2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the team's 19th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). For the first time since the 2006–07 season, the Lightning qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs.

2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division	2nd Southeast
Conference	5th Eastern
2010–11 record	46–25–11
Home record	25–11–5
Road record	21–14–6
Goals for	247
Goals against	240
Team information
General manager	Steve Yzerman
Coach	Guy Boucher
Captain	Vincent Lecavalier
Alternate captains	Mattias Ohlund Martin St. Louis
Arena	St. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance	17,267 (87.4%)
Team leaders
Goals	Steven Stamkos (45)
Assists	Martin St. Louis (68)
Points	Martin St. Louis (99)
Penalty minutes	Steve Downie (171)
Plus/minus	Steve Downie (+8)
Wins	Dwayne Roloson (18)
Goals against average	Cedrick Desjardins (1.00)
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

Pre-season

On May 25, 2010, the Lightning announced Hockey Hall of Fame player and former Detroit Red Wings executive Steve Yzerman as their new general manager. On June 9, 2010, Yzerman hired Guy Boucher, head coach of the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Hamilton Bulldogs, as the Lightning's new head coach.^[1]

Regular season

In October, the Lightning compiled a 7–2–1 record and with 15 points, leading not only the Southeast Division, but also the entire Eastern Conference. This was the first time the Lightning had ever led the East after the first month of the season.^[2] Steven Stamkos was named one of the League's Three Stars for the month of October, with Stamkos himself coming away with the honor of First Star. Stamkos led the League with 19 points, scoring nine goals and assisting on ten, and was tied for the second-best plus-minus rating at +9.^[3]

The Lightning's record started to slide in November, as they earned only three points in their first seven games of the month. On November 11, Vincent Lecavalier suffered a fracture to his right hand. He underwent surgery on November 15 and was placed on the injured reserve list, expected to miss four-to-five weeks.^[4] He would ultimately return one month later on December 15, having missed 15 games. Despite losing their captain, the Lightning were able to win six of the month's final nine games, a stretch that included a streak of five consecutive wins. With a 14–8–3 record and 31 points, the Lightning fell to second place in the Division and fifth in the Conference.

On January 1, 2011, Nate Thompson scored just 19 seconds into the overtime period to give the Lightning a 2–1 home win over the New York Islanders.^[5] It would prove to be the fastest overtime goal scored during the 2010–11 regular season.^[6]

The Lightning scored the fewest shorthanded goals in the league with just one, and allowed the most shorthanded goals in the league with 16.^[7]

Playoffs

After defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on March 31, the Lightning clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2006–07 season. They defeated the Penguins in the first round, 4–3, and swept the top-seeded Washington Capitals in the second round. However, the Lightning lost in the Conference Final to the Boston Bruins 4–3.

Post-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Southeast Division^[8]

	v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z-Washington Capitals	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
3	Carolina Hurricanes	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
4	Atlanta Thrashers	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
5	Florida Panthers	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

Conference standings

Eastern Conference

R	v t e	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	z – Washington Capitals	SE	82	48	23	11	43	224	197	107
2	y – Philadelphia Flyers	AT	82	47	23	12	44	259	223	106
3	y – Boston Bruins	NE	82	46	25	11	44	246	195	103
4	Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	49	25	8	39	238	199	106
5	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	82	46	25	11	40	247	240	103
6	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	44	30	8	41	216	209	96
7	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	43	29	10	38	245	229	96
8	New York Rangers	AT	82	44	33	5	35	233	198	93
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9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	82	40	31	11	35	236	239	91
10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	82	37	34	11	32	218	251	85
11	New Jersey Devils	AT	82	38	39	5	35	174	209	81
12	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	82	34	36	12	29	223	269	80
13	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	32	40	10	30	192	250	74
14	New York Islanders	AT	82	30	39	13	26	229	264	73
15	Florida Panthers	SE	82	30	40	12	26	195	229	72

