2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning season

The 2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 33rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.^[1] This was their first season since 2007–08 without franchise icon Steven Stamkos, as he signed with the Nashville Predators in free agency in the 2024 off-season.^[2][3]

2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division	2nd Atlantic
Conference	3rd Eastern
2024–25 record	47–27–8
Home record	29–8–4
Road record	18–19–4
Goals for	294
Goals against	219
Team information
General manager	Julien BriseBois
Coach	Jon Cooper
Captain	Victor Hedman
Alternate captains	Nikita Kucherov Ryan McDonagh
Arena	Amalie Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brayden Point (42)
Assists	Nikita Kucherov (84)
Points	Nikita Kucherov (121)
Penalty minutes	Emil Lilleberg (99)
Plus/minus	Ryan McDonagh (+42)
Wins	Andrei Vasilevskiy (37)
Goals against average	Andrei Vasilevskiy (2.14)
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

On April 5, the Lightning clinched a playoff berth for the eighth consecutive season following a loss by the New York Rangers to the New Jersey Devils.^[4]

In the first round of the 2025 playoffs, the Lightning were defeated by their intrastate rival, the reigning and eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers in five games for the second season in a row.

Off-season

April

The Lightning's off-season began after losing to the Florida Panthers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in five games.^[5]

May

On May 16, 2024, the Lightning re-signed forward Mitchell Chaffee two-year contract extension that has an annual cap hit of $800k.^[6] Chaffee skated in 30 games with the Lightning this past season, recording 4 goals and 7 points. Chaffee also appeared in all five of the Lightning's playoff games in the first round series with the Florida Panthers.^[7]

The following day the Lightning re-signed forward Niko Huuhtanen to a three-year entry-level contract. Niko has played the last two seasons with Jukurit of the Liiga. Niko has recorded 36 goals and 40 assists over 100 games. He was also named the Liiga's top rookie during the 2022–23 season. This past season he also appeared in six games with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League on an ATO, recording 3 assists over 6 games.^[8]

On May 21, 2024, the Lightning reacquired Ryan McDonagh and a 4th round pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft from the Nashville Predators in exchange for 7th round pick in 2024, and a 2nd round pick in the 2025 NHL entry draft. McDonagh was previously traded to the Predators after winning back-to-back championships with the Lightning and helping them reach a third straight Stanley Cup Final due to cap constraints. In the prior season McDonagh appeared in 74 games, recording 29 assists. McDonagh has two years remaining on his contract and will carry a cap hit of $6.75 million.^[9]

On May 25, 2024, the Lightning placed forward prospect Ilya Usau on unconditional waivers for purposes of mutual contract termination.^[10] Usau appeared in 42 games with the Syracuse Crunch last season, recording 7 goals and 14 points. The prior season he had 4 goals and 16 points over 57 games with the Crunch. The following day Usua cleared waivers and had his contract terminated with the team.^[11]

June

On June 6, 2024, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Declan Carlile to a two-year contract extension. Carlile made his NHL debut last season in a game against the Minnesota Wild. The majority of the season was spent with the Crunch. Carlile skated in 61 games, recording 7 goals and 27 points.^[12]

On June 10, 2024, Lightning forward Waltteri Merela signed a one-year contract with SC Bern of the National League in Switzerland. Merela appeared in 19 games with the Lightning, recording one goal. Merela also skated in 55 games with the Crunch, recording 15 goals and 34 points. Merela still could be issued a qualifying offer if the team wishes to retain his rights since he is a restricted free agent.^[13]

On June 17, 2024, the Lightning re-signed forward Gabriel Fortier to a one-year contract extension. Fortier has appeared in 11 games with the Lightning since being drafted in 2018. Fortier has primarily appeared with the Syracuse Crunch thus far in his career. He skated in 62 games, recording 13 goals and 26 points this past season. Overall he has appeared in 235 games with the Crunch, posting 44 goals and 100 points.^[14]

On June 21, 2024, the Lightning re-signed forward Gage Goncalves to a one-year contract extension. Goncalves made two appearances with the Lightning this past season. Goncavles also appeared in 69 games with the Syracuse Crunch, recording 13 goals and 58 points.^[15]

On June 29, 2024, the Lightning traded defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for defenseman J.J. Moser, center prospect Conor Geekie, a 2nd-round pick in the 2025 NHL entry draft and a 7th-round pick in the 2024 NHL entry draft. Sergachev appeared 34 games, recording 19 points, prior to missing the remainder of the regular season due to injury.^[16] Sergachev was originally acquired by the Lightning from the Montreal Canadiens in 2017. Sergachev played 7-seasons with the team, recording 48 goals and 257 points. Sergachev played in 100 playoff games and helped the team win back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021. Sergachev finishes his tenure with the team second amongst defensemen in assists (209), points (257) and blocked shots (670).^[17]

The same day, the Lightning also traded forward Tanner Jeannot to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a 2nd-round pick in 2025 and a 4th-round pick in 2024.^[18] Jeannot skated in 55 games with the Lightning this past season, recording 14 points.^[19]

On June 30, 2024, the Lightning traded a 3rd-round draft pick to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the negotiating rights to forward Jake Guentzel. Guentzel recorded 30 goals last season between his time with the Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was Guentzel's fourth time reaching the 30 goal mark, which includes him hitting 40 goals twice.^[20]

The Lightning also made another trade this day. The Lightning traded forward Bennett MacArthur to the Penguins for Lukas Svejkovsky. Svejkovsky split time the past two seasons between the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. Svejkovsky comes into the upcoming season on the last year of his three-year entry-level contract.^[21]

July

On July 1, 2024, the Lightning reached an agreement with forward Jake Guentzel prior to the start of free agency. Guentzel agreed to a 7-year contract that carries a cap hit of $9m a season. Guentzel was considered to be one of the more coveted forwards heading into the free agency period.^[22]

The Lightning were involved in following player signings on the first day of free agency.

