Tampa Bay Lightning Game Notes Sat, Dec 0, 06 NHL Game #5 Tampa Bay Lightning - - (0 pts) Pittsburgh Penguins 7-7 - (7 pts) Team Game: 9 Home Game: 7 - - (Home) 7-8 - (Road) Team Game: 8 Road Game: - - (Home) 6-5 - (Road) # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 0 Ben Bishop 9 8 0.86.906 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy 6.7.99 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM 5 D Jason Garrison 6-7 6 6 D Anton Stralman 9 6 7 0 9 C Tyler Johnson 8 8 7 5-5 C Brian Boyle 6 6 9 C Cedric Paquette 7 7-0 7 L Alex Killorn 8 8-5 8 L Ondrej Palat 8 9-7 C Brayden Point 8 9-8 R J.T. Brown -6 R Ryan Callahan 5 7 L Jonathan Drouin 0 7-6 8 D Luke Witkowski 7 0-5 C Valtteri Filppula 7 5 7 8 55 D Braydon Coburn 8 0-0 6 D Andrej Sustr 8 0-9 77 D Victor Hedman 8 5 9 86 R Nikita Kucherov 7 6 9 6 5 89 D Nikita Nesterov 0 90 C Vladislav Namestnikov 7 7 0-7 0 9 R Joel Vermin 0 0 # Goalie GP W L OT GAA SV% 9 Marc-Andre Fleury 8 8 5..900 0 Matthew Murray 9 0.9.9 # P Player GP G A P +/- PIM D Olli Maatta 7 0 0 6 D Justin Schultz 7 0 6 6 6 D Trevor Daley 7 6 8 7 C Matt Cullen 7 7 6 8 D Brian Dumoulin 6 0-5 0 C Nick Bonino 7 7 0 0 8 L Chris Kunitz 0 5 8 6 C Eric Fehr 6 5-6 7 R Bryan Rust 6 5 - L Scott Wilson 6 9-8 D Ian Cole 7 9 6 R Tom Kuhnhackl 9 5 5 6 L Conor Sheary 0 7 8 5 0 8 58 D Kris Letang 5-8 6 D Steve Oleksy 0 6 L Carl Hagelin 7 7 0 7 7 C Evgeni Malkin 7 0 8 8 5 8 7 R Patric Hornqvist 6 8 7 6 8 R Phil Kessel 7 9 8 7 87 C Sidney Crosby 8 9 6 8 Vice President, General Manager Assistant General Managers Head Coach Associate Coach Assistant Coaches Steve Yzerman Julien BriseBois, Pat Verbeek Jon Cooper Rick Bowness Todd Richards, Brad Lauer, Frantz Jean Executive VP and General Manager Associate General Manager Head Coach Assistant Coaches Goaltending Coach / Video Coach Jim Rutherford Jason Botterill Mike Sullivan Rick Tocchet, Jacques Martin Mike Bales / Andy Saucier Tonight's Officials Referees Dean Morton (6), Jean Hebert (5) Linesmen Jonny Murray (95), Pierre Racicot (65) Supervisor Video Judge Ron Greenberg Ntl. Anthem Linda Hines Today's Schedule OTT @ LAK : :00 DAL @ PHI : :00 NSH @ ARI : 6:00 TOR @ BOS : 7:00 NYI @ CBJ : 7:00 VAN @ FLA : 7:00 COL @ MTL : 7:00 PIT @ TBL : 7:00 CAR @ SJS : 7:0 WPG @ CGY : 8:00
Tampa Bay Lightning: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place 5 Jason Garrison D 6' " 8 Nov, 98 White Rock, BC, CAN 6 Anton Stralman D 5' " 90 Aug, 986 Tibro, SWE 9 Tyler Johnson C 5' 8" 8 Jul 9, 990 Spokane, WA, USA Brian Boyle C 6' 6" Dec 8, 98 Hingham, MA, USA Cedric Paquette C 6' " 98 Aug, 99 Gaspe, QC, CAN 7 Alex Killorn L 6' " 96 Sep, 989 Halifax, NS, CAN 8 Ondrej Palat L 6' 0" 88 Mar 8, 99 Frydek-Mistek, CZE Brayden Point C 5' 0" 66 Mar, 996 Calgary, AB, CAN J.T. Brown R 5' 0" 69 Jul, 990 Burnsville, MN, USA Ryan Callahan R 5' 0" 87 Mar, 985 Rochester, NY, USA 7 Jonathan Drouin L 5' " 88 Mar 8, 995 Ste-Agathe, QC, CAN 8 Luke Witkowski D 6' " 7 Apr, 990 Holland, MI, USA 0 Ben Bishop G 6' 7" 6 Nov, 986 Denver, CO, USA 5 Valtteri Filppula C 6' 0" 96 Mar 0, 98 Vantaa, FIN 55 Braydon Coburn D 6' 5" Feb 7, 985 Shaunavon, SK, CAN 6 Andrej Sustr D 6' 7" 0 Nov 9, 990 Plzen, CZE 77 Victor Hedman D 6' 6" Dec 8, 990 Ornskoldsvik, SWE 86 Nikita Kucherov R 5' " 78 Jun 7, 99 Maykop, RUS 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy G 6' " 07 Jul 5, 99 Tyumen, RUS 89 Nikita Nesterov D 5' " 9 Mar 8, 99 Chelyabinsk, RUS 90 Vladislav Namestnikov C 5' " 80 Nov, 99 Zhukovskiy, RUS 9 Joel Vermin R 5' " 9 Feb 5, 99 Bern, CHE Players Total Avg: 6' " 98 Age: 6.8 Injured Reserve List ( Players) 9 Steven Stamkos C 6' " 9 Feb 7, 990 Markham, ON, CAN Goal