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The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. Due to the cancellation of the 2004–05 season, the Lightning entered the season as defending Stanley Cup champions, which they won in 2003–04.

Division2nd Southeast
Conference8th Eastern
2005–06 record43–33–6
Home record25–15–2
Quick facts Tampa Bay Lightning, Division ...
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division2nd Southeast
Conference8th Eastern
2005–06 record43–33–6
Home record25–15–2
Road record18–18–4
Goals for252
Goals against260
Team information
General managerJay Feaster
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainDave Andreychuk (Oct.–Jan.)
Vacant (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsVincent Lecavalier
Brad Richards
Tim Taylor (Jan.–Apr.)
ArenaSt. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance20,509
Minor league affiliatesSpringfield Falcons
Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Lecavalier (35)
AssistsBrad Richards (68)
PointsBrad Richards (91)
Penalty minutesPavel Kubina (96)
Plus/minusNolan Pratt (+7)
WinsJohn Grahame (29)
Goals against averageSean Burke (2.80)
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Regular season

Final standings

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Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
12Carolina Hurricanes8252228294260112
28Tampa Bay Lightning824333625226092
310Atlanta Thrashers824133828127590
411Florida Panthers8237341124025785
514Washington Capitals8229411223730670
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[1] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa SenatorsNE8252219314211113
2 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE8252228294260112
3 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT8246279242229101
4 X- Buffalo SabresNE8252246242239110
5 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT82452611267259101
6 X- New York RangersAT82442612257215100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE824231924324793
8 X- Tampa Bay LightningSE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE824133825727090
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE824133828127590
11 Florida PanthersSE8237341124025785
12 New York IslandersAT823640623027878
13 Boston BruinsNE8229371623026674
14 Washington CapitalsSE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8222461424431658
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the 2005–06 regular season as the Eastern Conference's eighth seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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2005–06 regular season[3]
October: 7–3–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 4–0–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 5, 20055–2Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)1–0–0W
2October 7, 20050–2Florida Panthers (2005–06)1–1–0L
3October 8, 20052–1Florida Panthers (2005–06)2–1–0W
4October 10, 20052–4Boston Bruins (2005–06)2–2–0L
5October 13, 20053–4 SOBuffalo Sabres (2005–06)2–2–1OTL
6October 15, 20053–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)3–2–1W
7October 16, 20052–3 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)3–2–2OTL
8October 20, 20056–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)4–2–2W
9October 21, 20051–4Ottawa Senators (2005–06)4–3–2L
10October 26, 20056–3@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)5–3–2W
11October 28, 20054–2Washington Capitals (2005–06)6–3–2W
12October 29, 20053–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)7–3–2W
November: 7–7–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 3–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13November 1, 20054–6Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)7–4–2L
14November 3, 20052–4@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)7–5–2L
15November 5, 20053–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)7–6–2L
16November 8, 20052–3@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)7–7–2L
17November 10, 20052–5New York Rangers (2005–06)7–8–2L
18November 11, 20052–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)7–9–2L
19November 14, 20055–2Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)8–9–2W
20November 15, 20053–4 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)8–9–3OTL
21November 17, 20053–2New York Islanders (2005–06)9–9–3W
22November 20, 20055–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)10–9–3W
23November 22, 20054–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)11–9–3W
24November 23, 20054–3 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)12–9–3W
25November 25, 20052–8New Jersey Devils (2005–06)12–10–3L
26November 27, 20054–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)13–10–3W
27November 30, 20052–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)14–10–3W
December: 5–7–0 (home: 4–4–0; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
28December 2, 20053–2 SOChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)15–10–3W
29December 8, 20055–4St. Louis Blues (2005–06)16–10–3W
30December 10, 20054–3Nashville Predators (2005–06)17–10–3W
31December 14, 20052–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)17–11–3L
32December 15, 20053–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)18–11–3W
33December 17, 20053–6Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)18–12–3L
34December 20, 20054–6@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)18–13–3L
35December 22, 20052–4@ New York Rangers (2005–06)18–14–3L
36December 23, 20051–4Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)18–15–3L
37December 26, 20055–4 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2005–06)19–15–3W
38December 28, 20053–4Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)19–16–3L
39December 30, 20051–2Boston Bruins (2005–06)19–17–3L
January: 9–4–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 6–4–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
40January 2, 20062–1@ New York Islanders (2005–06)20–17–3W
41January 3, 20061–0 OT@ New York Rangers (2005–06)21–17–3W
42January 5, 20061–3@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)21–18–3L
43January 7, 20063–6@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)21–19–3L
44January 13, 20064–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)22–19–3W
45January 16, 20061–3@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)22–20–3L
46January 17, 20064–1@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)23–20–3W
47January 20, 20066–3@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)24–20–3W
48January 21, 20062–0@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)25–20–3W
49January 24, 20062–3 OTFlorida Panthers (2005–06)25–20–4OTL
50January 26, 20061–0 OTNew Jersey Devils (2005–06)26–20–4W
51January 28, 20066–0@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)27–20–4W
52January 29, 20061–2@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)27–21–4L
53January 31, 20063–2 SOToronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)28–21–4W
February: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54February 4, 20065–0Washington Capitals (2005–06)29–21–4W
55February 6, 20063–2 OT@ New York Islanders (2005–06)30–21–4W
56February 7, 20064–7@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)30–22–4L
57February 9, 20065–3Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)31–22–4W
58February 11, 20066–5@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)32–22–4W
59February 28, 20062–8Florida Panthers (2005–06)32–23–4L
March: 7–6–1 (home: 5–2–0; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
60March 4, 20062–6Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)32–24–4L
61March 6, 20060–4Ottawa Senators (2005–06)32–25–4L
62March 7, 20065–4 SO@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)33–25–4W
63March 9, 20065–8@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)33–26–4L
64March 11, 20061–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)33–27–4L
65March 13, 20062–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)34–27–4W
66March 14, 20063–4@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)34–28–4L
67March 17, 20066–3Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)35–28–4W
68March 19, 20065–2New York Islanders (2005–06)36–28–4W
69March 20, 20065–6 OT@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)36–28–5OTL
70March 23, 20064–3 OTWashington Capitals (2005–06)37–28–5W
71March 25, 20064–3 SONew York Rangers (2005–06)38–28–5W
72March 27, 20061–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)38–29–5L
73March 30, 20064–3Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)39–29–5W
April: 4–4–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 0–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74April 1, 20062–4@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)39–30–5L
75April 3, 20064–1Florida Panthers (2005–06)40–30–5W
76April 6, 20063–2 SOAtlanta Thrashers (2005–06)41–30–5W
77April 8, 20061–0Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)42–30–5W
78April 9, 20063–6@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)42–31–5L
79April 11, 20062–6Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)42–32–5L
80April 14, 20064–5 SO@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)42–32–6OTL
81April 15, 20063–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2005–06)43–32–6W
82April 18, 20061–4Washington Capitals (2005–06)43–33–6L