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division)
AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season game log: 4–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 2–1–1; Neutral: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Tampa Bay Lightning	4 – 2	Dallas Stars		Ellis	1–0–0	[9]
2	September 22 (in Winnipeg, MB)	Chicago Blackhawks	2 – 4	Tampa Bay Lightning		Desjardins	2–0–0	[10]
3	September 23	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 – 5	Edmonton Oilers		Ellis	2–1–0	[11]
4	September 25	Tampa Bay Lightning	4 – 5	Calgary Flames	SO	Desjardins	2–1–1	[12]
5	October 1	Tampa Bay Lightning	2 – 1	Florida Panthers	OT	Smith	3–1–1	[13]
6	October 2	Florida Panthers	1 – 4	Tampa Bay Lightning		Smith	4–1–1	[14]

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log
October: 7–2–1 (Home: 3–1–1; Road 4–1–0) Pts. 15 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Atlanta Thrashers 5 – 3 Smith St. Pete Times Forum 19,791 1–0–0 2 [15] 2 October 13 @ Montreal Canadiens 4 – 3 OT Smith Bell Centre 21,273 2–0–0 4 [16] 3 October 14 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 2 Ellis Wachovia Center 19,592 3–0–0 6 [17] 4 October 16 @ Florida Panthers 0 – 6 Ellis BankAtlantic Center 17,040 3–1–0 6 [18] 5 October 18 Dallas Stars 5 – 4 Smith St. Pete Times Forum 13,277 4–1–0 8 [19] 6 October 21 New York Islanders 2 – 3 OT Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 13,333 4–1–1 9 [20] 7 October 22 @ Atlanta Thrashers 5 – 2 Smith Philips Arena 9,138 5–1–1 11 [21] 8 October 24 Nashville Predators 3 – 4 Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 14,454 5–2–1 11 [22] 9 October 27 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 – 3 Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 17,226 6–2–1 13 [23] 10 October 30 @ Phoenix Coyotes 3 – 0 Ellis Jobing.com Arena 8,171 7–2–1 15 [24]
November: 7–6–2 (Home: 3–1–1; Road 4–5–1) Pts. 16 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 3 @ Anaheim Ducks 2 – 3 OT Ellis Honda Center 13,304 7–2–2 16 [25] 12 November 4 @ Los Angeles Kings 0 – 1 Smith Staples Center 18,118 7–3–2 16 [26] 13 November 6 @ San Jose Sharks 2 – 5 Ellis HP Pavilion at San Jose 17,562 7–4–2 16 [27] 14 November 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 0 Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 16,791 8–4–2 18 [28] 15 November 11 @ Washington Capitals 3 – 6 Ellis Verizon Center 18,397 8–5–2 18 [29] 16 November 12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 5 Smith Consol Energy Center 18,275 8–6–2 18 [30] 17 November 14 Minnesota Wild 1 – 4 Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 14,868 8–7–2 18 [31] 18 November 17 @ New York Islanders 4 – 2 Ellis Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,025 9–7–2 20 [32] 19 November 18 @ Philadelphia Flyers 8 – 7 Smith Wachovia Center 19,672 10–7–2 22 [33] 20 November 20 @ Buffalo Sabres 2 – 1 Smith HSBC Arena 17,833 11–7–2 24 [34] 21 November 22 Boston Bruins 3 – 1 Smith St. Pete Times Forum 16,241 12–7–2 26 [35] 22 November 24 New York Rangers 5 – 3 Smith St. Pete Times Forum 17,806 13–7–2 28 [36] 23 November 26 @ Washington Capitals 0 – 6 Smith Verizon Center 18,398 13–8–2 28 [37] 24 November 27 Florida Panthers 3 – 4 SO Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 15,854 13–8–3 29 [38] 25 November 30 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 4 – 3 OT Ellis Air Canada Centre 19,063 14–8–3 31 [39]