Streaks No active streaks Assist Streaks No active streaks Point Streaks No active streaks Pittsburgh Penguins: Roster Active ( Players) # Name Pos Ht. Wt. Born Birth Place Olli Maatta D 6' " 06 Aug, 99 Jyväskylä, FIN Justin Schultz D 6' " 9 Jul 6, 990 Kelowna, BC, CAN 6 Trevor Daley D 5' " 95 Oct 9, 98 Toronto, ON, CAN 7 Matt Cullen C 6' " 00 Nov, 976 Virginia, MN, USA 8 Brian Dumoulin D 6' " 07 Sep 6, 99 Biddeford, ME, USA Nick Bonino C 6' " 96 Apr 0, 988 Hartford, CT, USA Chris Kunitz L 6' 0" 95 Sep 6, 979 Regina, SK, CAN 6 Eric Fehr C 6' " Sep 7, 985 Winkler, MB, CAN 7 Bryan Rust R 5' " 9 May, 99 Pontiac, MI, USA Scott Wilson L 5' " 8 Apr, 99 Oakville, ON, CAN 8 Ian Cole D 6' " 9 Feb, 989 Ann Arbor, MI, USA 9 Marc-Andre Fleury G 6' " 80 Nov 8, 98 Sorel, QC, CAN 0 Matthew Murray G 6' " 78 May 5, 99 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN Tom Kuhnhackl R 6' " 96 Jan, 99 Landshut, DEU Conor Sheary L 5' 8" 75 Jun 8, 99 Winchester, MA, USA 58 Kris Letang D 6' 0" 0 Apr, 987 Montreal, QC, CAN 6 Steve Oleksy D 6' 0" 90 Feb, 986 Chesterfield, MI, USA 6 Carl Hagelin L 5' " 86 Aug, 988 Sodertalje, SWE 7 Evgeni Malkin C 6' " 95 Jul, 986 Magnitogorsk, RUS 7 Patric Hornqvist R 5' " 89 Jan, 987 Sollentuna, SWE 8 Phil Kessel R 6' 0" 0 Oct, 987 Madison, WI, USA 87 Sidney Crosby C 5' " 00 Aug 7, 987 Cole Harbour, NS, CAN Players Total Avg: 6' 0" 95 Age: 8.8 Goal Streaks SIDNEY CROSBY ( / Games) Assist Streaks CONOR SHEARY ( / Games) JUSTIN SCHULTZ ( / Games) Point Streaks SIDNEY CROSBY (-6-0 / 6 Games) MATT CULLEN (-0- / Games) CONOR SHEARY (-- / Games) JUSTIN SCHULTZ (-5-8 / 5 Games)
Tampa Bay Lightning: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks R 86 Nikita Kucherov 7 6 9 6 5 0 78 6.7 8:6 0.00 8 C 9 Steven Stamkos 7 9 0 0 58 5.5 7:5 5.5 D 77 Victor Hedman 8 5 9 0 55 9. :6 0.00 8 C 5 Valtteri Filppula 7 5 7 8 0 0 6.9 8:0 5.60 0 C 9 Tyler Johnson 8 8 7 5-5 0 57.0 8:5 5.8 7 L 8 Ondrej Palat 8 9-7 0 0 0 9. 7:55 5.00 56 5 L 7 Alex Killorn 8 8-5 0 6.9 7: 6.66 9 L 7 Jonathan Drouin 0 7-6 0 0 56 7. 6:5 5.00 5 7 C Brayden Point 8 9-8 0 0 55.6 :57 7.6 8 C 90 Vladislav Namestnikov 7 7 0-7 0 0 0 7 8. :0 7.65 5 C Cedric Paquette 7 7-0 0 0 0 9.7 0:5 5.78 6 7 D 6 Anton Stralman 9 6 7 0 0 0 0 6.8 :9 0.00 6 9 C Brian Boyle 6 6 9 0 0 0 7 0.8 : 50.99 9 R Ryan Callahan 5 0 0 0 0.0 :8 55.55 9 D 89 Nikita Nesterov 0 0 0 8.7 7:07 0.00 9 D 55 Braydon Coburn 8 0-0 0 0 0 8 0.0 6:9 0.00 D 6 Andrej Sustr 8 0-9 0 0 0 0.0 7:59 0.00 0 7 R J.T. Brown -6 0 8. 0: 0.00 7 D 5 Jason Garrison 6-7 6 0 0 0 5.9 8:9 0.00 9 9 R 9 Joel Vermin 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0 :5 00.00 8 D 8 Luke Witkowski 7 0-0 0 0 6 0.0 0:00 0.00 0 6 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 0 Ben Bishop 9 090.86 8 0 0 5 50.906 0 0 0 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy 58.7 6 87.99 0 0 0 Pittsburgh Penguins: Season Statistics Pos # Player GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW S % TOI/g FO% Hits Blks C 87 Sidney Crosby 8 9 6 8 5 0 7.7 9: 7.87 5 6 C 7 Evgeni Malkin 7 0 8 8 5 8 0 8. 8: 5.7 6 R 8 Phil Kessel 7 9 8 7 0 68. 8:07 0.00 6 6 R 7 Patric Hornqvist 6 8 7 6 5 0 80 7.5 6:6 0.00 59 5 L Conor Sheary 0 7 8 5 0 8 0 0 6 5. :58 0.00 8 7 D 58 Kris Letang 5-8 0 7.8 5:5 0.00 C 7 Matt Cullen 7 7 6 0. :5 5.5 7 D Justin Schultz 7 0 6 6 0 0 0 50 6.0 6:57 0.00 L Chris Kunitz 0 5 8 0 0 9 5. 5:5.85 68 6 R 7 Bryan Rust 6 5-0 0 0 7.8 :0. 0 D 8 Ian Cole 7 9 6 0 0 0 0 6.7 8:00 0.00 6 56 C Nick Bonino 7 7 0 0 8 0 0 7.0 6: 8. 9 8 L 6 Carl Hagelin 7 7 0 7 0 0 0 57 5. 6: 50.00 7 L Scott Wilson 6 9-0 0 0 5 6.7 :0 00.00 5 D 6 Trevor Daley 7 6 8 0 0.8 :0 0.00 7 5 C 6 Eric Fehr 6 5-6 0 0 8 0.7 : 5.78 9 R Tom Kuhnhackl 9 5 5 6 0 0 0 5. 09: 0.00 D 8 Brian Dumoulin 6 0-5 0 0 0 0 8 0.0 9: 0.00 7 0 D Olli Maatta 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 8:7 0.00 9 D 6 Steve Oleksy 0 0 0 0 0.0 :06 0.00 # Player GP Min GAA W L OT SO GA SVS SV% G A PIM 9 Marc-Andre Fleury 8 07. 8 5 0 58 5.900 0 0 0 Matthew Murray 597.9 9 0 9 69.9 0 0
