2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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The 2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 15th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning hoped to rebound from their disappointing first round exit in 2005–06. After head coach John Tortorella ripped his goaltenders during the 2006 playoffs,[1] the Lightning pinned their hopes on Marc Denis, acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets during the off-season.

Division2nd Southeast
Conference7th Eastern
2006–07 record44–33–5
Home record22–18–1
Quick facts Tampa Bay Lightning, Division ...
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division2nd Southeast
Conference7th Eastern
2006–07 record44–33–5
Home record22–18–1
Road record22–15–4
Goals for253
Goals against261
Team information
General managerJay Feaster
CoachJohn Tortorella
CaptainTim Taylor
Alternate captainsVincent Lecavalier
Brad Richards
ArenaSt. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance19,833
Minor league affiliatesSpringfield Falcons
Johnstown Chiefs
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Lecavalier (52)
AssistsMartin St. Louis (59)
PointsVincent Lecavalier (108)
Penalty minutesAndre Roy (128)
Plus/minusNikita Alexeev (+10)
WinsJohan Holmqvist (27)
Goals against averageJohan Holmqvist (2.85)
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Two Lightning players represented the Eastern Conference at the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game in Dallas: Martin St. Louis scored a goal in the game, while Vincent Lecavalier recorded an assist.[2]

Off-season

Tim Taylor was named the eighth captain in franchise history on September 6, 2006.[3]

Regular season

Season standings

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Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
13Atlanta Thrashers8243281124624597
27Tampa Bay Lightning824433525326193
311Carolina Hurricanes824034824125388
412Florida Panthers8235311624725786
514Washington Capitals8228401423528670
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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

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Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo SabresNE8253227308242113
2 Y - New Jersey DevilsAT8249249216201107
3 Y - Atlanta ThrashersSE8243281124624597
4 X - Ottawa SenatorsNE8248259288222105
5 X - Pittsburgh PenguinsAT82472411277246105
6 X - New York RangersAT8242301024221694
7 X - Tampa Bay LightningSE824433525326193
8 X - New York IslandersAT8240301224824092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8240311125826991
10 Montreal CanadiensNE824234624525690
11 Carolina HurricanesSE824034824125388
12 Florida PanthersSE8235311624725786
13 Boston BruinsNE823541621928976
14 Washington CapitalsSE8228401423528670
15 Philadelphia FlyersAT8222481221430356
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Tampa Bay ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's seventh seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