The Lightning signed defensemen Tobie Paquette-Bisson to a one-year contract. Paquette-Bisson played in 69 games with Laval Rocket the past season. In that stretch he recorded 27 points. Paquette-Bisson has recorded 69 points over 214 games in the AHL. He also has skated in 132 ECHL games, recording 50 points.^[23]

The Lightning signed defenseman Derrick Pouliot to a one-year contract. This past season Pouliot appeared in 64 games with the Texas Stars, recording 9 goals and 37 assists for 46 points. Pouliot also played in 5 games with the Dallas Stars. Pouliot has appeared in 226 NHL career games across his career thus far.^[24]

The Lightning signed defensemen Steven Santini to a one-year contract. Santini spent the past season with the Ontario Reign. Santini recorded 5 goals and 15 assists in his time with the Reign. Santini previously has suited up in games with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues and Nashville Predators.^[25]

The Lightning signed forward Jesse Ylonen to a one-year contract. The contract will carry a cap hit of $775k at the NHL level. Ylonen appeared in 59 games with the Montreal Canadiens, recording 4 goals and 4 assists. Ylonen was originally second round pick of the Canadiens in 2018. Over his career he has appeared in 111 games with the Canadiens, recording 12 goals and 17 assists.^[26]

The Lightning signed forward Zemgus Girgensons to a three-year contract that carries an annual cap hit of $2.55M. Girgensons had spent his entire career playing with the Buffalo Sabres. Over that time Girgensons appeared in 688 games with the Sabres, recording 188 points.^[27]

The biggest news of the day was that longtime captain and franchise icon Steven Stamkos left the organization as a free agent to sign with the Nashville Predators after he and the Lightning were unable to negotiate an extension.^[28] Stamkos signed a four-year contract that carries a cap hit of $8M a season.^[29][30][31] Stamkos was originally drafted by the Lightning first overall in the 2008 NHL entry draft. Stamkos captained the team to back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021 along with appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015 and 2022. Stamkos also collected the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy twice (in 2010 and 2012 while also being the runner-up in 2011, 2013 and 2015) and was the Mark Messier Leadership Award recipient in 2023. He was also a finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy in 2012, a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award in back-to-back years (in 2011 and 2012) and the runner-up for the Art Ross Trophy in back-to-back years (in 2012 and 2013). Stamkos finishes his Lightning tenure as the team's all time leader in games played (1,082), goals (555) and points (1,137).^[32][33]

On July 2, 2024, the Lightning signed forward Cam Atkinson to a one-year contract that carries a $900k cap hit. Atkinson became a free agent after the Philadelphia Flyers opted to buy out the remainder of his contract prior to the 2024 NHL entry draft.^[34] Atkinson played his first full season after missing the prior season due to a back injury. He skated in 70 games, recording 13 goals and 28 points.^[35]

The same day the Lightning extended two members of their defensive core. First, the Lightning re-signed Victor Hedman to a four-year contract extension that will carry a $8M cap hit when it goes into effect the following season.^[36] Hedman joined the Lightning after being drafted second overall in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Since that time Hedman has helped the Lightning win back-to-back cups in 2020 and 2021. During the 2020 championship, Hedman won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is only one of eleven defensemen to achieve the feet thus far. Hedman has won the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2018 and was a six-time finalist and been named to four NHL All Star games. Hedman is also only third player in franchise history to appear in over 1000 games with the team. Hedman holds most of the teams records on defense, which includes games played (1052), goals (156), assists (572) and points (728), plus/minus, even-strength goals, even-strength points, power-play points, shorthanded points, overtime goals, game winning goals, hits and blocked shots.^[37]

Second, the Lightning re-signed defenseman Emil Lilleberg to a two-year contract extension that has a cap hit of $800k.^[38] Lilleberg made his NHL debut with the Lightning his past season. He recorded five assists in 37 games after making his debut. Lilleberg also appeared in 38 games with the Syracuse Crunch, recording 2 goals and 15 points.^[39]

On July 11, 2024, the Lightning reached a two-year contract extension with defenseman J.J. Moser that will carry a $3.375M cap hit. By doing so the Lightning avoid going to salary arbitration with Moser. Moser joined the Lightning in the off season as part of the trade that sent Mikhail Sergachev to Utah. Moser skated in 80 games with the Arizona Coyotes the past season prior to their relocation. Moser recorded 5 goals and 21 assists in that season. Moser also had 16 goals and 56 assists over three seasons with the Coyotes.^[40]

Training camp

September

On September 4, 2024, the Lightning announced their roster for their prospect camp and 2024 NHL Rookie Show Case.^[41] The event will take place in Bellevue, Tennessee from the 13th through the 16th. The Lightning's prospects will report to the rookie camp on September 11th. The roster will feature 13 players drafted by the team, players acquired via trade and free agent invitees. The below is the full roster of the prospect camp and rookie show case.