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning Team Records Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning Last game: Thursday AT FLORIDA (5- W) Thursday VS VANCOUVER (5- L) Next game: Monday VS ARIZONA Wednesday AT CALGARY Overall record/streak: 7-7 - / Win / Undef - - / Lost Home record/streak: - - / Win / Undef 7 - - / Lost Road record/streak: 6-5 - / Win / Undef 7-8 - / OTL Last 5 Games: - - 0 - - Last 0 Games: 6 - - - 6 - -Goal Games: 8-0 - - - -Goal Games - - 6 -Goal Games 7-5 8-5 Scoring first 9 - - 0 - - 0 Opponent scoring first 8 - - - - Leading after period 6 - - 8-0 - 0 Trailing after period 7 - - - 9 - Tied after period - - - - Leading after periods 9-0 - 0 - - 0 Trailing after periods 5-6 - - - Tied after periods - - - 0 - OT Record - This Season: - - OT Record - Franchise: 9-9 - 76 5 - - Shootout Record - This Season: - - Shootout Record - Franchise: 7-5 - 5 Outshooting opponent: - - - 7-0 Outshot by opponent: 5 - - 9 - - Even shots: - - - - vs. Atlantic: 5 - - 6 - - vs. Metropolitan: 6 - - 0 8 - - vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE: - - - 7 - vs. Central: - - 0 - - 0 vs. Pacific: 5-0 - 0 - - 0 vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE: 6 - - 0-5 - 0 Month by Month Record Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning W-L-OT Points W-L-OT Points October: 6-- 5--0 0 November: 7-5- 6 8-6- 7 December: -0-0 8 -- Totals: 7-7- 7 -- 0
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning Situations Goals by Period OT T Avg Pittsburgh Penguins: 5 8 7 9 (. avg.) Opponents: 8 7 80 (.0 avg.) Tampa Bay Lightning: 7 7 0 76 (.7 avg.) Opponents: 8 76 (.7 avg.) Shots by Period OT T Avg Pittsburgh Penguins: 8 9 08 9 (.5 avg.) Opponents: 97 85 77 8 877 (.5 avg.) Tampa Bay Lightning: 67 9 8 8 89 (0. avg.) Opponents: 7 0 8 865 (0.9 avg.) Power Play Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning G Att % G Att % Overall: 6 9 7. (5th NHL) 99. (th NHL) Home: 50.0 (7th NHL) 0 5. (9th NHL) Road: 9.5 (7th NHL) 5. (7th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-0th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS ALLOWED (T-th NHL) Penalty Killing Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning G Att % G Att % Overall: 96 76.0 (8th NHL) 6 9 8.8 (5th NHL) Home: 5 75.6 (8th NHL) 5 5 85.7 (T-9th NHL) Road: 5 76.5 (th NHL) 58 8.0 (8th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-0th NHL) SHORT HANDED GOALS SCORED (T-5th NHL) Penalties Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning GP Min Avg./Rank GP Min Avg./Rank 7 5 9. (T-th NHL) 8 07.0 (th NHL) Goal Situations Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning For Against For Against 6 on 5: 6 on : 0 0 0 0 6 on : 0 0 0 0 5 on 5: 6 8 9 5 5 on : 5 5 on : 0 0 0 on : 0 0 on : 0 0 0 on : 0 on : 0 0 on 5: 0 0 0 on 6: 0 0 0 0 on 5: 9 5 on 6: 0 0 0 0 5 on 6: 0 Empty Net: Penalty Shots: 0 0 Total: 9 80 76 76
