex Barre-Boulet | from Seattle Kraken |
| December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07) | Riley Nash | from Winnipeg Jets |
| January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06) | Riley Nash | to Arizona Coyotes |
| January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19) | Gemel Smith | to Detroit Red Wings |
| February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19) | Gemel Smith | from Detroit Red Wings |
| March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08) | Andrej Sustr | to Anaheim Ducks |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17) | Fredrik Claesson | 1-year |
| July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) | Gemel Smith | 2-year |
| July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) | Otto Somppi | 1-year |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Brayden Point | 8-year |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Cal Foote | 2-year |
| July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30) | Alex Barre-Boulet | 3-year |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Taylor Raddysh | 3-year |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Boris Katchouk | 3-year |
| August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01) | Sean Day | 1-year |
| August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09) | Ross Colton | 2-year |
| December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) | Roman Schmidt | 3-year |
| February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08) | Patrick Maroon | 2-year |
| March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) | Nick Perbix | 1-year |
| April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15) | Brian Elliott | 1-year |
| May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) | Jaydon Dureau | 3-year |
| June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) | Sean Day | 1-year |
| June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20) | Simon Ryfors | 1-year |
| June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30) | Darren Raddysh | 2-year |
| July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) | Nick Paul | 7-year |

## 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 | 126$^1$ | 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 | 196$^2$ | Daniil Pylenkov | D | Russia | HC Vityaz (KHL) |
| 7 | 211$^3$ | Robert Flinton | LW | United States | St. Paul's Prep School (ESA) |
| 7 | 224 | Niko Huuhtanen | RW | Finland | Tappara Jr. (Jr. A SM-Liiga) |
Notes:
* 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.
* 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).
* 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.