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.^[2] The Lightning entered the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning
Eastern Conference champions
Division	3rd Atlantic
Conference	5th Eastern
2021–22 record	51–23–8
Home record	27–8–6
Road record	24–15–2
Goals for	287
Goals against	233
Team information
General manager	Julien BriseBois
Coach	Jon Cooper
Captain	Steven Stamkos
Alternate captains	Victor Hedman Alex Killorn Ryan McDonagh
Arena	Amalie Arena
Average attendance	19,092[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Steven Stamkos (42)
Assists	Victor Hedman (65)
Points	Steven Stamkos (106)
Penalty minutes	Patrick Maroon (134)
Plus/minus	Victor Hedman (+26)
Wins	Andrei Vasilevskiy (39)
Goals against average	Brian Elliott (2.43)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

The Lightning take on the Carolina Hurricanes in March 2022.

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.^[7]

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.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.^[12]

On July 21, 2021, the Seattle Kraken selected forward Yanni Gourde during their expansion draft from the Lightning.^[13] 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.^[14]

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.^[15]

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).^[16][17]

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.^[18] Former draft picks Ryan Lohin and Dominik Masin were not issued qualifying offers, which resulted in them becoming unrestricted free agents.^[19]

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.^[20]

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. ^[21] 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.^[22][23]

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.^[24]

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.^[25]

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.^[26]

The team next announced that it had signed Brayden Point to an 8-year contract extension valued at $75 million.^[27] 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.^[28]

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.^[29]

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.^[30]

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.^[31]

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.^[32]

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.^[33]

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.^[34]

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.^[35]

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.^[36]

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.^[37]

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.^[38] 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.^[39]

Training camp

September

On September 21, 2021, the Lightning announced their 60-man 2021 training camp roster.^[40] 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.^[41]

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.^[42]

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.^[43]

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.^[44]

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.^[45]

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.^[46]

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.^[47]

On October 11, 2021, the Lightning announced the re-signing of head coach Jon Cooper to a 3-year contract extension.^[48] The contract terms were not released, however, they are believed to be in the same ballpark as Joel Quenneville ($5.5 million per year).^[49]

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.^[50]

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.^[51]

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

Source: National Hockey League^[52]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

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

Source: National Hockey League^[53]
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)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

2021 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 0–2–0; neutral: 0–1–0)[54] Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Recap 1 September 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 1–3 Lagacé PNC Arena 12,370 0–1–0 [55] 2 September 30 Nashville Predators 2–6 Elliott Amalie Arena 11,054 0–2–0 [56] 3 October 1 Carolina Hurricanes 8–5 Alnefelt Amalie Arena 12,509 1–2–0 [57] 4 October 2 @ Nashville Predators 1–6 Elliott Bridgestone Arena 14,884 1–3–0 [58] 5 October 5 vs. Florida Panthers 2–3 Vasilevskiy Amway Center 1–4–0 [59] 6 October 7 Florida Panthers 6–2 Elliott Amalie Arena 11,853 2–4–0 [60] 7 October 9 @ Florida Panthers 4–2 Vasilevskiy FLA Live Arena 12,221 3–4–0 [61]

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.^[62] 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.^[63]