December: 8–3–2 (Home: 5–1–0; Road 3–2–2) Pts. 18 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 @ Boston Bruins 1 – 8 Smith TD Garden 17,565 14–9–3 31 [40] 27 December 4 Colorado Avalanche 7 – 5 Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 18,212 15–9–3 33 [41] 28 December 7 @ Calgary Flames 2 – 4 Ellis Pengrowth Saddledome 19,289 15–10–3 33 [42] 29 December 10 @ Edmonton Oilers 3 – 4 SO Ellis Rexall Place 16,839 15–10–4 34 [43] 30 December 11 @ Vancouver Canucks 5 – 4 OT Ellis Rogers Arena 18,860 16–10–4 36 [44] 31 December 15 Atlanta Thrashers 2 – 1 OT Smith St. Pete Times Forum 14,441 17–10–4 38 [45] 32 December 18 Buffalo Sabres 3 – 1 Smith St. Pete Times Forum 17,141 18–10–4 40 [46] 33 December 20 Carolina Hurricanes 5 – 1 Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 17,210 19–10–4 42 [47] 34 December 22 @ New York Islanders 1 – 2 OT Ellis Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,324 19–10–5 43 [48] 35 December 23 @ New York Rangers 4 – 3 SO Ellis Madison Square Garden 18,200 20–10–5 45 [49] 36 December 26 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3 – 2 OT Ellis Philips Arena 14,610 21–10–5 47 [50] 37 December 28 Boston Bruins 3 – 4 Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 20,204 21–11–5 47 [51] 38 December 30 Montreal Canadiens 4 – 1 Desjardins St. Pete Times Forum 20,191 22–11–5 49 [52]
January: 9–4–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road 4–3–0) Pts. 18 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 1 New York Rangers 2 – 1 OT Desjardins St. Pete Times Forum 18,242 23–11–5 51 [53] 40 January 4 @ Washington Capitals 1 – 0 OT Roloson Verizon Center 18,398 24–11–5 53 [54] 41 January 5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 8 Roloson Consol Energy Center 18,261 24–12–5 53 [55] 42 January 8 @ Ottawa Senators 2 – 1 Roloson Scotiabank Place 19,698 25–12–5 55 [56] 43 January 9 @ New Jersey Devils 3 – 6 Ellis Prudential Center 16,197 25–13–5 55 [57] 44 January 12 Washington Capitals 3 – 0 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 18,135 26–13–5 57 [58] 45 January 14 New Jersey Devils 2 – 5 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 18,736 26–14–5 57 [59] 46 January 15 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 6 Roloson RBC Center 18,680 26–15–5 57 [60] 47 January 18 Columbus Blue Jackets 3 – 2 SO Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 13,291 27–15–5 59 [61] 48 January 20 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3 – 2 SO Roloson Philips Arena 12,314 28–15–5 61 [62] 49 January 21 @ Florida Panthers 2 – 1 SO Ellis BankAtlantic Center 17,328 29–15–5 63 [63] 50 January 23 Atlanta Thrashers 7 – 1 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 13,916 30–15–5 65 [64] 51 January 25 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 – 0 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 14,335 31–15–5 67 [65]