Forwards

Tristan Allard, Dylan Duke, Jaydon Dureau, Lucas Edmonds, Ethan Gauthier, Conor Geekie, Max Groshev, Ethan Hay, Niko Huuhtanen, Kaden Pitre, Milo Roelens, Lukas Svejkovsky and Gabriel Szturc

Defensemen

Max Crozier, Tyson Feist, Dyllan Gill, Jan Golicic, Emil Lilleberg, Roman Schmidt, Scott Walford and Jace Weir

Goaltenders

Ryan Fanti and Harrison Meneghin

On September 16, 2024, the Lightning announced their full training camp roster for the upcoming season. Training camp is scheduled to begin on September 18th.^[42] The below is makeup of the camp roster.

Forwards

Luke Glendening, Cam Atkinson, Conor Geekie, Jujhar Khaira, Nick Paul, Brayden Point, Logan Brown, Mikey Eyssimont, Zemgus Girgensons, Jaydon Dureau, Kale Kessy, Milo Roelens, Brandon Hagel, Gabriel Dumont, Mitchell Chaffee, Lukas Svejkovsky, Niko Huuhtanen, Maxim Groshev, Dylan Duke, Lucas Edmonds, Jesse Ylonen, Joel Teasdale, Jake Guentzel, Tristan Allard, Jack Finley, Anthony Cirelli, Conor Sheary, Gabriel Fortier, Kaden Pitre, Daniel Walcott, Nikita Kucherov, Ethan Gauthier, Gage Goncalves, Ethan Hay, Gabriel Szturc and Kyle Chyzowski.

Defensemen

Ryan McDonagh, Jace Weir, Darren Raddysh, Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Scott Walford, Nick Perbix, Derrick Pouliot, Jan Golicic, Dyllan Gill, Steven Santini, Max Crozier, Declan Carlile, Roman Schmidt, Victor Hedman, Emil Lilleberg, Erik Cernak and J.J. Moser.

Goaltenders

Harrison Meneghin, Ryan Fanti, Jonas Johansson, Brandon Halverson, Matt Tomkins and Andrei Vasilevskiy

On September 17, 2024, the Lightning announced that forward Kyle Chyzowski and defenseman Jace Weir had been released from the training camp roster.^[43]

Captaincy

On September 20, 2024, the Lightning announced that Victor Hedman had been named the 11th captain in franchise history. Hedman has spent his entire 15-year career with the Lightning prior to being named to the captaincy. Hedman holds the franchise record for defenseman in games played (1,052), points (728), power-play points (14), overtime goals (8), game-winning goals (28), shots on goal (2,241), hits (1,132), block shots (1,613) and takeaways (529). Hedman also has the most time on ice for any skater in franchise history (24,683:30). In addition, Hedman has also won the Conn Smythe Trophy, the Stanley Cup (2X), and James Norris Memorial Trophy. Hedman is joined in the leadership group by Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov.^[44]

On September 25, 2024, the Lightning made their first training camp cuts. The Lightning sent Jan Golicic, Ethan Hay, Kaden Pitre and Harrison Meneghin back to their junior teams.^[45]

On September 29, 2024, the Lightning reduced their training camp roster by 18 players. The Lightning reassigned Dylan Duke, Jaydon Dureau, Lucas Edmonds, Dyllan Gill, Niko Huuhtanen, Milo Roelens, Roman Schmidt, Lukas Svejkovsky and Gabriel Szturc to the Syracuse Crunch. Gabriel Dumont, Ryan Fanti, Tyson Feist, Brandon Halverson, Kale Kessey, Jujhar Khaira, Joel Teasdale, Daniel Walcott and Scott Walford were released from their PTOs and were also assigned to Syracuse.^[46][47]

October

On October 1, 2024, Tobie Paquette-Bisson and Derrick Pouliot cleared waivers and were assigned to the Syracuse Crunch for their training camp.^[48]

On October 2, 2024, the Lightning recalled Dylan Duke from Syracuse.^[49] The callup was in relation to injuries that the Lightning were experiencing at forward.^[50]

On October 3, 2024, Conor Geekie was suspended for one preseason game for violating NHL Rule 70.2. The rule concerns when a player leaves the bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation.^[51] The suspension was the result of Geekie retaliating for a hit by Florida Panthers forward Josh Davies hitting Victor Hedman. Geekie ended up with 19 total minutes in penalties for the incident. ^[52]

On October 4, 2024, the Lightning recalled Gabriel Szturc from Syracuse.^[53]

That same day the Lightning also played goaltender Matt Tomkins on waivers for purposes of assigning him to Syracuse. Tomkins appeared in six games with the Lightning in the prior season.^[54] Tomkins cleared waivers the following day.^[55]

On October 6, 2024, the Lightning reduced their training camp roster by nine players. Declan Carlile, Dylan Duke, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Steven Santini, Gabriel Szturc, Matt Tomkins, and Jesse Ylonen were all assigned to Syracuse. Ethan Gauthier was assigned to his junior team in the QMJHL.^[56]

That same day the Lightning announced that their preseason game against the Nashville Predators at Amalie Arena had been canceled as a result of Hurricane Milton. The game was originally postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Helene.^[57]

On October 7, 2024, the Lightning assigned Max Crozier to Syracuse and released Logan Brown from his PTO.^[58] It is believed that the Lightning will be signing Brown to an American Hockey League contract to play with the Crunch.^[59]

On October 8, 2024, the Lightning announced their opening night roster. The below is the list of forwards, defenseman and goaltenders that will make up the opening night roster.^[60]

Forwards

Cam Atkinson, Mitchell Chaffee, Anthony Cirelli, Conor Geekie, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, Nick Paul, Brayden Point and Conor Sheary.