2021–22 regular season game log[64]
October: 4–3–1, 9 points (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 1 October 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 0–1–0 0 [65] 2 October 14 @ Detroit Red Wings 7–6 OT Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena 19,515 1–1–0 2 [66] 3 October 16 @ Washington Capitals 2–1 OT Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 18,573 2–1–0 4 [67] 4 October 19 Florida Panthers 1–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2–0 4 [68] 5 October 23 Colorado Avalanche 3–4 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2–1 5 [69] 6 October 25 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–5 Elliott KeyBank Center 7,417 2–3–1 5 [70] 7 October 26 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 Vasilevskiy PPG Paints Arena 15,732 3–3–1 7 [71] 8 October 28 Arizona Coyotes 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–3–1 9 [72]
November: 8–2–3, 19 points (home: 6–1–1; road: 2–1–2) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 9 November 1 Washington Capitals 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 5–3–1 11 [73] 10 November 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 1–2 OT Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 18,937 5–3–2 12 [74] 11 November 6 @ Ottawa Senators 5–3 Elliott Canadian Tire Centre 12,417 6–3–2 14 [75] 12 November 9 Carolina Hurricanes 1–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 6–3–3 15 [76] 13 November 13 Florida Panthers 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 7–3–3 17 [77] 14 November 15 New York Islanders 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 8–3–3 19 [78] 15 November 18 @ Philadelphia Flyers 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy Wells Fargo Center 18,243 9–3–3 21 [79] 16 November 20 New Jersey Devils 3–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 9–4–3 21 [80] 17 November 21 Minnesota Wild 5–4 SO Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 10–4–3 23 [81] 18 November 23 Philadelphia Flyers 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 11–4–3 25 [82] 19 November 26 Seattle Kraken 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 12–4–3 27 [83] 20 November 28 @ Minnesota Wild 2–4 Vasilevskiy Xcel Energy Center 17,785 12–5–3 27 [84] 21 November 30 @ St. Louis Blues 3–4 SO Elliott Enterprise Center 16,605 12–5–4 28 [85]
December: 9–2–1, 19 points (home: 4–0–1; road: 5–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 22 December 2 St. Louis Blues 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 13–5–4 30 [86] 23 December 4 @ Boston Bruins 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,850 14–5–4 32 [87] 24 December 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 7–1 Elliott Wells Fargo Center 16,014 15–5–4 34 [88] 25 December 7 @ Montreal Canadiens 3–2 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 19,976 16–5–4 36 [89] 26 December 9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 18,919 17–5–4 38 [90] 27 December 11 @ Ottawa Senators 0–4 Elliott Canadian Tire Centre 13,076 17–6–4 38 [91] 28 December 14 Los Angeles Kings 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 18–6–4 40 [92] 29 December 16 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 19–6–4 42 [93] — December 18 @ Colorado Avalanche Postponed due to multiple Colorado Avalanche players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 10.[94][95][96] 30 December 21 @ Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 Vasilevskiy T-Mobile Arena 18,217 20–6–4 44 [97] — December 23 @ Arizona Coyotes Postponed after agreement to begin holiday break earlier following other COVID-19 related postponements. Makeup date: February 11.[98][96] 31 December 28 Montreal Canadiens 5–4 OT Lagace Amalie Arena 19,092 21–6–4 46 [99] 32 December 30 @ Florida Panthers 3–9 Lagace FLA Live Arena 15,001 21–7–4 46 [100] 33 December 31 New York Rangers 3–4 SO Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 21–7–5 47 [101]
January: 8–3–1, 17 points (home: 4–1–1; road: 4–2–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 34 January 2 @ New York Rangers 0–4 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 16,885 21–8–5 47 [102] 35 January 4 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 Vasilevskiy Nationwide Arena 14,816 22–8–5 49 [103] 36 January 6 Calgary Flames 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 23–8–5 51 [104] 37 January 8 Boston Bruins 2–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 23–9–5 51 [105] — January 10 @ New Jersey Devils Postponed due to multiple New Jersey Devils players in COVID-19 protocols. Makeup date: February 15.[106][107][96] 38 January 11 @ Buffalo Sabres 6–1 Vasilevskiy KeyBank Center 8,368 24–9–5 53 [108] 39 January 13 Vancouver Canucks 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 25–9–5 55 [109] 40 January 15 Dallas Stars 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 26–9–5 57 [110] 41 January 18 @ Los Angeles Kings 6–4 Vasilevskiy Crypto.com Arena 15,128 27–9–5 59 [111] 42 January 21 @ Anaheim Ducks 1–5 Vasilevskiy Honda Center 13,148 27–10–5 59 [112] 43 January 22 @ San Jose Sharks 7–1 Elliott SAP Center 14,193 28–10–5 61 [113] 44 January 27 New Jersey Devils 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 29–10–5 63 [114] 45 January 29 Vegas Golden Knights 2–3 SO Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 29–10–6 64 [115]
February: 5–1–0, 10 points (home: 2–0–0; road: 3–1–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 46 February 1 San Jose Sharks 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 30–10–6 66 [116] All-star break (February 4–5) 47 February 10 @ Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Vasilevskiy Ball Arena 18,018 30–11–6 66 [117] 48 February 11 @ Arizona Coyotes 4–3 Elliott Gila River Arena 11,727 31–11–6 68 [118] 49 February 15 @ New Jersey Devils 6–3 Vasilevskiy Prudential Center 10,410 32–11–6 70 [119] 50 February 23 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 33–11–6 72 [120] 51 February 26 @ Nashville Predators 3–2 Vasilevskiy Nissan Stadium 68,619 (outdoors) 34–11–6 74 [121]