February: 6–3–2 (Home: 5–3–2; Road 1–0–0) Pts. 14 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 52 February 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4 – 0 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 16,635 32–15–5 69 [66] 53 February 4 Washington Capitals 2 – 4 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,216 32–16–5 69 [67] 54 February 6 St. Louis Blues 4 – 3 OT Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 14,986 33–16–5 71 [68] 55 February 8 Buffalo Sabres 4 – 7 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 14,444 33–17–5 71 [69] 56 February 12 Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 3 OT Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 19,910 34–17–5 73 [70] 57 February 15 Philadelphia Flyers 3 – 4 SO Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 16,950 34–17–6 74 [71] 58 February 17 Detroit Red Wings 2 – 6 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,849 34–18–6 74 [72] 59 February 19 Florida Panthers 2 – 3 SO Ellis St. Pete Times Forum 18,710 34–18–7 75 [73] 60 February 23 Phoenix Coyotes 8 – 3 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 15,104 35–18–7 77 [74] 61 February 25 New Jersey Devils 2 – 1 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 19,563 36–18–7 79 [75] 62 February 27 @ New York Rangers 2 – 1 Roloson Madison Square Garden 18,200 37–18–7 81 [76]
March: 5–6–4 (Home: 3–4–1; Road 2–2–3) Pts. 14 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 2 @ New Jersey Devils 1 – 2 Roloson Prudential Center 12,857 37–19–7 81 [77] 64 March 3 @ Boston Bruins 1 – 2 Smith TD Garden 17,565 37–20–7 81 [78] 65 March 5 Montreal Canadiens 2 – 4 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,274 37–21–7 81 [79] 66 March 7 Washington Capitals 1 – 2 SO Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 16,835 37–21–8 82 [80] 67 March 9 Chicago Blackhawks 4 – 3 SO Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 19,912 38–21–8 84 [81] 68 March 11 Ottawa Senators 1 – 2 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 18,777 38–22–8 84 [82] 69 March 12 @ Florida Panthers 3 – 4 OT Smith BankAtlantic Center 16,607 38–22–9 85 [83] 70 March 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6 – 2 Roloson Air Canada Centre 19,410 39–22–9 87 [84] 71 March 17 @ Montreal Canadiens 2 – 3 SO Roloson Bell Centre 21,273 39–22–10 88 [85] 72 March 19 @ Ottawa Senators 2 – 3 OT Roloson Scotiabank Place 18,813 39–22–11 89 [86] 73 March 22 New York Islanders 2 – 5 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 17,400 39–23–11 89 [87] 74 March 25 Carolina Hurricanes 3 – 4 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 16,656 39–24–11 89 [88] 75 March 26 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4 – 2 Smith RBC Center 17,264 40–24–11 91 [89] 76 March 29 Ottawa Senators 5 – 2 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 16,626 41–24–11 93 [90] 77 March 31 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 1 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,126 42–24–11 95 [91]
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road 3–1–0) Pts. 8 # Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Record Pts Recap 78 April 2 @ Minnesota Wild 3 – 1 Roloson Xcel Energy Center 18,591 43–24–11 97 [92] 79 April 3 @ Chicago Blackhawks 2 – 0 Smith United Center 21,587 44–24–11 99 [93] 80 April 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 2 – 4 Roloson HSBC Arena 18,690 44–25–11 99 [94] 81 April 8 Florida Panthers 4 – 2 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,444 45–25–11 101 [95] 82 April 9 @ Carolina Hurricanes 6 – 2 Smith RBC Center 17,805 46–25–11 103 [96]
Schedule   Win   Loss   Overtime/Shootout Loss