Defensemen

Erik Cernak, Victor Hedman, Emil Lilleberg, Ryan McDonagh, J.J. Moser, Nick Perbix and Darren Raddysh.

Goaltenders

Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson.

Injured or Non-Roster Players

Mikey Eyssimont, Jack Finley and Gabriel Fortier.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	52	26	4	41	268	231	+37	108
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	47	27	8	41	294	219	+75	102
3	x – Florida Panthers	82	47	31	4	37	252	223	+29	98
4	x – Ottawa Senators	82	45	30	7	35	243	234	+9	97
5	x – Montreal Canadiens	82	40	31	11	30	245	265	−20	91
6	Detroit Red Wings	82	39	35	8	30	238	259	−21	86
7	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	39	7	29	269	289	−20	79
8	Boston Bruins	82	33	39	10	26	222	272	−50	76

Source: National Hockey League^[61]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Ottawa Senators	82	45	30	7	35	243	234	+9	97
2	AT	x – Montreal Canadiens	82	40	31	11	30	245	265	−20	91
3	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	40	33	9	30	273	268	+5	89
4	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	39	35	8	30	238	259	−21	86
5	ME	New York Rangers	82	39	36	7	35	256	255	+1	85
6	ME	New York Islanders	82	35	35	12	28	224	260	−36	82
7	ME	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	34	36	12	24	243	293	−50	80
8	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	39	7	29	269	289	−20	79
9	AT	Boston Bruins	82	33	39	10	26	222	272	−50	76
10	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	33	39	10	21	238	286	−48	76

Source: National Hockey League^[62]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2024 preseason game log: 2–2–2 (Home: 1–1–2; Road: 1–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Location Attendance Record 1 September 24 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 Amalie Arena 9,135 0–1–0 2 September 25 Florida Panthers 8–7 Kia Center 15,899 1–1–0 – September 27 Nashville Predators Game postponed due to the impending threat from Hurricane Helene. Makeup date: October 7[63] 3 September 28 @ Nashville Predators 0–6 Bridgestone Arena 17,159 1–2–0 4 September 30 @ Florida Panthers 3–1 Amerant Bank Arena 14,013 2–2–0 5 October 2 Florida Panthers 1–2 OT Amalie Arena 11,270 2–2–1 6 October 4 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 OT Lenovo Center 16,005 2–2–2 – October 7 Nashville Predators Game cancelled due to the impending threat from Hurricane Milton.[64]

Lightning score listed first;   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