More information Game, Date ...
2006–07 regular season[6]
October: 5–6–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 5Tampa Bay3–2AtlantaSODenis17,2691–0–02W
2October 7Boston3–2Tampa BayDenis21,2341–1–02L
3October 9Atlanta1–0Tampa BayDenis19,8171–2–02L
4October 13Tampa Bay2–3FloridaHolmqvist15,2081–3–02L
5October 14Florida1–4Tampa BayDenis19,9262–3–04W
6October 16Carolina5–1Tampa BayDenis19,8152–4–04L
7October 19Philadelphia1–4Tampa BayDenis19,9203–4–06W
8October 21Tampa Bay6–4WashingtonDenis13,3274–4–08W
9October 26Carolina1–5Tampa BayDenis18,8265–4–010W
10October 28Tampa Bay4–6CarolinaDenis18,6395–5–010L
11October 29San Jose4–2Tampa BayDenis19,9045–6–010L
November: 8–5–2 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–2–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
12November 1Toronto4–2Tampa BayDenis19,9775–7–010L
13November 2Tampa Bay5–2PhiladelphiaHolmqvist18,6336–7–012W
14November 4Tampa Bay5–6BostonOTDenis14,1696–7–113OTL
15November 6Tampa Bay5–1NY IslandersHolmqvist9,6937–7–115W
16November 8Tampa Bay4–3PittsburghOTHolmqvist14,4838–7–117W
17November 11Atlanta3–5Tampa BayHolmqvist20,0349–7–119W
18November 15Montreal3–1Tampa BayDenis19,9209–8–119L
19November 17NY Islanders2–3Tampa BaySOHolmqvist19,91910–8–121W
20November 19Tampa Bay1–4NY RangersHolmqvist18,20010–9–121L
21November 20Tampa Bay2–7BuffaloDenis18,69010–10–121L
22November 22Tampa Bay6–4FloridaHolmqvist14,51611–10–123W
23November 24Atlanta2–3Tampa BayOTHolmqvist19,81912–10–125W
24November 26Ottawa1–3Tampa BayHolmqvist19,81913–10–127W
25November 28Washington5–2Tampa BayHolmqvist18,87413–11–127L
26November 30Tampa Bay3–4BostonSODenis11,15013–11–228OTL
December: 5–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
27December 2Tampa Bay2–5OttawaHolmqvist18,61813–12–228L
28December 5Buffalo4–1Tampa BayDenis20,02513–13–228L
29December 7Atlanta0–8Tampa BayDenis17,70414–13–230W
30December 9Anaheim4–3Tampa BayDenis18,71914–14–230L
31December 12Tampa Bay4–5TorontoHolmqvist19,46214–15–230L
32December 14Tampa Bay2–4MontrealDenis21,27314–16–230L
33December 16Carolina3–2Tampa BayDenis18,63414–17–230L
34December 19Tampa Bay5–4WashingtonDenis10,41715–17–232W
35December 21Tampa Bay4–2OttawaDenis18,60316–17–234W
36December 23NY Rangers3–4Tampa BayHolmqvist20,12217–17–236W
37December 26Tampa Bay1–2AtlantaHolmqvist16,35617–18–236L
38December 28Philadelphia4–3Tampa BayHolmqvist21,17117–19–236L
39December 30Montreal1–3Tampa BayHolmqvist21,12018–19–238W
January: 9–4–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 7–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
40January 2Tampa Bay2–5MontrealHolmqvist21,27318–20–238L
41January 4Tampa Bay3–2MinnesotaDenis18,56819–20–240W
42January 5Tampa Bay2–4ColoradoDenis18,00719–21–240L
43January 7Tampa Bay3–2PittsburghSOHolmqvist17,13220–21–242W
44January 9Pittsburgh2–3Tampa BayHolmqvist19,22621–21–244W
45January 11Washington4–5Tampa BayHolmqvist18,80422–21–246W
46January 13Tampa Bay3–2BuffaloDenis18,69023–21–248W
47January 15Tampa Bay4–3NY IslandersHolmqvist15,42624–21–250W
48January 16Toronto4–2Tampa BayDenis19,83024–22–250L
49January 18Tampa Bay3–2New JerseySOHolmqvist12,69825–22–252W
50January 20Tampa Bay6–5CarolinaSODenis18,19626–22–254W
51January 26New Jersey2–0Tampa BayHolmqvist21,40426–23–254L
52January 30Tampa Bay4–3PhiladelphiaSOHolmqvist19,31327–23–256W
February: 9–2–2 (home: 6–1–1; road: 3–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 1Tampa Bay4–0CarolinaHolmqvist16,63528–23–258W
54February 3NY Rangers2–3Tampa BayHolmqvist21,35429–23–260W
55February 6Los Angeles2–3Tampa BaySOHolmqvist18,27330–23–262W
56February 9Tampa Bay0–5NY RangersHolmqvist18,20030–24–262L
57February 11Tampa Bay4–1New JerseyHolmqvist18,02231–24–264W
58February 13Phoenix3–5Tampa BayHolmqvist18,01932–24–266W
59February 15Washington2–3Tampa BaySODenis18,74433–24–268W
60February 17Tampa Bay4–5FloridaOTHolmqvist17,81333–24–369OTL
61February 20Florida2–3Tampa BaySODenis19,31934–24–371W
62February 22Tampa Bay5–4AtlantaOTDenis16,03235–24–373W
63February 23Boston6–2Tampa BayHolmqvist21,20135–25–373L
64February 25Pittsburgh1–5Tampa BayHolmqvist21,11936–25–375W
65February 27Dallas2–1Tampa BayOTHolmqvist19,25536–25–476OTL
March: 7–7–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
66March 1Tampa Bay5–4WashingtonSOHolmqvist10,46237–25–478W
67March 3Tampa Bay2–6FloridaDenis17,29937–26–478L
68March 6Tampa Bay1–5VancouverHolmqvist18,63037–27–478L
69March 7Tampa Bay3–1EdmontonDenis16,83938–27–480W
70March 10Tampa Bay3–2CalgaryOTDenis19,28939–27–482W
71March 13Tampa Bay2–3TorontoDenis19,53039–28–482L
72March 16Buffalo3–2Tampa BayDenis21,26439–29–482L
73March 18Tampa Bay1–7WashingtonHolmqvist14,27439–30–482L
74March 20NY Islanders3–4Tampa BayOTHolmqvist19,91640–30–484W
75March 22New Jersey1–3Tampa BayDenis20,32641–30–486W
76March 24Ottawa7–2Tampa BayDenis20,34241–31–486L
77March 27Florida5–2Tampa BayDenis18,85641–32–486L
78March 30Tampa Bay4–2CarolinaHolmqvist18,63942–32–488W
79March 31Washington2–5Tampa BayHolmqvist20,06443–32–490W
April: 1–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 3Carolina2–5Tampa BayHolmqvist20,22444–32–492W
81April 6Florida7–2Tampa BayHolmqvist21,00244–33–492L
82April 7Tampa Bay2–3AtlantaSOHolmqvist18,75644–33–593OTL