March: 8–7–0, 16 points (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–5–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 52 March 1 Ottawa Senators 5–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 35–11–6 76 [122] 53 March 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 35–12–6 76 [123] 54 March 4 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 36–12–6 78 [124] 55 March 6 @ Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 Vasilevskiy United Center 18,856 37–12–6 80 [125] 56 March 8 @ Winnipeg Jets 4–7 Vasilevskiy Canada Life Centre 12,925 37–13–6 80 [126] 57 March 10 @ Calgary Flames 1–4 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Saddledome 15,689 37–14–6 80 [127] 58 March 12 @ Edmonton Oilers 1–4 Elliott Rogers Place 17,528 37–15–6 80 [128] 59 March 13 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–1 Vasilevskiy Rogers Arena 18,760 38–15–6 82 [129] 60 March 16 @ Seattle Kraken 4–1 Vasilevskiy Climate Pledge Arena 17,151 39–15–6 84 [130] 61 March 19 New York Rangers 1–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 39–16–6 84 [131] 62 March 22 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena 16,783 39–17–6 84 [132] 63 March 24 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 Vasilevskiy TD Garden 17,850 39–18–6 84 [133] 64 March 26 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 OT Elliott Little Caesars Arena 19,515 40–18–6 86 [134] 65 March 27 @ New York Islanders 4–1 Vasilevskiy UBS Arena 17,255 41–18–6 88 [135] 66 March 29 Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 42–18–6 90 [136]
April: 9–5–2, 20 points (home: 7–2–2; road: 2–3–0) Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap 67 April 1 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 43–18–6 92 [137] 68 April 2 Montreal Canadiens 4–5 SO Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 43–18–7 93 [138] 69 April 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–6 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 43–19–7 93 [139] 70 April 6 @ Washington Capitals 3–4 Vasilevskiy Capital One Arena 18,573 43–20–7 93 [140] 71 April 8 Boston Bruins 1–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 43–20–8 94 [141] 72 April 10 Buffalo Sabres 5–0 Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 44–20–8 96 [142] 73 April 12 @ Dallas Stars 0–1 Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 17,567 44–21–8 96 [143] 74 April 14 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 OT Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 45–21–8 98 [144] 75 April 16 Winnipeg Jets 7–4 Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 46–21–8 100 [145] 76 April 19 Detroit Red Wings 3–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 46–22–8 100 [146] 77 April 21 Toronto Maple Leafs 8–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 47–22–8 102 [147] 78 April 23 Nashville Predators 6–2 Elliott Amalie Arena 19,092 48–22–8 104 [148] 79 April 24 @ Florida Panthers 8–4 Vasilevskiy FLA Live Arena 17,036 49–22–8 106 [149] 80 April 26 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 50–22–8 108 [150] 81 April 28 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Elliott Nationwide Arena 18,234 50–23–8 108 [151] 82 April 29 @ New York Islanders 6–4 Vasilevskiy UBS Arena 17,255 51–23–8 110 [152]
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 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 May 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0–5 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 19,338 0–1 [153] 2 May 4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5–3 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 19,135 1–1 [154] 3 May 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 1–2 [155] 4 May 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2 [156] 5 May 10 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 3–4 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 19,434 2–3 [157] 6 May 12 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 3–3 [158] 7 May 14 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 Vasilevskiy Scotiabank Arena 19,316 4–3 [159]
Eastern Conference Second Round vs. Florida Panthers (A1) - Tampa Bay won 4–0 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 May 17 @ Florida Panthers 4–1 Vasilevskiy FLA Live Arena 19,656 1–0 [160] 2 May 19 @ Florida Panthers 2–1 Vasilevskiy FLA Live Arena 19,716 2–0 [161] 3 May 22 Florida Panthers 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 3–0 [162] 4 May 23 Florida Panthers 2–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–0 [163]
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York Rangers (M2) - Tampa Bay won 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 June 1 @ New York Rangers 2–6 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 18,006 0–1 [164] 2 June 3 @ New York Rangers 2–3 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 18,006 0–2 [165] 3 June 5 New York Rangers 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 1–2 [166] 4 June 7 New York Rangers 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–2 [167] 5 June 9 @ New York Rangers 3–1 Vasilevskiy Madison Square Garden 18,006 3–2 [168] 6 June 11 New York Rangers 2–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 4–2 [169]
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Colorado Avalanche (C1) - Colorado won 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap 1 June 15 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–4 OT Vasilevskiy Ball Arena 17,778 0–1 [170] 2 June 18 @ Colorado Avalanche 0–7 Vasilevskiy Ball Arena 17,849 0–2 [171] 3 June 20 Colorado Avalanche 6–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 1–2 [172] 4 June 22 Colorado Avalanche 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 1–3 [173] 5 June 24 @ Colorado Avalanche 3–2 Vasilevskiy Ball Arena 18,015 2–3 [174] 6 June 26 Colorado Avalanche 1–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 19,092 2–4 [175]
Lightning score listed first;   Win   Loss   If necessary