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Tampa Bay Lightning Situations Individual Leaders Pittsburgh Penguins Tampa Bay Lightning Points: S. CROSBY (9),E. MALKIN (8),P. KESSEL (7) N. KUCHEROV (9),S. STAMKOS (0),V. HEDMAN (9) Goals: S. CROSBY (8),E. MALKIN (0),P. KESSEL (9) N. KUCHEROV (),S. STAMKOS (9),A. KILLORN (8) Assists: E. MALKIN (8),P. KESSEL (8),K. LETANG () N. KUCHEROV (6),V. HEDMAN (),V. FILPPULA () PP Goals: S. CROSBY (5),P. HORNQVIST (5),P. KESSEL () T. JOHNSON (),N. KUCHEROV (),S. STAMKOS () SH Goals: M. CULLEN (),N. BONINO () J. BROWN () GW Goals: S. CROSBY (),C. KUNITZ (),E. MALKIN () N. KUCHEROV (),A. KILLORN (),V. HEDMAN () + Goals: B. RUST() PIM: E. MALKIN (8),I. COLE (),C. KUNITZ (8) J. BROWN (),B. BOYLE (9),A. KILLORN () Shots: E. MALKIN (8),P. HORNQVIST (80),S. CROSBY (7) N. KUCHEROV (78),A. KILLORN (6),S. STAMKOS (58) +/-: I. COLE (+6),J. SCHULTZ (+6),O. MAATTA (+0) N. KUCHEROV (+6),V. FILPPULA (+),S. STAMKOS (+) Shootout Pittsburgh Penguins Shooter G/S % GDG Phil Kessel / 00.0 Kris Letang / 66.7 Evgeni Malkin /. 0 Sidney Crosby 0 / 0.0 0 Nick Bonino 0 / 0.0 0 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Marc-Andre Fleury - /7.57 Matthew Murray - 0 0/.000 Tampa Bay Lightning Shooter G/S % GDG Brayden Point / 00.0 Brian Boyle / 00.0 Jonathan Drouin / 50.0 0 Vladislav Namestnikov 0 / 0.0 0 Nikita Kucherov 0 / 0.0 0 Ondrej Palat 0 / 0.0 0 Victor Hedman 0 / 0.0 0 Tyler Johnson 0 / 0.0 0 Steven Stamkos 0 / 0.0 0 Alex Killorn 0 / 0.0 0 Anton Stralman 0 / 0.0 0 Ryan Callahan 0 / 0.0 0 Valtteri Filppula 0 / 0.0 0 Goaltender Rec. G/S % Ben Bishop - 0 /0.800 Andrei Vasilevskiy 0 - /0.800 Power Play Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Phil Kessel 6 9 Patric Hornqvist 5 8 Evgeni Malkin 7 8 Sidney Crosby 5 7 Kris Letang 5 6 Trevor Daley Chris Kunitz 0 Justin Schultz 0 Nick Bonino 0 Matt Cullen 0 Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P Nikita Kucherov 5 9 Victor Hedman 6 8 Tyler Johnson 7 Steven Stamkos 7 Valtteri Filppula 0 5 5 Alex Killorn 5 Vladislav Namestnikov 5 Jonathan Drouin Ondrej Palat 0 Brayden Point Anton Stralman 0 Brian Boyle 0 Nikita Nesterov 0 Short Handed Pittsburgh Penguins Player G A P Nick Bonino 0 Matt Cullen 0 Trevor Daley 0 Carl Hagelin 0 Bryan Rust 0 Tampa Bay Lightning Player G A P J.T. Brown 0
Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes LAST GAME Lightning vs. Vancouver 5 The Lightning lost for the sixth time in their last seven games, falling to -5- over that stretch...the Bolts gave up the opening goal for the sixth time in their last seven games and have dropped all six...vancouver scored the first three goals before Jonathan Drouin netted Tampa Bay's lone goal at :6 of the second period...the Lightning fell to 0-5-0 against Western Conference teams this season...the Bolts put up a season-high shots against the Canucks...Ben Bishop became the first Bolts goalie this season to start three-consecutive games but allowed four goals on 0 shots before being replaced by Andrei Vasilevskiy (9-of-0 saves) to start the third period...drouin (undisclosed) and Jason Garrison (lower-body) returned to the lineup after missing time due to injury...alex Killorn skated in his 00th career NHL game...ben Bishop played in his 50th career NHL game...luke Witkowski earned his first career NHL point with an assist on Drouin's goal. PP: TBL - 0- VAN - 0- SOG: TBL - VAN - 0 Attendance: 9,09 TONIGHT'S MATCHUP The Lightning and Penguins are playing their first of three meetings this season and their only meeting at AMALIE Arena...Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh are hooking up for the first time since their seven-game series in the 06 Eastern Conference Final, which the Penguins won four games to three after rallying from a - deficit to take the final two games...the Bolts swept the Pens in the regular season last year, winning all three games by a combined 5-9 margin...vladislav Namestnikov recorded his first career hat trick and netted the game-winning overtime goal in the Bolts' 5- win on Jan. 5, 06...Anton Stralman scored four of his nine regular season goals in 05-6 against the Pens...The Lightning have won three-straight at home over the Penguins in the regular season...tampa Bay is -8-0 with two ties all-time at home in the regular season against Pittsburgh...The Lightning are 6-- with five ties overall in the regular season versus the Penguins. TONIGHT'S STORYLINES Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Tampa Bay has more home victories (6) and has the best home points percentage (.707) of any team in the NHL since the season (second: NYR with 6 wins and a.69 home points percentage)...the Lightning are 7-- at home this season...tampa Bay has allowed five goals in four of their last seven games; prior to that stretch, the Lightning had allowed five goals or more just once in their first games of the season...the Lightning and Penguins are the only teams in the league with multiple players averaging over a point a game. Nikita Kucherov (.07) and the injured Steven Stamkos (.8) are averaging over a point a game for the Bolts; Sidney Crosby (.8), Evgeni Malkin (.0) and Phil Kessel (.00) are doing so for the Pens...The Lightning scored just one goal Thursday vs. Vancouver, the th time this season they've been held to one goal or fewer, second most in the league behind only Buffalo ( times). INJURIES 06-7 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 7 Ryan Callahan - Lower-body injury (DAY-TO-DAY; INJURED NOV. 9) 5 Games Steven Stamkos - Lateral meniscus tear in right knee (OUT APPROXIMATELY MONTHS; INJURED NOV. 5) Games TRANSACTIONS Dec. 9 - Re-assigned D Slater Koekkoek to AHL Syracuse Dec. 8 - Recalled D Luke Witkowski from AHL Syracuse Dec. 6 - Re-assigned F Michael Bournival to AHL Syracuse Dec. 6 - Re-assigned D Luke Witkowski to AHL Syracuse IN THE NIK OF TIME Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning for goals (), assists (6) and scoring (9 points)...kucherov ranks tied for third in the NHL for scoring...kucherov ranks tied for seventh in the league for goals...kucherov paces the Bolts for plus-minus (+6), and since the start of the season, Kucherov owns a +5 rating, the third best combined plus-minus in the league over that span. NHL PLUS-MINUS LEADERS SINCE. Tyler Toffoli (LAK) +7. Ryan McDonagh (NYR) +59. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) +5
Kucherov is +6 on the road and even at home this season...kucherov has gone without a point over his last two games, but the Russian forward has yet to go more than two-consecutive games this season without recording a point...all 5 of Kucherov's penalty minutes have come on the road...kucherov established career highs for goals (0) and points (8) in a month during November and was named the NHL's Second Star of the month, the th time in franchise history a Lightning player has been selected a star of the month and Kucherov's first such award...coming into this season, Kucherov earned more points in his career in December (7-0--7) than any other month (second: January, -5--7). FIL-ING THE NET Lightning center Valtteri Filppula recorded his th assist of the season Dec. 8 vs. VAN...Filppula ranks third on the Bolts and tied for 9th among all league forwards for assists...filppula is averaging 0.6 points per game, his highest average since the 0- season (0.77 ppg), his first with Tampa Bay...Filppula put up points ( goals, 9 assists) in November, his most points in a month since recording 5---6 in March of 0...Since signing with the Lightning as a free agent prior to the 0- season, Filppula ranks third on the Bolts for assists (0) behind only Victor Hedman () and Ondrej Palat (6)...Filppula paces all Lightning forwards and ranks second on the Bolts overall for shorthanded time on ice (6:9). HOW YOU DROUIN Bolts forward Jonathan Drouin scored his fourth goal of the season Dec. 8 vs. VAN...Drouin scored his first goal since Nov. 9 at PHI...Drouin has already matched his career high for goals in a season he set in both the and 05-6 seasons...drouin has recorded points in the last three games he's played in (missed Dec. at CAR with an undisclosed injury)...drouin has notched at least a point in every game he's played in December...Drouin has recorded more points in December (---) than he did in all of November (- -- in 8 games). HED OF THE CLASS Victor Hedman leads all Lightning defensemen for goals (5), assists () and scoring (9 points)...hedman ranks tied for third among NHL defensemen for scoring, tied for seventh for assists and tied for 0th for goals...hedman has points in six of his last nine games ( goals, assists)...hedman paces the Bolts and ranks th in the NHL for average time on ice (:6)...Hedman needs five points to tie Dan Boyle (5 career points) as the Lightning's all-time leading scorer for a defenseman. JOHNNY BE GOOD Tampa Bay center Tyler Johnson has recorded points in seven of his last games ( goals, assists) and owns the Bolts' longest point streak this season after tallying a point in six consecutive games from Nov. 5-5 ( goals, assists)...after going -8 in October, Johnson is + since...johnson is even on the road and -5 at home...johnson is tied for third on the Bolts for goals (8) with Alex Killorn...Johnson is tied with Nikita Kucherov for most power-play goals () on the Bolts and ranks tied for 6th in the NHL...Six of Johnson's seven assists this season have come in Lightning victories. MILESTONES Victor Hedman is two points from reaching 50 career NHL points and two games from his 500th career game in the league Nikita Kucherov is three assists from 00 career assists NOTEWORTHY The Lightning are -- this season when scoring three or more goals and 8-5- over the last two seasons when doing so (-0- this season and -7- over the last two seasons when scoring less than three)...the Lightning are 8-0-0 when leading after the first period but -9- when trailing after one...the Bolts are a NHL-best 0--0 when scoring first and -- when the opponent scores first...the Lightning own the fourth-best power play in the league at.%...the Bolts have scored power-play goals, second most in the league. 06-7 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals, Game: (Multiple Players, Last: Paquette - / at STL) Most Assists, Game: (Kucherov - 0/5 at TOR) Most Points, Game: (Multiple Players, Last: Kucherov - / at NYI) Most Goals, Period: (Multiple Players, Last: Kucherov - / at NYI - st PER) Most Assists, Period: (Multiple Players, Last: Stamkos - / at NYI - nd PER) Most Points, Period: (Kucherov - / at NYI - st PER) Most SOG, Game: 8 (Drouin - /7 at BOS) Most PIM, Game: 7 (Multiple Players, Last: Boyle - /5 at DET)
Most TOI, Game: 9:6 (Hedman - / vs. BOS) Best +/-, Game: + (Kucherov, Stamkos and Namestnikov - 0/5 at TOR) Most PPGs, Game: (Kucherov - / at NYI) Most Consecutive Games With A Goal: (Multiple Players, Last: Kucherov - / at NYI - /7 at BUF) Most Consecutive Games With An Assist: (Multiple Players, Last: Filppula - /5 at DET - /9 at PHI) Most Consecutive Games With A Point: 6 (Johnson - /5 at DET - /5 vs. CBJ) 06-7 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored, Period: (0/ vs. DET - rd PER) Most Goals Scored, Game: 7 (0/5 at TOR) Most Goals Allowed, Period: (0/0 at NYR - nd PER) Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6 (0/0 