Playoffs

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference Quarter-finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (4) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0 – 3 Roloson Consol Energy Center 18,390 0–1 [97] 2 April 15 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5 – 1 Roloson Consol Energy Center 18,507 1–1 [98] 3 April 18 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 3 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,545 1–2 [99] 4 April 20 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 – 3 3:38 2OT Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,326 1–3 [100] 5 April 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 8 – 2 Roloson Consol Energy Center 18,535 2–3 [101] 6 April 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 – 2 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,309 3–3 [102] 7 April 27 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1 – 0 Roloson Consol Energy Center 18,507 4–3 [103]
Eastern Conference Semi-finals vs. Washington Capitals (1) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 29 @ Washington Capitals 4 – 2 Roloson Verizon Center 18,398 1–0 [104] 2 May 1 @ Washington Capitals 3 – 2 6:19 OT Roloson Verizon Center 18,398 2–0 [105] 3 May 3 Washington Capitals 4 – 3 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,613 3–0 [106] 4 May 4 Washington Capitals 5 – 3 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 20,835 4–0 [107]
Eastern Conference Finals vs. Boston Bruins (3) - Boston wins series 4–3 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 May 14 @ Boston Bruins 5 – 2 Roloson TD Garden 17,565 1–0 [108] 2 May 17 @ Boston Bruins 5 – 6 Roloson TD Garden 17,565 1–1 [109] 3 May 19 Boston Bruins 0 – 2 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 21,027 1–2 [110] 4 May 21 Boston Bruins 5 – 3 Smith St. Pete Times Forum 21,216 2–2 [111] 5 May 23 @ Boston Bruins 1 – 2 Smith TD Garden 17,565 2–3 [112] 6 May 25 Boston Bruins 5 – 4 Roloson St. Pete Times Forum 21,426 3–3 [113] 7 May 27 @ Boston Bruins 0 – 1 Roloson TD Garden 17,565 3–4 [114] Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Martin St. Louis 82 31 68 99 0 12 Steven Stamkos 82 45 46 91 3 74 Vincent Lecavalier 65 25 29 54 -5 43 Teddy Purcell 81 17 34 51 5 10 Simon Gagne 63 17 23 40 -12 20 Ryan Malone 54 14 24 38 -3 51 Dominic Moore 77 18 14 32 -12 52 Steve Downie 57 10 22 32 8 171 Brett Clark 82 9 22 31 2 14 Sean Bergenheim 80 14 15 29 0 56 Victor Hedman 79 3 23 26 3 70 Nate Thompson 79 10 15 25 -6 29 Pavel Kubina 79 4 19 23 2 62 Adam Hall 82 7 11 18 -12 32 Dana Tyrell 78 6 9 15 -5 12 Randy Jones 61 1 12 13 -4 15 Mike Lundin 69 1 11 12 -3 12 Marc-Andre Bergeron 23 2 6 8 -10 8 Mattias Ritola 31 4 4 8 -5 11 Mattias Ohlund 72 0 5 5 -7 70 Blair Jones 18 1 2 3 -2 2 Johan Harju 10 1 2 3 -2 2 Eric Brewer† 22 1 1 2 5 24 Michael Vernace 10 0 1 1 -2 2 Marc-Antoine Pouliot 3 0 0 0 -2 0 Matt Smaby 32 0 0 0 2 17 Mathieu Roy 4 0 0 0 -2 2 James Wright 1 0 0 0 -2 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Martin St. Louis 18 10 10 20 -8 4 Vincent Lecavalier 18 6 13 19 6 16 Teddy Purcell 18 6 11 17 4 2 Steve Downie 17 2 12 14 7 40 Steven Stamkos 18 6 7 13 -5 6 Simon Gagne 15 5 7 12 6 4 Dominic Moore 18 3 8 11 -3 18 Sean Bergenheim 16 9 2 11 2 8 Eric Brewer 18 1 6 7 -3 14 Ryan Malone 18 3 3 6 -3 24 Victor Hedman 18 0 6 6 0 8 Adam Hall 18 1 4 5 -2 8 Nate Thompson 18 1 3 4 3 4 Mattias Ohlund 18 1 2 3 5 8 Brett Clark 18 1 2 3 1 8 Pavel Kubina 8 2 1 3 2 10 Marc-Andre Bergeron 14 2 1 3 -2 9 Mike Lundin 18 0 2 2 4 2 Randy Jones 5 0 1 1 1 2 Mattias Ritola 1 0 0 0 0 0 Blair Jones 7 0 0 0 -1 2 Dana Tyrell 7 0 0 0 -3 2

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Dwayne Roloson† 34 1993 18 12 4 85 2.56 967 .912 4 0 1 6 Dan Ellis‡ 31 1679 13 7 6 82 2.93 741 .889 2 0 1 0 Mike Smith 22 1202 13 6 1 58 2.90 576 .899 1 0 1 2 Cedrick Desjardins 2 120 2 0 0 2 1.00 63 .968 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Dwayne Roloson 17 982 10 6 41 2.51 541 .924 1 0 0 0 Mike Smith 3 120 1 1 2 1.00 48 .958 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Lightning. Stats reflect time with Lightning only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Steven Stamkos[115]	NHL Third Star of the Week	October 25, 2010
Steven Stamkos[3]	NHL First Star of the Month	October 2010
Steven Stamkos[116]	NHL Second Star of the Week	January 24, 2011
Vincent Lecavalier[117]	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 11, 2011
Martin St. Louis[118]	Lady Byng Trophy winner	June 22, 2011