Player stats

Final^[176]

Skaters

Regular season[177] 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 Most goals, assists and points in a single season by a Lightning defenseman

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^[178]

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[179][180]
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[181]
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[182]

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular season

Player	Award	Awarded
Steven Stamkos	NHL Third Star of the Week[183]	October 18, 2021
Alex Killorn	NHL Third Star of the Week[184]	November 1, 2021
Victor Hedman	NHL Second Star of the Week[185]	December 6, 2021
Victor Hedman	2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game[186]	January 13, 2022
Andrei Vasilevskiy	2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game[186]	January 13, 2022
Nikita Kucherov	NHL Third Star of the Week[187]	January 17, 2022
Steven Stamkos	2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game[188]	January 18, 2022
Steven Stamkos	NHL Third Star of the Week[189]	February 28, 2022
Steven Stamkos	NHL First Star of the Week[190]	April 25, 2022
Steven Stamkos	NHL First Star of the Month[191]	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		Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)	To New York Rangers Barclay Goodrow	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2022	[9]
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2022	To Tampa Bay Lightning 4th-round pick in 2021	[192]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	To Chicago Blackhawks Tyler Johnson 2nd-round pick in 2023	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brent Seabrook	[193]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	To Detroit Red Wings Mitchell Stephens	To Tampa Bay Lightning 6th-round pick in 2022	[194]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)	To Vancouver Canucks Spencer Martin	To Tampa Bay Lightning Future Considerations	[195]
February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)	To Dallas Stars Alexei Lipanov	To Tampa Bay Lightning Tye Felhaber	[196]
February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)	To Nashville Predators Jimmy Huntington	To Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Richard	[197]
March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)	To Chicago Blackhawks Taylor Raddysh Boris Katchouk 1st-round pick in 2023 1st-round pick in 2024	To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel 4th-round pick in 2022 4th-round pick in 2024	[198]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Ottawa Senators Mathieu Joseph 4th-round pick in 2024	To Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul	[199]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Arizona Coyotes Future Considerations	To Tampa Bay Lightning Riley Nash	[200]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To San Jose Sharks Antoine Morand	To Tampa Bay Lightning Alexei Melnichuk	[201]
July 3, 2022 (2022-07-03)	To Nashville Predators Ryan McDonagh	To Tampa Bay Lightning Philippe Myers Grant Mismash	[202]