at NYR) Most PPGs For, Game: (0/ vs. DET) Most PPGs Against, Game: (/ at STL) Most PPs For, Game: 7 (Multiple Times, Last: / vs. PHI) Most PPs Against, Game: 7 (/ at STL) Most SOG, Game: (/8 vs. VAN) Most SOG, Period: (/5 vs. NJD - nd PER) Fewest SOG, Game: 8 (/9 at PHI) Fewest SOG, Period: (/9 at PHI - rd PER) Most SOG Allowed, Game: (0/5 at TOR) Most SOG Allowed, Period: (/ vs. PHI - nd PER) Fewest SOG Allowed, Game: 6 (0/0 vs. COL) Fewest SOG Allowed, Period: (Multiple Times, Last: / vs. PHI - st PER) Most Blk/S, Game: (/9 at PHI) Fewest Blk/S, Game: (0/9 at NJD) Most Lightning PIM, Game: (/ at NYI) Fewest Lightning PIM, Game: (Multiple Times, Last: /9 at CBJ) Largest Margin of Victory: 5 (/ at NYI) Largest Margin of Defeat: 5 (0/0 at NYR)
Tampa Bay Lightning: Game By Game Summary * = Overtime, ** = Shootout, + = Sellout # Date Team W-L-OT Record GF-GA Scorers W Goal PP PK SF-SA W-L Gltdr. Attend. 0//06 Detroit Red Wings W 0-00-00 6-7p,,,9p,7p,5 7-6 - 6-0 / 909+ 0/5/06 New Jersey Devils W 0-00-00-9,7,5 5 0- - - 88 / 5 909+ 0/8/06 Florida Panthers W** 0-00-00-7,8,9 0- - 8-0 / 909+ 0/0/06 Colorado Avalanche L 0-0-00 0-9 0- - 7-6 / 0 909+ 5 0//06 @ Ottawa Senators W 0-0-00-90p,9p,7,5 9 - - 5-8 88 / 598 6 0/5/06 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 05-0-00 7-9,7,9,77,86,90p,7p 77 - - - 0 / 99+ 7 0/7/06 @ Montréal Canadiens L 05-0-00-7 67 0- - -6 / 0 88+ 8 0/9/06 @ New Jersey Devils L 05-0-00-9 8 0- - - 5 / 88 098 9 0/0/06 @ New York Rangers L 05-0-00-6 9p 0-5-5-7 / 0 8006+ 0 /0/06 @ New York Islanders W 06-0-00 6-86p,86p,9,,s,5 86-7 - 6-7 0 / 08 /0/06 Boston Bruins O** 06-0-0-77p,9p,9 - - 0-0 / 88 909+ /05/06 New Jersey Devils W 07-0-0 -,77,p,86 77 - - 5-8 0 / 5 909+ /07/06 @ Florida Panthers L 07-05-0-8 8 0- - 5- / 0 70 /0/06 New York Islanders W 08-05-0-9p,86,9p, 86-6 - 8-88 / 909+ 5 //06 San Jose Sharks L 08-06-0-6 57 0-0- 6-0 / 0 909+ 6 //06 @ New York Islanders W 09-06-0-0,,86,90 0-5 - - 88 / 98 7 /5/06 @ Detroit Red Wings W 0-06-0-86,9,89p,86 86 - - -8 0 / 007 8 /7/06 @ Buffalo Sabres W -06-0 - 89,7p,86,p 7 - -5 8-0 / 0 7870 9 /9/06 @ Philadelphia Flyers W -06-0 -0 9p,8,7 9-5-5 8-88 / 5 97+ 0 //06 @ Nashville Predators L -07-0 - 9 76 0- - 5-0 5 / 0 7+ //06 Philadelphia Flyers W -07-0 - 77p,7,,86-7 - 9-88 / 5 909+ /5/06 Columbus Blue Jackets L -08-0 -5 86,5,8 0 0- - 8-8 7 / 0 909+ /7/06 @ Boston Bruins L -09-0 - 77 0-0- -0 0 / 0 7565+ /9/06 @ Columbus Blue Jackets L -0-0 -5 5 0 0- - 7-8 7 / 88 066 5 /0/06 @ St. Louis Blues L --0-5,9,86p, 9 - -7 6-6 / 0 75 6 /0/06 Washington Capitals W** --0-86p - 5-6 -5 0 / 70 909+ 7 /0/06 @ Carolina Hurricanes O* --0 0-0-5-0-0 0 / 0 5 8 /08/06 Vancouver Canucks L --0-5 7 0- - -0 0 / 0 909+ 9 /0/06 Pittsburgh Penguins 0 //06 @ Calgary Flames /6/06 @ Vancouver Canucks /7/06 @ Edmonton Oilers /0/06 Detroit Red Wings //06 St. Louis Blues 5 //06 @ Washington Capitals 6 /8/06 Montréal Canadiens 7 /9/06 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 //06 Carolina Hurricanes 9 0/0/07 Winnipeg Jets 0 0/05/07 Nashville Predators 0/07/07 @ Philadelphia Flyers 0/08/07 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0//07 Buffalo Sabres 0//07 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 0/6/07 @ Los Angeles Kings 6 0/7/07 @ Anaheim Ducks 7 0/9/07 @ San Jose Sharks 8 0//07 @ Arizona Coyotes 9 0//07 @ Chicago Blackhawks 50 0/6/07 @ Florida Panthers 5 0//07 Boston Bruins 5 0/0/07 Ottawa Senators 5 0/0/07 Anaheim Ducks 5 0/07/07 Los Angeles Kings 55 0/0/07 @ Minnesota Wild 56 0//07 @ Winnipeg Jets 57 0/8/07 @ Dallas Stars 58 0/9/07 @ Colorado Avalanche 59 0//07 Edmonton Oilers 60 0//07 Calgary Flames 6 0/7/07 Ottawa Senators 6 0/0/07 