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Dana Tyrell	1st Career NHL Game	October 9, 2010
Dana Tyrell	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 27, 2010
Mattias Ritola	1st Career NHL Goal	October 30, 2010
Dana Tyrell	1st Career NHL Assist	November 9, 2010
Johan Harju	1st Career NHL Game	November 12, 2010
Martin St. Louis	700th Career NHL Point	November 17, 2010
Johan Harju	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	December 4, 2010
Victor Hedman	100th Career NHL Game	December 4, 2010
Johan Harju	1st Career NHL Goal	December 7, 2010
Martin St. Louis	800th Career NHL Game	December 7, 2010
Matt Smaby	100th Career NHL Game	December 11, 2010
Randy Jones	100th Career NHL Point	December 15, 2010
Dominic Moore	400th Career NHL Game	December 15, 2010
Steven Stamkos	100th Career NHL Goal	December 20, 2010
Randy Jones	300th Career NHL Game	December 26, 2010
Cedrick Desjardins	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	December 30, 2010
Steven Stamkos	200th Career NHL Game	January 1, 2011
Dwayne Roloson	25th Career NHL Shutout	January 12, 2011
Mike Lundin	200th Career NHL Game	January 14, 2011
Steven Stamkos	200th Career NHL Point	January 14, 2011
Dwayne Roloson	200th Career NHL Win	January 18, 2011
Vincent Lecavalier	900th Career NHL Game	January 18, 2011
Marc-Andre Bergeron	400th Career NHL Game	February 6, 2011
Simon Gagne	700th Career NHL Game	February 6, 2011
Steven Stamkos	100th Career NHL Assist	February 8, 2011
Sean Bergenheim	100th Career NHL Point	February 8, 2011
Sean Bergenheim	300th Career NHL Game	February 12, 2011
Michael Vernace	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	February 15, 2011
Marc-Andre Bergeron	200th Career NHL Point	February 23, 2011
Mattias Ohlund	900th Career NHL Game	March 22, 2011
Adam Hall	500th Career NHL Game	March 25, 2011
Pavel Kubina	900th Career NHL Game	April 8, 2011

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Sean Bergenheim	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Victor Hedman	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Mike Lundin	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Teddy Purcell	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Steven Stamkos	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Nate Thompson	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Dana Tyrell	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Victor Hedman	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 15, 2011
Nate Thompson	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 15, 2011
Steven Stamkos	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 18, 2011
Sean Bergenheim	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 20, 2011
Teddy Purcell	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 20, 2011
Sean Bergenheim	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 23, 2011
Mike Lundin	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 23, 2011
Steven Stamkos	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 23, 2011
Nate Thompson	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 23, 2011
Steve Downie	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 25, 2011
Teddy Purcell	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 25, 2011
Blair Jones	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	May 1, 2011
Simon Gagne	100th Career NHL Playoff Game	May 17, 2011
Mike Smith	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	May 17, 2011
Mike Smith	1st Career NHL Playoff Win	May 21, 2011

Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date	Details
July 1, 2010[119]	To Philadelphia Flyers Andrej Meszaros	To Tampa Bay Lightning 2nd-round pick in 2012[a] – Colton Sissons
July 19, 2010[120]	To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Walker 4th-round pick in 2011 – Marcel Noebels	To Tampa Bay Lightning Simon Gagne
August 16, 2010[121]	To Montreal Canadiens Karri Ramo	To Tampa Bay Lightning Cedrick Desjardins
August 27, 2010[122]	To Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Lashoff	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Berry Stefano Giliati
December 9, 2010[123]	To Boston Bruins Juraj Simek	To Tampa Bay Lightning Levi Nelson
January 1, 2011[124]	To New York Islanders Ty Wishart	To Tampa Bay Lightning Dwayne Roloson
February 18, 2011[125]	To St. Louis Blues Brock Beukeboom 3rd-round pick in 2011 – Jordan Binnington	To Tampa Bay Lightning Eric Brewer
February 24, 2011[126]	To Anaheim Ducks Dan Ellis	To Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis McElhinney