2024–25 game log
October: 7–3–0, 14 points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 11 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Vasilevskiy Lenovo Center 18,817 1–0–0 2 [65] – October 12 Carolina Hurricanes Game postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Milton. Makeup date: January 7.[66][67] 2 October 15 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–0–0 4 [68] 3 October 17 Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 3–0–0 6 [69] 4 October 19 @ Ottawa Senators 4–5 Vasilevskiy Canadian Tire Centre 16,188 3–1–0 6 [70] 5 October 21 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 18,356 3–2–0 6 [71] 6 October 22 @ New Jersey Devils 8–5 Johansson Prudential Center 15,410 4–2–0 8 [72] 7 October 24 Minnesota Wild 2–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–3–0 8 [73] 8 October 26 Washington Capitals 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–0 10 [74] 9 October 28 Nashville Predators 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 6–3–0 12 [75] 10 October 30 @ Colorado Avalanche 5–2 Vasilevskiy Ball Arena 18,019 7–3–0 14 [76]
November: 5–6–2, 12 points (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 2–3–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 11 November 1 @ Minnesota Wild 3–5 Vasilevskiy Xcel Energy Center 18,104 7–4–0 14 [77] 12 November 3 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–7 Johansson Canada Life Centre 12,912 7–5–0 14 [78] 13 November 5 @ St. Louis Blues 2–3 Vasilevskiy Enterprise Center 17,161 7–6–0 14 [79] 14 November 7 Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 7–6–1 15 [80] 15 November 14 Winnipeg Jets 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 8–6–1 17 [81] 16 November 16 New Jersey Devils 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–6–1 19 [82] 17 November 19 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 16,065 10–6–1 21 [83] 18 November 21 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 6–7 OT Johansson Nationwide Arena 16,260 10–6–2 22 [84] 19 November 23 Dallas Stars 2–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 10–7–2 22 [85] 20 November 25 Colorado Avalanche 8–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–7–2 24 [86] 21 November 27 Washington Capitals 4–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–8–2 24 [87] 22 November 29 @ Nashville Predators 3–2 OT Johansson Bridgestone Arena 18,228 12–8–2 26 [88] 23 November 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–9–2 26 [89]
December: 8–3–0, 16 points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 4–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 24 December 5 San Jose Sharks 8–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 13–9–2 28 [90] 25 December 8 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–2 Vasilevskiy Rogers Arena 18,290 14–9–2 30 [91] 26 December 10 @ Edmonton Oilers 1–2 Vasilevskiy Rogers Place 18,347 14–10–2 30 [92] 27 December 12 @ Calgary Flames 8–3 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Saddledome 17,028 15–10–2 32 [93] 28 December 14 @ Seattle Kraken 5–1 Johansson Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 16–10–2 34 [94] 29 December 17 Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 17–10–2 36 [95] 30 December 19 St. Louis Blues 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 18–10–2 38 [96] 31 December 22 Florida Panthers 2–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 18–11–2 38 [97] 32 December 23 @ Florida Panthers 4–0 Johansson Amerant Bank Arena 19,544 19–11–2 40 [98] 33 December 28 New York Rangers 6–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,091 20–11–2 42 [99] 34 December 29 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 Johansson Amalie Arena 19,092 20–12–2 42 [100]
January: 7–8–1, 15 points (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 1–7–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 35 January 2 @ San Jose Sharks 1–2 Vasilevskiy SAP Center 11,103 20–13–2 42 [101] 36 January 4 @ Los Angeles Kings 1–2 Vasilevskiy Crypto.com Arena 18,145 20–14–2 42 [102] 37 January 5 @ Anaheim Ducks 1–4 Johansson Honda Center 14,208 20–15–2 42 [103] 38 January 7 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 21–15–2 44 [104] 39 January 9 Boston Bruins 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 22–15–2 46 [105] 40 January 11 @ New Jersey Devils 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy Prudential Center 16,514 22–15–3 47 [106] 41 January 12 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 Johansson PPG Paints Arena 17,352 23–15–3 49 [107] 42 January 14 @ Boston Bruins 2–6 Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,850 23–16–3 49 [108] 43 January 16 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 24–16–3 51 [109] 44 January 18 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 25–16–3 53 [110] 45 January 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–5 Johansson Scotiabank Arena 19,123 25–17–3 53 [111] 46 January 21 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 21,105 25–18–3 53 [112] 47 January 24 @ Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 OT Johansson United Center 18,975 26–18–3 55 [113] 48 January 25 @ Detroit Red Wings 0–2 Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena 19,515 26–19–3 55 [114] 49 January 28 Chicago Blackhawks 1–4 Johansson Amalie Arena 19,092 26–20–3 55 [115] 50 January 30 Los Angeles Kings 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 27–20–3 57 [116]
February: 7–0–1, 15 points (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 2–0–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 51 February 1 New York Islanders 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 27–20–4 58 [117] 52 February 4 Ottawa Senators 4–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 28–20–4 60 [118] 53 February 6 Ottawa Senators 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 29–20–4 62 [119] 54 February 8 @ Detroit Red Wings 6–3 Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena 19,515 30–20–4 64 [120] 55 February 9 @ Montreal Canadiens 5–3 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 21,105 31–20–4 66 [121] League-wide break for NHL 4 Nations Face-Off (February 10–21) 56 February 23 Seattle Kraken 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 32–20–4 68 [122] 57 February 25 Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 33–20–4 70 [123] 58 February 27 Calgary Flames 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 34–20–4 72 [124]
March: 9–5–1, 19 points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–4–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 59 March 1 @ Washington Capitals 3–1 Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 18,573 35–20–4 74 [125] 60 March 3 @ Florida Panthers 1–2 Vasilevskiy Amerant Bank Arena 19,441 35–21–4 74 [126] 61 March 4 Columbus Blue Jackets 6–2 Johansson Amalie Arena 19,092 36–21–4 76 [127] 62 March 6 Buffalo Sabres 6–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 37–21–4 78 [128] 63 March 8 Boston Bruins 0–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 37–22–4 78 [129] 64 March 11 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Vasilevskiy Lenovo Center 18,700 37–23–4 78 [130] 65 March 13 @ Philadelphia Flyers 3–4 SO Johansson Wells Fargo Center 18,405 37–23–5 79 [131] 66 March 15 @ Boston Bruins 6–2 Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,850 38–23–5 81 [132] 67 March 17 Philadelphia Flyers 2–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 39–23–5 83 [133] 68 March 20 @ Dallas Stars 3–2 SO Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 18,532 40–23–5 85 [134] 69 March 22 @ Utah Hockey Club 4–6 Halverson Delta Center 11,131 40–24–5 85 [135] 70 March 23 @ Vegas Golden Knights 2–4 Vasilevskiy T-Mobile Arena 17,906 40–25–5 85 [136] 71 March 25 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 41–25–5 87 [137] 72 March 27 Utah Hockey Club 8–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 42–25–5 89 [138] 73 March 29 New York Islanders 5–3 Johansson Amalie Arena 19,092 43–25–5 91 [139]
April: 4–2–3, 11 points (Home: 2–0–2; Road: 2–2–1) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 74 April 1 @ New York Islanders 4–1 Vasilevskiy UBS Arena 14,827 44–25–5 93 [140] 75 April 3 @ Ottawa Senators 1–2 Vasilevskiy Canadian Tire Centre 15,187 44–26–5 93 [141] 76 April 5 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–3 SO Johansson KeyBank Center 15,982 44–26–6 94 [142] 77 April 7 @ New York Rangers 5–1 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 17,130 45–26–6 96 [143] 78 April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 45–26–7 97 [144] 79 April 11 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 45–26–8 98 [145] 80 April 13 Buffalo Sabres 7–4 Johansson Amalie Arena 19,092 46–26–8 100 [146] 81 April 15 Florida Panthers 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 47–26–8 102 [147] 82 April 17 @ New York Rangers 0–4 Johansson Madison Square Garden 18,006 47–27–8 102 [148]
Lightning score listed first;   Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Playoffs

2025 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference first round vs. Florida Panthers (A3) – Florida won 4–1 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 April 22 Florida Panthers 2–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 0–1 [149] 2 April 24 Florida Panthers 0–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 0–2 [150] 3 April 26 @ Florida Panthers 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amerant Bank Arena 19,587 1–2 [151] 4 April 28 @ Florida Panthers 2–4 Vasilevskiy Amerant Bank Arena 19,551 1–3 [152] 5 April 30 Florida Panthers 3–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 1–4 [153]
Lightning score listed first;   Win   Loss