Free agents

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Gabriel Dumont	from Minnesota Wild	1-year	[203]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Charles Hudon	from Lausanne HC	1-year	[203]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Darren Raddysh	from Hartford Wolf Pack	1-year	[203]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Andrej Sustr	from HC Kunlun Red Star	1-year	[203]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Maxime Legace	from Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	[203]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Brian Elliott	from Philadelphia Flyers	1-year	[204]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Zach Bogosian	from Toronto Maple Leafs	3-year	[205]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	from Colorado Avalanche	2-year	[206]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Remi Elie	from Rochester Americans	1-year	[207]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Blake Coleman	to Calgary Flames	6-year	[208]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	David Savard	to Montreal Canadiens	4-year	[209]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Luke Schenn	to Vancouver Canucks	2-year	[210]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Andreas Borgman	to Dallas Stars	1-year	[211]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Corey Perry	from Montreal Canadiens	2-year	[212]
August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)	Ben Thomas	to Leksands IF	1-year	[213]
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)	Ryan Lohin	to Charlotte Checkers	1-year	[214]
March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01)	Bennett MacArthur	from Acadie-Bathurst Titan	3-year	[215]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	Declan Carlile	from Merrimack Warriors	2-year	[216]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	Ilya Usau	from Dinamo Minsk	3-year	[217]
June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06)	Otto Somppi	to Lukko	1-year	[218]
June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)	Gabriel Dumont	to Syracuse Crunch	2-year	[219]

Waivers

Date	Player	Team	Ref
October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)	Alex Barre-Boulet	to Seattle Kraken	[220]
October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)	Alex Barre-Boulet	from Seattle Kraken	[221]
December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)	Riley Nash	from Winnipeg Jets	[222]
January 6, 2022 (2022-01-06)	Riley Nash	to Arizona Coyotes	[223]
January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19)	Gemel Smith	to Detroit Red Wings	[224]
February 19, 2022 (2022-02-19)	Gemel Smith	from Detroit Red Wings	[225]
March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08)	Andrej Sustr	to Anaheim Ducks	[226]

Contract terminations Date Player Via Ref July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) Amir Miftakhov Contract termination [227]

Retirement Date Player Ref September 25, 2021 (2021-9-25) Curtis McElhinney [228]

Signings

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 17, 2021 (2021-07-17)	Fredrik Claesson	1-year	[229]
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)	Gemel Smith	2-year	[15]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	Otto Somppi	1-year	[230]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Brayden Point	8-year	[231]
July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29)	Cal Foote	2-year	[232]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	Alex Barre-Boulet	3-year	[233]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)	Taylor Raddysh	3-year	[234]
July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31)	Boris Katchouk	3-year	[234]
August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)	Sean Day	1-year	[235]
August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)	Ross Colton	2-year	[236]
December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)	Roman Schmidt	3-year	[237]
February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08)	Patrick Maroon	2-year	[238]
March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31)	Nick Perbix	1-year	[239]
April 15, 2022 (2022-04-15)	Brian Elliott	1-year	[240]
May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21)	Jaydon Dureau	3-year	[241]
June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16)	Sean Day	1-year	[242]
June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)	Simon Ryfors	1-year	[243]
June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30)	Darren Raddysh	2-year	[244]
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01)	Nick Paul	7-year	[245]

Draft picks

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning 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	1261	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	1962	Daniil Pylenkov	D	Russia	HC Vityaz (KHL)
7	2113	Robert Flinton	LW	United States	St. Paul's Prep School (ESA)
7	224	Niko Huuhtanen	RW	Finland	Tappara Jr. (Jr. A SM-Liiga)

Notes:

1. 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.^[246]
2. 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).^[247]
3. 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.^[248]