2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season

2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division	TBD Southeast
Conference	TBD Eastern
2007-08 record	1-0-0
Home record	1-0-0
Road record	0-0-0
Goals for	3
Goals against	1
Team information
General manager	Jay Feaster
Coach	John Tortorella
Captain	Tim Taylor
Alternate captains	Vincent Lecavalier Brad Richards Martin St. Louis
Arena	St. Pete Times Forum
Average attendance	19,454
Team leaders
Goals	Vincent Lecavalier (2)
Assists	Martin St. Louis (3)
Points	Martin St. Louis (3)
Penalty minutes	Chris Gratton (11)
Wins	Johan Holmqvist (1)
Goals against average	TBD

The 2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning season is the 15th season of NHL hockey in Tampa Bay, Florida. It began in October.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

• The 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio on June 22-23
• The free agency period began on July 1.
• On August 25, 2007, the Lightning unveiled changes to their logo, and new home and road jerseys, which will be used beginning with the 2007-08 season.

Regular season

Season standings

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	PTS
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	0	0	3	1	2
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	1	2	3	1
Florida Panthers	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Washington Capitals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

October

Record: 1-0-0; Home: 1-0-0; Road: 0-0-0

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
1	October 4	New Jersey	3 - 1	Tampa Bay		Holmqvist	19,454	1-0-0	2
2	October 6	Atlanta		Tampa Bay
3	October 10	Florida		Tampa Bay
4	October 13	Tampa Bay		Florida
5	October 18	Tampa Bay		Boston
6	October 20	Atlanta		Tampa Bay
7	October 24	Tampa Bay		Washington
8	October 25	Philadelphia		Tampa Bay
9	October 27	Buffalo		Tampa Bay
10	October 29	Tampa Bay		New York Rangers
11	October 31	Tampa Bay		New Jersey

November

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
12	November 1	Tampa Bay		New York Islanders
13	November 3	Atlanta		Tampa Bay
14	November 5	Tampa Bay		Florida
15	November 7	Florida		Tampa Bay
16	November 8	Tampa Bay		Carolina
17	November 10	Tampa Bay		Washington
18	November 14	Carolina		Tampa Bay
19	November 16	Washington		Tampa Bay
20	November 19	Tampa Bay		Atlanta
21	November 21	New York Rangers		Tampa Bay
22	November 23	Tampa Bay		Carolina
23	November 24	New Jersey		Tampa Bay
24	November 28	Tampa Bay		Chicago
25	November 29	Tampa Bay		Detroit

December

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
26	December 1	Boston		Tampa Bay
27	December 4	Ottawa		Tampa Bay
28	December 6	Carolina		Tampa Bay
29	December 8	New York Islanders		Tampa Bay
30	December 10	Tampa Bay		Toronto
31	December 11	Tampa Bay		Montreal
32	December 13	Calgary		Tampa Bay
33	December 15	Washington		Tampa Bay
34	December 19	Tampa Bay		Atlanta
35	December 20	Toronto		Tampa Bay
36	December 22	Carolina		Tampa Bay
37	December 26	Tampa Bay		Washington
38	December 27	Montreal		Tampa Bay
39	December 29	Philadelphia		Tampa Bay

January

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
39	January 1	Tampa Bay		Toronto
40	January 3	Tampa Bay		Montreal
41	January 5	Tampa Bay		Ottawa
42	January 8	Tampa Bay		New York Rangers
43	January 10	Pittsburgh		Tampa Bay
44	January 12	Tampa Bay		Florida
45	January 15	Colorado		Tampa Bay
46	January 18	Tampa Bay		Pittsburgh
47	January 19	Tampa Bay		Ottawa
48	January 22	Edmonton		Tampa Bay
49	January 24	Ottawa		Tampa Bay
50	January 29	Buffalo		Tampa Bay
51	January 31	Vancouver		Tampa Bay