Notes Pick later traded to Nashville Predators. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Dan Ellis[127] Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $3 million Pavel Kubina[128] Atlanta Thrashers 2 years, $7.7 million Niklas Persson[129] Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik 1 year, $550,000 Brett Clark[130] Colorado Avalanche 2 years, $3 million Marc-Antoine Pouliot[131] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000 Chris Durno[132] Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $550,000 Mathieu Roy[133] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $600,000 Mike Vernace[133] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $500,000 Dominic Moore[134] Montreal Canadiens 2 years, $2.2 million Mike Angelidis[135] Albany River Rats 1 year, $500,000 Juraj Simek[136] Norfolk Admirals 1 year, $500,000 Sean Bergenheim[137] New York Islanders 1 year, $700,000 Randy Jones[138] Los Angeles Kings 1 year, $1 million Charles Landry[139] Drummondville Voltigeurs 3 years, $1.625 million entry-level contract Marc-Andre Bergeron[140] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $1 million Tyler Johnson[141] Spokane Chiefs 3 years, $2.27 million entry-level contract Pat Nagle[142] Ferris State University 2 years, $1.125 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Todd Fedoruk[143] TBD Contract bought out Zenon Konopka[144] New York Islanders 1 year, $600,000 Ryan Craig[145] Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $500,000 Alex Tanguay[146] Calgary Flames 1 year, $1.7 million Kurtis Foster[147] Edmonton Oilers 2 years, $3.6 million Antero Niittymaki[148] San Jose Sharks 2 years, $4 million Brandon Bochenski[149] Barys Astana 1 year David Hale[150] Ottawa Senators 1 year, $675,000 Mark Parrish[151] Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $600,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Mattias Ritola[152] Detroit Red Wings October 5, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Curtis McElhinney[153] Ottawa Senators February 28, 2011

Player signings Player Contract terms Mark Barberio[154] 3 years, $1.74 million entry-level contract Martin St. Louis[155] 4 years, $22.5 million Mitch Fritz[156] 1 year, $525,000 Mike Lundin[157] 1 year, $750,000 Teddy Purcell[157] 1 year, $750,000 Blair Jones[158] 1 year, $550,000 Paul Szczechura[159] 1 year, $550,000 Nate Thompson[160] 1 year, $625,000 Vladimir Mihalik[133] 1 year, $600,000 Radko Gudas[161] 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract Steve Downie[162] 2 years, $3.7 million Alex Hutchings[163] 3 years, $1.75 million entry-level contract Nate Thompson[164] 2 years, $1.7 million contract extension Richard Panik[165] 3 years, $2.22 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Tampa Bay will pick at the 2010 NHL entry draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Club Team
1	6	Brett Connolly	RW	Canada	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3	63 (from Florida via Los Angeles)	Brock Beukeboom	D	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
3	66	Radko Gudas	D	Czech Republic	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3	72 (from Anaheim)	Adam Janosik	D	Slovakia	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
4	96	Geoffrey Schemitsch	D	Canada	Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
4	118 (from San Jose)	James Mullin	C/RW	United States	Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS-MN)
6	156	Brendan O'Donnell	C	Canada	Winnipeg South Blues (MJHL)
7	186	Teigan Zahn	D	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

Farm teams

Norfolk Admirals

The Lightnings' American Hockey League affiliate will remain to be the Norfolk Admirals in the 2010–11 season.

Florida Everblades

The Florida Everblades of the ECHL and the Lightning entered a one-year affiliation agreement for the 2010–11 season on July 29, 2010.^[166]