2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning season
Pre-season
Columns: Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Result
Saturday, September 20 | Pittsburgh | Mellon Arena | 7:30pm | 5-4 W (SO) | Monday, September 22 | Pittsburgh | St. Pete Times Forum | 7:30pm | 3-2 L | Tuesday, September 23 | NY Rangers | St. Pete Times Forum | 7:30 pm | 3-2 W | Thursday, September 25 | NY Rangers | Madison Square Garden | 7:00 pm | 4-2 W | Sunday, September 28 | Eisbaren Berlin | Berlin, Germany | 10:00 pm | 4-1 W | Tuesday, September 30 | HC Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava, Slovakia | 12:00 pm | 3-2 W (SO)