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Playoffs

More information 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (1) Ottawa Senators – Senators win 4–1
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 21, 2006Tampa Bay1–4Ottawa19,660Senators lead 1–0L
2April 23, 2006Tampa Bay4–3Ottawa19,745Series tied 1–1W
3April 25, 2006Ottawa8–4Tampa Bay20,815Senators lead 2–1L
4April 27, 2006Ottawa5–2Tampa Bay20,682Senators lead 3–1L
5April 29, 2006Tampa Bay2–3Ottawa20,004Senators win 4–1L

Legend: W Win L Loss

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19Brad RichardsC822368910325358−56
20Vaclav ProspalLW81255580−350502210
4Vincent LecavalierC80354075090513407
26Martin St. LouisRW80313061−3385404−22
33Fredrik ModinLW773123545565000−66
22Dan BoyleD79153853−8385134−16
17Ruslan FedotenkoLW80261541−4445000−120
13Pavel KubinaD7653338−12965112−626
34Ryan CraigC48151328−465000−310
5Darryl SydorD8041923−18305011−30
25Dave Andreychuk‡LW4261218−1316——————
54Paul RangerD7611718558524600
76Evgeny ArtyukhinRW7241317−490510116
18Rob DiMaioRW6141317−7302000−10
29Dmitri AfanasenkovLW689615−7165011−12
21Cory SarichD8211415−2795011−14
27Tim TaylorC827613−12225000−22
44Nolan PrattD82099760500007
8Martin CibakC65268−9225000−10
14Norm MilleyRW14213−24——————
1Sean BurkeG350111030000
11Chris DingmanLW34011−10223000019
47John GrahameG570111440000
2Timo HelblingD9011−36——————
46Darren ReidRW7011−20——————
74Nick TarnaskyC12011−34——————
16Jim CampbellRW100002——————
50Gerald ColemanG20000——————
40Brian Eklund‡G10000——————
39Doug O'BrienD500002——————
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Goaltending

  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
47John Grahame572922114501613.06.8895315241398154.78.8470188
1Sean Burke3514104764802.80.895217133015773.84.8770109
50Gerald Coleman20011722.77.882043—————————
40Brian Eklund‡10101933.09.842058—————————
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Awards and honors