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

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Playoffs

More information 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs, Game ...
2007 Stanley Cup playoffs[6]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (2) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–2
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 12Tampa Bay3–5New JerseyHolmqvist14,4950–1L
2April 14Tampa Bay3–2New JerseyHolmqvist18,2311–1W
3April 16New Jersey2–3Tampa BayHolmqvist20,2192–1W
4April 18New Jersey4–3Tampa BayOTHolmqvist20,9402–2L
5April 20Tampa Bay0–3New JerseyHolmqvist18,0962–3L
6April 22New Jersey3–2Tampa BayHolmqvist20,0192–4L

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
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Lightning only.
More information No., Player ...
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
4Vincent LecavalierC8252561082446527410
26Martin St. LouisRW824359102728635868
19Brad RichardsC82254570−19236358−46
22Dan BoyleD82204363−562601102
20Vaclav ProspalC82144155−2436614524
71Filip KubaD81152237−9366145−14
9Eric PerrinC82132336−7306112−42
17Ruslan FedotenkoLW80122032−3524000−44
54Paul RangerD7242428542601134
34Ryan CraigC72141327−11556000−112
15Nikita Alexeev‡RW631011211012——————
21Cory SarichD8201515−670600002
3Doug JanikD752911−1153100000
74Nick TarnaskyC77549−6806000−110
24Andreas KarlssonC53369−4126000−10
16Jason Ward†RW17448−11106011−66
44Nolan PrattD811780446000−25
29Dmitry Afanasenkov‡LW33336−68——————
27Tim TaylorC71156−516600000
49Blair JonesC2012302——————
36Andre Roy†RW51123−31166000017
40Johan HolmqvistG48033460000
7Luke RichardsonD27033316——————
55Shane O'Brien†D18022−8366000−412
30Marc DenisG440002——————
31Karri RamoG20000——————
61Karl Stewart†LW7000−22——————
56Kyle Wanvig†RW400000——————
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Goaltending

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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
40Johan Holmqvist482715311341212.85.89312548624168182.92.8930370
30Marc Denis441718210681253.19.88312353—————————
31Karri Ramo20002343.45.826070—————————
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honor ...
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Vincent Lecavalier [7]
NHL Second All-Star Team Dan Boyle (Defense) [8]
Vincent Lecavalier (Center)
Martin St. Louis (Right wing)
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Vincent Lecavalier [9]
Martin St. Louis
NHL First Star of the Week Martin St. Louis (November 26) [10]
NHL Second Star of the Week Vincent Lecavalier (December 10) [10]
NHL Third Star of the Month Vincent Lecavalier (March) [11]
NHL Second Star of the Week Vincent Lecavalier (December 24) [10]
Brad Richards (February 25)
NHL YoungStars Game selection Paul Ranger [12]
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Records

Vincent Lecavalier reached 50 goals in a single season and becomes the highest, single-season goal scorer in Lightning history, surpassing Brian Bradley's previous record of 42 goals in a single season.[13]

Milestones

More information Milestone, Player ...
Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Blair Jones November 20, 2006 [14]
Karri Ramo December 2, 2006
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Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Columbus Blue Jackets
[16]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) To Tampa Bay Lightning
  • 4th-round pick in 2008
 To Dallas Stars
[17]
November 9, 2006 (2006-11-09) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Philadelphia Flyers
[18]
January 20, 2007 (2007-01-20) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Los Angeles Kings
  • 4th-round pick in 2008
 [19]
February 1, 2007 (2007-02-01) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Atlanta Thrashers
[20]
February 24, 2007 (2007-02-24) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Anaheim Ducks
[21]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Chicago Blackhawks
[22]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Los Angeles Kings
  • 5th-round pick in 2007
 [22]
To Tampa Bay Lightning
To Anaheim Ducks
[23]
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Players acquired

