2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 13th National Hockey League season in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Lightning hoped to defend their Stanley Cup championship, which they won in 2003–04.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 5, 2005 	5–2 	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	1–0–0
2 	L	October 7, 2005 	0–2 	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	1–1–0
3 	W	October 8, 2005 	2–1 	Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	2–1–0
4 	L	October 10, 2005 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (2005–06) 	2–2–0
5 	L	October 13, 2005 	3–4 SO	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	2–2–1
6 	W	October 15, 2005 	3–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	3–2–1
7 	L	October 16, 2005 	2–3 SO	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	3–2–2
8 	W	October 20, 2005 	6–0 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	4–2–2
9 	L	October 21, 2005 	1–4 	Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	4–3–2
10 	W	October 26, 2005 	6–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	5–3–2
11 	W	October 28, 2005 	4–2 	Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	6–3–2
12 	W	October 29, 2005 	3–2 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	7–3–2
13 	L	November 1, 2005 	4–6 	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	7–4–2
14 	L	November 3, 2005 	2–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	7–5–2
15 	L	November 5, 2005 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	7–6–2
16 	L	November 8, 2005 	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	7–7–2
17 	L	November 10, 2005	2–5 	New York Rangers (2005–06) 	7–8–2
18 	L	November 11, 2005	2–5 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	7–9–2
19 	W	November 14, 2005	5–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	8–9–2
20 	L	November 15, 2005	3–4 SO	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	8–9–3
21 	W	November 17, 2005	3–2 	New York Islanders (2005–06) 	9–9–3
22 	W	November 20, 2005	5–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	10–9–3
23 	W	November 22, 2005	4–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	11–9–3
24 	W	November 23, 2005	4–3 SO	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	12–9–3
25 	L	November 25, 2005	2–8 	New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	12–10–3
26 	W	November 27, 2005	4–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	13–10–3
27 	W	November 30, 2005	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	14–10–3
28 	W	December 2, 2005 	3–2 SO	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 	15–10–3
29 	W	December 8, 2005 	5–4 	St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 	16–10–3
30 	W	December 10, 2005	4–3 	Nashville Predators (2005–06) 	17–10–3
31 	L	December 14, 2005	2–4 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	17–11–3
32 	W	December 15, 2005	3–1 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 	18–11–3
33 	L	December 17, 2005	3–6 	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 	18–12–3
34 	L	December 20, 2005	4–6 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	18–13–3
35 	L	December 22, 2005	2–4 	@ New York Rangers (2005–06) 	18–14–3
36 	L	December 23, 2005	1–4 	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	18–15–3
37 	W	December 26, 2005	5–4 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	19–15–3
38 	L	December 28, 2005	3–4 	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	19–16–3
39 	L	December 30, 2005	1–2 	Boston Bruins (2005–06) 	19–17–3
40 	W	January 2, 2006 	2–1 	@ New York Islanders (2005–06) 	20–17–3
41 	W	January 3, 2006 	1–0 OT	@ New York Rangers (2005–06) 	21–17–3
42 	L	January 5, 2006 	1–3 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	21–18–3
43 	L	January 7, 2006 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 	21–19–3
44 	W	January 13, 2006 	4–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 	22–19–3
45 	L	January 16, 2006 	1–3 	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 	22–20–3
46 	W	January 17, 2006 	4–1 	@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 	23–20–3
47 	W	January 20, 2006 	6–3 	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 	24–20–3
48 	W	January 21, 2006 	2–0 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	25–20–3
49 	L	January 24, 2006 	2–3 OT	Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	25–20–4
50 	W	January 26, 2006 	1–0 OT	New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	26–20–4
51 	W	January 28, 2006 	6–0 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	27–20–4
52 	L	January 29, 2006 	1–2 	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	27–21–4
53 	W	January 31, 2006 	3–2 SO	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	28–21–4
54 	W	February 4, 2006 	5–0 	Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	29–21–4
55 	W	February 6, 2006 	3–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (2005–06) 	30–21–4
56 	L	February 7, 2006 	4–7 	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 	30–22–4
57 	W	February 9, 2006 	5–3 	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	31–22–4
58 	W	February 11, 2006	6–5 	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 	32–22–4
59 	L	February 28, 2006	2–8 	Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	32–23–4
60 	L	March 4, 2006 	2–6 	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	32–24–4
61 	L	March 6, 2006 	0–4 	Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	32–25–4
62 	W	March 7, 2006 	5–4 SO	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	33–25–4
63 	L	March 9, 2006 	5–8 	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 	33–26–4
64 	L	March 11, 2006 	1–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 	33–27–4
65 	W	March 13, 2006 	2–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 	34–27–4
66 	L	March 14, 2006 	3–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 	34–28–4
67 	W	March 17, 2006 	6–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 	35–28–4
68 	W	March 19, 2006 	5–2 	New York Islanders (2005–06) 	36–28–4
69 	L	March 20, 2006 	5–6 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	36–28–5
70 	W	March 23, 2006 	4–3 OT	Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	37–28–5
71 	W	March 25, 2006 	4–3 SO	New York Rangers (2005–06) 	38–28–5
72 	L	March 27, 2006 	1–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	38–29–5
73 	W	March 30, 2006 	4–3 	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	39–29–5
74 	L	April 1, 2006 	2–4 	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	39–30–5
75 	W	April 3, 2006 	4–1 	Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	40–30–5
76 	W	April 6, 2006 	3–2 SO	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	41–30–5
77 	W	April 8, 2006 	1–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 	42–30–5
78 	L	April 9, 2006 	3–6 	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 	42–31–5
79 	L	April 11, 2006 	2–6 	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 	42–32–5
80 	L	April 14, 2006 	4–5 SO	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	42–32–6
81 	W	April 15, 2006 	3–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 	43–32–6
82 	L	April 18, 2006 	1–4 	Washington Capitals (2005–06) 	43–33–6
==Playoffs==
==Player stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
 	 	 	 	 	
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
John Grahame	57	29	22	0	5 	3.06
==Awards and honors==
==Draft picks==
Tampa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round	# 	Player 	Position 	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	32 	Vladimir Mihalik	Defenseman	 	Pesov II (Slovakia)
3 	73 	Radek Smolenak 	Left Wing 	Czech Republic	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 	89 	Chris Lawrence 	Center 	 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 	92 	Marek Bartanus 	Right Wing	 	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
4 	102	Blair Jones 	Center 	 	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 	133	Stanislav Lascek	 	 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6 	163	Marek Kvapil 	Winger 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 	165	Kevin Beech 	 	 	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 	225	John Wessbecker 	 	 	Blake (USHS)
==Roster==
Goaltenders:
Defensemen
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==See also==
*2005–06 NHL season
==References==
Tampa Bay Lightning season, 2005–06
Tampa Bay Lightning season, 2005–06
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning seasons