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Timo Helbling October 5, 2005 [4]
Paul Ranger October 15, 2005
Evgeny Artyukhin October 20, 2005
Nick Tarnasky
Brian Eklund November 8, 2005
Gerald Coleman November 11, 2005
Ryan Craig December 17, 2005
Darren Reid
Doug O'Brien January 29, 2006
1,000th game played Darryl Sydor February 28, 2006 [5]
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Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[6]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[7]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) To San Jose Sharks
  • 5th-round pick in 2005
  • 4th-round pick in 2006
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 3rd-round pick in 2005
 [8]
To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 2nd-round pick in 2006
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Dallas’ 3rd-round pick in 2005
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
 [6]
To Dallas Stars
  • 5th-round pick in 2006
 To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 6th-round pick in 2005
 [9]
September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09) To Vancouver Canucks
To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Future considerations
 [10]
February 8, 2006 (2006-02-08) To Boston Bruins
To Tampa Bay Lightning
[11]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Mitch FritzSpringfield Falcons (AHL)1-yearFree agency[12]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Sean BurkePhiladelphia Flyers2-yearFree agency[13]
Rob DiMaioDallas Stars2-yearFree agency[14]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Jim CampbellNew York IslandersFree agency[7]
Norm MilleyBuffalo SabresFree agency[7]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Morgan CeyUniversity of Notre Dame (CCHA)multi-yearFree agency[15]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Todd RohloffBuffalo Sabres1-yearFree agency[16]
June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) Johan HolmqvistBrynas IF (SHL)1-yearFree agency[17]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[a]Ref
June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22) Andreas HolmqvistLinkoping HC (SHL)Free agency (II)[b][20]
August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) Andre RoyPittsburgh PenguinsFree agency (V)[21]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Nikolai KhabibulinChicago BlackhawksFree agency (III)[22]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Brad LukowichNew York IslandersFree agency (UFA)[23]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Nikita AlexeevAvangard Omsk (RSL)Free agency (II)[c][25]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Eric PerrinSC Bern (NLA)Free agency (II)[d][27]
Jamie StorrPhiladelphia FlyersFree agency (UFA)[28]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Shane WillisHC Davos (NLA)Free agency (II)[e][30]
January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10) Dave Andreychuk[f]Release[32][33]
May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06) Jim CampbellEHC Visp (NLA)Free agency[34]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Jonathan Boutin3-yearEntry-level[35]
Martin Cibak1-yearRe-signing[35]
Gerald Coleman3-yearEntry-level[36]
Zbynek Hrdel3-yearEntry-level[35]
Tim Taylormulti-yearRe-signing[37]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) Ruslan Fedotenko1-yearRe-signing[38]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Brandon Elliott3-yearEntry-level[12]
Brady Greco2-yearEntry-level[12]
Timo Helbling1-yearRe-signing[12]
Nolan Pratt2-yearRe-signing[39]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Dmitri Afanasenkov1-yearRe-signing[14]
Dan Boyle3-yearRe-signing[14]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Vincent Lecavalier4-yearRe-signing[40]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Brian EklundRe-signing[7]
Jason JaspersRe-signing[7]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Marek Kvapil3-yearEntry-level[41]
John Toffeymulti-yearEntry-level[41]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Martin St. Louis6-yearRe-signing[42]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Dave Andreychuk2-yearRe-signing[43]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Jay Rosehillmulti-yearEntry-level[15]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) Andy Rogers3-yearEntry-level[44]
April 14, 2006 (2006-04-14) Matt Smaby3-yearEntry-level[45]
May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12) Stanislav Lascek3-yearEntry-level[46]
May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22) Brad Richards5-yearRe-signing[47]
May 23, 2006 (2006-05-23) Justin Keller3-yearEntry-level[48]
May 30, 2006 (2006-05-30) Fredrik Norrena1-yearEntry-level[49]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Karri Ramo3-yearEntry-level[50]
Radek Smolenak3-yearEntry-level[51]
June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) Eric Perrin1-yearRe-signing[26]
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Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.[52]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 32 Vladimir Mihalik Defense  Slovakia Pesov II (Slovakia)
3 73 Radek Smolenak Left wing  Czech Republic Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3 89 Chris Lawrence Center  Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4 92 Marek Bartanus Right wing  Slovakia HC Kosice (Slovakia)
4 102 Blair Jones Center  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5 133 Stanislav Lascek Right wing  Slovakia Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6 163 Marek Kvapil Right wing  Slovakia Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 165 Kevin Beech Goaltender  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 225 John Wessbecker Defense  United States Blake School (USHS)
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[18]
  2. [b]
    Tampa Bay retained Holmqvist’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season.[19]
  3. [c]
    Tampa Bay retained Alexeev’s NHL rights and re-signed him on July 1, 2006.[24]
  4. [d]
    Tampa Bay retained Perrin’s NHL rights and re-signed him on June 14, 2006.[26]
  5. [e]
    Tampa Bay retained Willis’ NHL rights through the 2005–06 season.[29]
  6. [f]
    Andreychuk retired.[31]

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