February

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
52	February 2	Vancouver		Tampa Bay
53	February 5	Tampa Bay		St. Louis
54	February 7	Tampa Bay		Nashville
55	February 9	Tampa Bay		Atlanta
56	February 12	Vancouver		Tampa Bay
57	February 14	Tampa Bay		Philadelphia
58	February 16	Vancouver		Tampa Bay
59	February 20	Tampa Bay		Buffalo
60	February 21	Tampa Bay		New York Islanders
61	February 23	Vancouver		Tampa Bay
62	February 27	Vancouver		Tampa Bay
63	February 29	Vancouver		Tampa Bay

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#

Date

Visitor

Score

Home

OT

Decision

Attendance

Record

Pts

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts
80	April 2	Tampa Bay		Carolina
81	April 5	Tampa Bay		Washington
82	April 8	Tampa Bay		Atlanta

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

		Regular season						Playoffs
Player		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Martin St. Louis		1	0	3	3	0		Vincent Lecavalier	1	2	0	2	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

		Regular season										Playoffs
Player		GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA

Transactions

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.

Trades

June 13, 2007 [2]	To Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton	To Florida Panthers 2nd round pick in either 2007 or 2008
July 4, 2007	To Tampa Bay Lightning Bryce Lampman	To New York Rangers Mitch Fritz

Free Agents

Player Former team Contract Terms Michel Ouellet Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $2.5 million Craig MacDonald Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $475,000 Mathieu Darche San Jose Sharks 1 year, $475,000 Brad Lukowich New Jersey Devils 3 years, $4.7 million Jay Leach Boston Bruins 1 year, $525,000 Dan Jancevski Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $500,000

Player New team Cory Sarich Calgary Flames Eric Perrin Atlanta Thrashers Ruslan Fedotenko New York Islanders Luke Richardson Ottawa Senators

Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. The Lightning do not have a first round pick, having dealt the 16th overall selection to the Anaheim Ducks.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2	47

Farm teams

American Hockey League

Springfield Falcons
Springfield, MA

Roster

Updated May 21, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
22		Logan Brown	C	L	26	2023	Raleigh, North Carolina
81		Erik Cernak	D	R	26	2017	Košice, Slovakia
41		Mitchell Chaffee	RW	R	26	2023	Rockford, Michigan
71		Anthony Cirelli	C	L	26	2015	Woodbridge, Ontario
44		Calvin de Haan	D	L	33	2023	Carp, Ontario
10		Anthony Duclair	LW	L	28	2024	Pointe-Claire, Quebec
24		Matt Dumba	D	R	29	2024	Regina, Saskatchewan
23		Mikey Eyssimont	LW	L	27	2023	Littleton, Colorado
7		Haydn Fleury	D	L	27	2022	Carlyle, Saskatchewan
11		Luke Glendening	C	R	35	2023	East Grand Rapids, Michigan
38		Brandon Hagel	LW	L	25	2022	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
77		Victor Hedman (A)	D	L	33	2009	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
84		Tanner Jeannot	LW	L	26	2023	Oxbow, Saskatchewan
31		Jonas Johansson	G	L	28	2023	Gävle, Sweden
86		Nikita Kucherov (A)	RW	L	30	2011	Maykop, Russia
–		Ryan McDonagh	D	L	34	2024	Saint Paul, Minnesota
64		Tyler Motte	C/LW	L	29	2023	Port Huron, Michigan
20		Nick Paul	LW	L	29	2022	Mississauga, Ontario
48		Nick Perbix	D	R	25	2017	Elk River, Minnesota
21		Brayden Point	C	R	28	2014	Calgary, Alberta
43		Darren Raddysh	D	R	28	2021	Caledon, Ontario
98		Mikhail Sergachev	D	L	25	2017	Nizhnekamsk, Russia
73		Conor Sheary	LW	L	31	2023	Winchester, Massachusetts
91		Steven Stamkos (C)	C/RW	R	34	2008	Markham, Ontario
88		Andrei Vasilevskiy	G	L	29	2012	Tyumen, Russia
51		Austin Watson	LW	R	32	2023	Ann Arbor, Michigan

See also

• 2007-08 NHL season

References

• Player stats: Tampa Bay Lightning player stats on espn.com
• Game log: Tampa Bay Lightning game log on espn.com
• Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com