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Andy DelmoreColumbus Blue Jackets1-yearFree agency[24]
Andreas KarlssonHV71 (SHL)1-yearFree agency[25]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) Filip KubaMinnesota Wild3-yearFree agency[26]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) Doug JanikBuffalo SabresFree agency[27]
July 11, 2006 (2006-07-11) Luke RichardsonToronto Maple Leafs1-yearFree agency[28]
July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) Eric HealeyBoston Bruins2-yearFree agency[29]
December 2, 2006 (2006-12-02) Andre RoyPittsburgh PenguinsWaivers[30]
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Players lost

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerNew teamVia[a]Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Gerard Dicaire[b]Contract expiration (UFA)[31]
John GrahameCarolina HurricanesFree agency (III)[33]
Pavel KubinaToronto Maple LeafsFree agency (III)[34]
Steve McLaren[c]Contract expiration (III)[31]
Todd Rohloff[d]Contract expiration (III)[31]
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) Dennis PackardBoston BruinsFree agency (UFA)[37]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) Jason JaspersAdler Mannheim (DEL)Free agency (VI)[38]
August 5, 2006 (2006-08-05) Evgeny ArtyukhinLokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)Free agency (II)[e][40]
August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) Timo HelblingHershey Bears (AHL)[f]Release (II)[42]
August 16, 2006 (2006-08-16) Martin CibakFrolunda HC (SHL)Free agency (UFA)[43]
August 22, 2006 (2006-08-22) Zdenek BlatnySpringfield Falcons (AHL)Free agency (VI)[44]
October 5, 2006 (2006-10-05) Jean-Francois SoucyElmira Jackals (UHL)Free agency (UFA)[45]
November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14) Chris DingmanSodertalje SK (SWE-2)Free agency (III)[46]
December 30, 2006 (2006-12-30) Dmitri AfanasenkovPhiladelphia FlyersWaivers[47]
January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18) Sean BurkeLos Angeles KingsWaivers[48]
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Signings

More information Date, Player ...
DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Nikita Alexeev1-yearRe-signing[49]
July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04) Marc Denis3-yearRe-signing[50]
Norm Milley1-yearRe-signing[51]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) Ruslan Fedotenko1-yearRe-signing[52]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) Dmitri Afanasenkov1-yearRe-signing[53]
July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) Mitch FritzRe-signing[54]
Blair Jones3-yearEntry-level[55]
July 15, 2006 (2006-07-15) Ryan Craig2-yearRe-signing[56]
July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27) Cory Sarich1-yearRe-signing[57]
April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06) Vladimir Mihalik3-yearEntry-level[58]
May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09) Jason Ward2-yearExtension[59]
May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) Andreas Karlsson1-yearExtension[60]
May 19, 2007 (2007-05-19) Johan Holmqvist1-yearExtension[61]
May 31, 2007 (2007-05-31) Riku Helenius3-yearEntry-level[62]
Chris Lawrence3-yearEntry-level[62]
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Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[63] The Lightning picked 15th overall. Through a series of trades, Tampa had only four picks at this draft.

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
1 15 Riku Helenius (G)  Finland Ilves (SM-liiga)
3 78 Kevin Quick (D)  United States Salisbury (USHS-CN)
6 168 Dane Crowley (D)  Canada Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 198 Denis Kazionov (LW)  Russia HC MVD Tver (Russian Superleague)
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Farm teams

Springfield Falcons

The Falcons are the Lightning's top affiliate in the American Hockey League for the third year.

Johnstown Chiefs

The Chiefs are Tampa Bay's ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season.

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[31]
  2. [b]
    Dicaire retired.[32]
  3. [c]
    McLaren retired.[35]
  4. [d]
    Rohloff retired.[36]
  5. [e]
    Tampa Bay retained Artyukhin's NHL rights and re-signed him on July 8, 2008.[39]
  6. [f]
    Helbling signed with Hershey on the same day.[41]

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