Player stats

Final^[154]

Skaters

Regular season[155] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Nikita Kucherov 78 37 84 121 22 45 Brandon Hagel 82 35 55 90 33 58 Brayden Point 77 42 40 82 17 7 Jake Guentzel 80 41 39 80 18 24 Victor Hedman 79 15 51 66 18 30 Anthony Cirelli 80 27 32 59 30 28 Nick Paul 76 22 19 41 13 30 Darren Raddysh 73 6 31 37 9 14 Ryan McDonagh 82 4 27 31 43 22 Erik Cernak 76 3 18 21 29 48 Gage Goncalves 60 8 12 20 7 14 Nick Perbix 74 6 13 19 8 20 Emil Lilleberg 76 1 18 19 −1 105 Mitchell Chaffee 66 12 6 18 −3 21 Conor Geekie 52 8 6 14 −4 16 J.J. Moser 54 2 12 14 20 22 Yanni Gourde† 21 1 13 14 4 16 Mikey Eyssimont‡ 57 5 5 10 0 44 Oliver Bjorkstrand† 18 5 4 9 3 4 Cam Atkinson 39 4 5 9 −4 11 Luke Glendening 77 4 3 7 −9 10 Zemgus Girgensons 82 2 4 6 −7 47 Declan Carlile 3 1 0 1 2 0 Dylan Duke 2 1 0 1 1 0 Maxwell Crozier 5 0 0 0 0 0 Conor Sheary 5 0 0 0 −2 4 Jack Finley 1 0 0 0 1 0 Steven Santini 1 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs[156] Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Jake Guentzel 5 3 3 6 –3 6 Gage Goncalves 5 1 3 4 –2 2 Nikita Kucherov 5 0 4 4 0 2 Ryan McDonagh 5 0 3 3 2 0 Victor Hedman 5 0 3 3 –6 0 Nick Paul 5 2 0 2 –4 2 Brayden Point 5 2 0 2 –4 2 Luke Glendening 5 1 1 2 2 2 Erik Cernak 5 1 0 1 1 4 Anthony Cirelli 5 1 0 1 –4 18 Mitchell Chaffee 4 1 0 1 0 0 Yanni Gourde 5 0 1 1 –3 0 Emil Lilleberg 5 0 1 1 0 4 Nick Perbix 5 0 1 1 0 4 Conor Geekie 4 0 1 1 0 2 Zemgus Girgensons 5 0 0 0 0 0 J.J. Moser 5 0 0 0 –2 0 Darren Raddysh 4 0 0 0 –5 0 Brandon Hagel 3 0 0 0 –4 5

Goaltenders

Regular season^[157]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy	63	63	3743:05	38	20	5	136	2.18	1716	.921	6	0	2	8
Jonas Johansson	19	18	1110:15	9	6	3	58	3.13	554	.895	1	0	0	0
Brandon Halverson	1	1	57:57	0	1	0	5	5.18	24	.792	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[158]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy	5	5	293:21	1	4	16	3.27	125	.872	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
Conor Geekie	Suspended for one preseason game for violating NHL Rule 70.2: Leaving the players’ bench on a legal line change for the purpose of starting an altercation. The suspension was the result of leaving the bench to engage in a fight with Florida Panthers forward Josh Davies on October 2, 2024, at Amerant Bank Arena.	1 game	–	October 3, 2024[159]
Emil Lilleberg	Suspended for two games for interference against Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher on January 25, 2025, at Little Caesars Arena.	2 games	$9,062.50	January 27, 2025[160]
Brandon Hagel	Suspended for one playoff game for an extremely forceful body check to an unsuspecting opponent against Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov on April 24, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena.	1 game	–	April 25, 2025[161]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
Andrei Vasilevskiy	NHL Third Star of the Week[162]	November 18, 2024
Brayden Point	NHL Second Star of the Week[163]	December 9, 2024
Brandon Hagel	NHL First Star of the Week[164]	February 10, 2025
Brandon Hagel	NHL Second Star of February[165]	March 1, 2025
Andrei Vasilevskiy	NHL First Star of the Week[166]	March 3, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	NHL First Star of the Week[167]	March 31, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	2024–25 Art Ross Trophy winner[168]	April 17, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	2024–25 Ted Lindsay Award winner[169]	June 4, 2025

Milestones

Regular season Player Milestone Reached Conor Geekie 1st career NHL game October 11, 2024 Nikita Kucherov 6th career NHL hat-trick October 11, 2024 Conor Geekie 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist October 22, 2024 Brandon Hagel 3rd career NHL hat-trick October 22, 2024 Brandon Hagel 300th career NHL game October 24, 2024 Conor Geekie 1st career NHL goal October 26, 2024 Andrei Vasilevskiy 35th career NHL shutout October 26, 2024 Jake Guentzel 500th career NHL point October 28, 2024 Zemgus Girgensons 700th career NHL game November 3, 2024 Luke Glendening 800th career NHL game November 5, 2024 Anthony Cirelli 100th career NHL goal November 14, 2024 Andrei Vasilevskiy 300th career NHL win November 14, 2024 Gage Goncalves 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL assist November 21, 2024 Nikita Kucherov 900th career NHL point November 21, 2024 Zemgus Girgensons 100th career NHL assist November 25, 2024 Jon Cooper 900th career NHL game November 27, 2024 Brayden Point 5th career NHL hat-trick November 27, 2024 Brandon Hagel 100th career NHL goal November 29, 2024 Brayden Point 600th career NHL game December 5, 2024 Brayden Point 300th career NHL assist December 8, 2024 Andrei Vasilevskiy 500th career NHL game December 12, 2024 Jake Guentzel 8th career hattrick December 12, 2024 Declan Carlile 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point December 14, 2024 Gage Goncalves 1st career NHL goal December 19, 2024 Erik Cernak 400th career NHL game January 5, 2025 Ryan McDonagh 400th career NHL point January 9, 2025 Brayden Point 600th career NHL point January 9, 2025 Jack Finley 1st career NHL game January 14, 2025 Victor Hedman 600th career NHL assist January 16, 2025 Nikita Kucherov 600th career NHL assist January 18, 2025 Cam Atkinson 800th career NHL game January 25, 2025 Victor Hedman 1100th career NHL game January 30, 2025 Erik Cernak 100th career NHL point February 6, 2025 Dylan Duke 1st career NHL goal 1st career NHL point 1st career NHL game February 8, 2025 Nick Perbix 200th career NHL game March 3, 2025 Nick Paul 100th career NHL assist March 15, 2025 Emil Lilleberg 100th career NHL game March 20, 2025 Anthony Cirelli 500th career NHL game March 25, 2025 Ryan McDonagh 1000th career NHL game March 27, 2025 Brayden Point 300th career NHL point March 27, 2025 Andrei Vasilevskiy 40th career NHL shutout March 27, 2025 Jake Guentzel 300th career NHL assist April 1, 2025 Nikita Kucherov 800th career NHL game April 11, 2025 Yanni Gourde 600th career NHL game April 13, 2025 Emil Lilleberg 1st career NHL goal April 13, 2025 Jake Guentzel 600th career NHL game April 17, 2025

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Zemgus Girgensons 1st career playoff game April 22, 2025 Conor Geekie 1st career playoff game April 22, 2025 J.J. Moser 1st career playoff game April 22, 2025 Gage Goncalves 1st career playoff game 1st career playoff point 1st career playoff assist April 22, 2025 Emil Lilleberg 1st career playoff point 1st career playoff assist April 28, 2025 Mitchell Chaffee 1st career playoff goal 1st career playoff point April 28, 2025 Gage Goncalves 1st career playoff goal April 30, 2025 Conor Geekie 1st career playoff point 1st career playoff assist April 30, 2025

Records

Regular season

Player	Record	Reached
Nikita Kucherov	Third most points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Vincent Lecavalier (874).	October 11, 2024
Nikita Kucherov	Third most hat-tricks in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kurcherov tied Vincent Lecavalier (6).	October 11, 2024
Brayden Point	Ninth most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Tyler Johnson (589).	October 30, 2024
Victor Hedman	Second most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Steven Stamkos (582).	November 14, 2024
Andrei Vasilevskiy	First goaltender in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 300 wins. Vasilevskiy also became the fastest player to reach 300 wins in NHL History (490 games). Vasilevskiy passed Jacques Plante (521).	November 14, 2024
Nikita Kucherov	Third player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 900 career points. Kucherov joined Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos as the only players to do so.	November 21, 2024
Brandon Hagel	First player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 4 assists in a single period. Hagel also tied the NHL record for most assists in the first period.	November 25, 2024
Brandon Hagel	Most assists in a single game by a Tampa Bay Lightning player. Hagel tied Mark Recchi, Martin St. Louis and Darren Raddysh (5).	November 25, 2024
Brayden Point	Third most power play goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Martin St. Louis (96).	November 27, 2024
Brayden Point	Fourth most hat-tricks in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Tyler Johnson (4).	November 27, 2024
Jon Cooper	First head coach in Tampa Bay Lightning history to reach 900 games coached. Cooper also had the second most wins in 900 games (536) in NHL history behind only Scotty Bowman (548).	November 27, 2024
Anthony Cirelli	Second most shorthanded goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Cirelli tied Rob Zamuner (14).	November 29, 2024
Victor Hedman	Most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Martin St. Louis (588).	November 30, 2024
Nikita Kucherov	Third most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Steven Stamkos (582).	December 12, 2024
Nikita Kucherov	Most assists in a single game by a Tampa Bay Lightning player. Kucherov tied Mark Recchi, Martin St. Louis, Darren Raddysh and Brandon Hagel (5).	December 12, 2024
Nikita Kucherov	Most six point games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Brayden Point and Doug Crossman (1).	December 12, 2024
Andrei Vasilevskiy	First goaltender in Tampa Bay Lightning history to play in 500 career games. Vasilevskiy also set the NHL record for most wins in their first 500 games (306).	December 12, 2024
Nikita Kucherov	Second most multipoint games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (257).	December 14, 2024
Victor Hedman	Most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Stamkos (1082).	December 28, 2024
Anthony Cirelli	Second most shorthanded goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Cirelli passed Rob Zamuner (14).	December 28, 2024
Nikita Kucherov	Second most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (588).	December 28, 2024
Victor Hedman	Seventh most goals in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Hedman passed Tyler Johnson (161).	January 11, 2025
Victor Hedman	First player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 600 career assists. Hedman was the fourth Swedish born defenseman to record 600 career assists. Hedman was also the 19th defenseman in NHL history to record 600 assists.	January 16, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	Second player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to record 600 career assists.	January 18, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	Most seasons with 50+ assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov tied Martin St. Louis for the most 50+ assist seasons (6).	January 25, 2025
Victor Hedman	First player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to appear in 1,100 games with the franchise.	January 30, 2025
Brayden Point	Eighth most games played in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Point passed Ondrej Palat (628).	February 8, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	Second most points in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Martin St. Louis (953).	February 8, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	Most assists in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Victor Hedman (607).	February 8, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	Most three point games in Tampa Bay Lightning history. Kucherov passed Steven Stamkos (103).	March 27, 2025
Nikita Kucherov	First player in Tampa Bay Lightning history to win the Art Ross Trophy in consecutive seasons. Kucherov also passed Martin St. Louis for most Art Ross Trophy Wins in franchise history (2).	April 17, 2025
Ryan McDonagh	Highest +/- in a single season in Tampa Bay Lightning history. McDonagh passed Nikita Kucherov and himself (+38).	April 17, 2025

Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29)	To Utah Hockey Club Mikhail Sergachev	To Tampa Bay Lightning Conor Geekie J.J. Moser 7th-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025	[170]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29)	To Los Angeles Kings Tanner Jeannot	To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2024 2nd-round pick in 2025	[171]
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2025	To Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel	[172]
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bennett MacArthur	To Tampa Bay Lightning Lukas Svejkovsky	[173]
January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25)	To New York Rangers Lucas Edmonds	To Tampa Bay Lightning Ryder Korczak	[174]
February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26)	To Nashville Predators Jesse Ylonen	To Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Angello	[175]
March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05)	To Seattle Kraken Mikey Eyssimont 2nd-round pick in 2025 1st-round pick in 2026 1st-round pick in 2027	To Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand 5th-round pick in 2025	[176]
March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05)	To Detroit Red Wings 4th-round pick in 2025	To Tampa Bay Lightning Kyle Aucoin Yanni Gourde	[176]
March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30)	To Carolina Hurricanes 6th-round pick in 2025	To Tampa Bay Lightning Lucas Mercuri	[177]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Jake Guentzel	from Carolina Hurricanes	7-year	[178]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Tobie Paquette-Bisson	from Montreal Canadiens	1-year	[179]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Derrick Pouliot	from Dallas Stars	1-year	[180]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Steven Santini	from Los Angeles Kings	1-year	[181]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Jesse Ylonen	from Montreal Canadiens	1-year	[182]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Zemgus Girgensons	from Buffalo Sabres	3-year	[183]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Steven Stamkos	to Nashville Predators	4-year	[184]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Anthony Duclair	to New York Islanders	4-year	[185]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Calvin de Haan	to Colorado Avalanche	1-year	[186]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Alex Barre-Boulet	to Montreal Canadiens	1-year	[187]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Matt Dumba	to Dallas Stars	2-year	[188]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Cole Koepke	to Boston Bruins	1-year	[189]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Tyler Motte	to Detroit Red Wings	1-year	[190]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Philippe Myers	to Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	[191]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Cam Atkinson	from Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	[192]
May 22, 2025 (2025-05-22)	Wojciech Stachowiak	from ERC Ingolstadt	1-year	[193]
June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)	Ryan Fanti	from Orlando Solar Bears	1-year	[194]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref October 29, 2024 (2024-10-29) Lukas Svejkovsky Contract termination [195]

Retirement Date Player Ref

Signings

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Victor Hedman	4-year	[196]
	Emil Lilleberg	2-year	[197]
July 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)	J.J. Moser	2-year	[40]
February 3, 2025 (2025-02-03)	Brandon Halverson	2-year	[198]
March 4, 2025 (2025-03-04)	Logan Brown	1-year	[199]
March 24, 2025 (2025-03-24)	Cooper Flinton	2-year†	[200]
March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30)	Connor Kurth	2-year†	[201]
March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30)	Lucas Mercuri	2-year†	[202]
May 5, 2025 (2025-05-05)	Charle-Edouard D'Astous	1-year	[203]
May 7, 2025 (2025-05-07)	Jonas Johansson	2-year	[204]
June 2, 2025 (2025-06-02)	Yanni Gourde	6-year	[205]
June 3, 2025 (2025-06-03)	Steven Santini	2-year	[206]
June 6, 2025 (2025-06-06)	Max Crozier	3-year	[207]
June 8, 2025 (2025-06-08)	Jack Finley	3-year	[208]

Draft picks

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
4	1181	Jan Golicic	D	Slovenia	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
	1282	Hagen Burrows	RW	United States	Minnetonka High School (MSHSL)
5	149	Joona Saarelainen	RW	Finland	KalPa (Liiga)
6	181	Kaden Pitre	RW	Canada	Flint Firebirds (OHL)
7	1953	Joe Connor	LW	United States	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
	1994	Noah Steen	LW	Norway	Mora IK (Swe-1)
	2065	Harrison Meneghin	G	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

Notes:

1. Tampa Bay previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 18, 2022, that sent Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, a conditional first-round pick in 2023 and 2024 to Chicago in exchange for Brandon Hagel, a fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.^[209]
2. The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on May 21, 2024, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025 to Nashville in exchange for Ryan McDonagh and this pick.^[210]
3. The Chicago Blackhawks' seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2023, that sent Corey Perry to Chicago in exchange for this pick.^[211]
4. The Utah Hockey Club's seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on June 29, 2024, that sent Mikhail Sergachev to Utah in exchange for Conor Geekie, J.J. Moser, Toronto's second-round pick in 2025, and this pick.^[212]
5. The Minnesota Wild's seventh-round pick went to the Lightning as the result of a trade on July 2, 2023, that sent Patrick Maroon and Maxim Cajkovic to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.^[213]