Carolina Hurricanes 6 0/0/07 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 6 0/0/07 @ Buffalo Sabres 65 0/06/07 New York Rangers 66 0/09/07 Minnesota Wild 67 0//07 Florida Panthers 68 0//07 @ New York Rangers 69 0//07 @ Ottawa Senators 70 0/6/07 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 0/8/07 Washington Capitals 7 0//07 Arizona Coyotes 7 0//07 @ Boston Bruins 7 0//07 @ Detroit Red Wings 75 0/7/07 Chicago Blackhawks 76 0/0/07 Detroit Red Wings 77 0/0/07 Montréal Canadiens 78 0/0/07 Dallas Stars 79 0/0/07 @ Boston Bruins 80 0/06/07 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 8 0/07/07 @ Montréal Canadiens 8 0/09/07 Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. GARRISON # 5 STRALMAN # 6 JOHNSON # 9 BOYLE # PAQUETTE # BOURNIVAL # 5 KILLORN # 7 Oct Vs DET 0-0,/- 7:8 0-0,0/ :5-0,/0 9:09-0,/ :7 -,/ 0: -(W),/0 0: Oct 5 Vs NJD 0-,/ 6:8 0-0,/- :5 0-,/0 6: 0-0,/0 :55 0-0,/0 08: -0,/0 : Oct 8 Vs FLA 0-0,0/- 8:5 0-0,/ :8 0-0,/- 0: 0-0,/0 0:5 0-0,0/0 07:5-0,/0 7:59 Oct 0 Vs COL 0-0,0/- 7: 0-0,/- :8 0-0,/- 6:7 0-0,/0 09:7 0-0,0/0 0:0 0-0,/- 8:0 Oct @ OTT 0-,/- 8:0 0-,/ :5 0-0,0/0 9:0 0-0,/0 09:57 0-0,0/0 09:08-0,/ :0 Oct 5 @ TOR 0-0,/ 7:5 0-,/ :0 0-,/- 6:5 0-0,0/- 0:8 0-0,0/- 09:7-0,/ 7: Oct 7 @ MTL 0-0,6/- 8: 0-,/0 :00 0-0,/0 7:07 0-0,0/0 08:8 0-0,0/- 07:8-0,/- 8: Oct 9 @ NJD 0-0,0/- 7:08 0-0,/0 :56-0,/0 8:58 0-0,/0 : 0-0,/0 09: 0-0,/- 7: Oct 0 @ NYR 0-0,/- :5 0-,/- :59 0-0,/- 5:9 0-0,/0 :9 0-0,/0 0:9 0-0,/- 5:5 Nov @ NYI 0-0,/0 9:8 0-0,/ 9:05 0-0,/0 0: -0,/0 0:8 DNP 0-,/ 0:07 Nov Vs BOS 0-0,/- 9: 0-,/0 6: -0,/ 9:8 0-0,/0 :5 0-0,0/0 06: 0-0,5/ 8:5 Nov 5 Vs NJD 0-0,/0 8:5 0-,/ 7:57 0-0,/0 6:59-0,/ :5 0-0,/ 0: 0-0,/0 :55 Nov 7 @ FLA 0-0,0/ 7:6 0-0,0/- 0: 0-0,/ 8:57 0-0,/0 :9 0-0,/0 09:0 0-0,/- 8: Nov 0 Vs NYI 0-0,/0 8:55 0-0,/- 0:0 -,/0 6:57-0,/0 :5 0-,/0 : 0-0,/ 9:8 Nov Vs SJS 0-0,0/0 7:5-0,/ 0:5 0-0,/- 7:0 0-,/0 09:6 0-,/0 09:0 0-0,/0 5:58 Nov @ NYI 0-0,0/ 8: DNP 0-0,/0 7:5 0-0,/ :5 0-,/ :06 0-0,5/0 7: Nov 5 @ DET 0-0,/ 8:5 DNP 0-,/ 9:5 0-0,0/0 09: 0-0,/0 09:8 0-0,/0 0:0 Nov 7 @ BUF 0-0,/ 8:00 DNP 0-,5/ 5:00 0-0,0/0 :05 0-0,0/0 05:5 -(W),7/ :08 Nov 9 @ PHI 0-0,0/0 :7 DNP -0(W),/0 8:8 DNP 0-0,0/0 :0 0-,0/0 8:0 Nov @ NSH 0-0,/0 9:6 DNP -0,/ 0:0 0-0,/0 0:5 0-0,0/- 09:56 0-0,/- 5: Nov Vs PHI 0-0,0/0 0: DNP 0-,/0 5:5 DNP 0-0,/- :09-0,/0 8:55 Nov 5 Vs CBJ -0,/ 9:6 DNP 0-,/0 : 0-0,/0 6: 0-0,/0 :5 0-0,/0 6:05 Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0,/0 8:59 DNP 0-0,/- 9:5 0-0,0/- 0:0 0-0,/0 :58 0-0,/0 6:0 Nov 9 @ CBJ 0-0,0/- 8: DNP 0-0,/0 9:09 0-0,/- : 0-0,/- 5: 0-0,0/ 8:0 Dec @ STL 0-0,0/ :08 0-0,/ 5:00-0,/ 9:09 0-,/ 06: -0,/ 7: 0-0,/0 06:7 0-0,/- : Dec Vs WSH DNP 0-0,/0 5:0 0-0,/0 7:9 0-0,/0 : 0-0,/0 :5 0-0,/0 06:6 0-0,/0 9:50 Dec @ CAR DNP 0-0,0/- 5: 0-0,/0 9:9 0-0,/0 : 0-0,/0 : 0-0,/0 07:08 0-0,/0 7:8 Dec 8 Vs VAN 0-0,/- 8:57 0-0,/- :59 0-0,5/- 7: 0-0,/- :59 0-0,/- :00 MIN 0-0,/- :57 Date Opp. PALAT # 8 CONACHER # 9 POINT # CONDRA # BROWN # CALLAHAN # Oct Vs DET 0-,/0 5:0 0-0,/- 6: 0-0,0/0 07:8 -,5/0 8:58 Oct 5 Vs NJD 0-,/0 7:6 0-,5/ 5:09 0-0,/0 :5 0-,/0 8:06 Oct 8 Vs FLA -0,/0 7:5 0-0,/0 : 0-0,/0 09:59 0-,/ 9:5 Oct 0 Vs COL 0-0,/- 9: 0-0,/0 5: 0-0,/0 09: 0-0,/- 9:0 Oct @ OTT 0-,/0 7: 0-,/ :5 0-0,/- 09: 0-0,5/0 6: Oct 5 @ TOR 0-0,/- 5:8 0-,/ 7:9 0-0,/- :6-0,/- :05 Oct 7 @ MTL 0-0,/- 9:0 0-0,/0 7: 0-0,0/0 : 0-0,/- 0:6 Oct 9 @ NJD 0-0,/0 9: 0-0,/- :6 0-,/0 6:50 0-0,0/- 08:0 0-0,/0 :05 Oct 0 @ NYR 0-0,0/- 5: MIN 0-0,/- 5:8 DNP 0-0,/0 :09 0-0,5/- 6: Nov @ NYI 0-0,/ 7: MIN 0-0,0/0 7:7-0,/0 :6 0-,/ 08:57 0-0,0/0 00:8 Nov Vs BOS 0-0,/0 : MIN 0-0,/ 7:05 0-0,0/- 06: 0-0,/- 5:50 DNP Nov 5 Vs NJD 0-0,/- 6: MIN -0,/0 :8 0-,/ 0:9 0-0,/0 5:00 DNP Nov 7 @ FLA -0,7/ 8:0 DNP 0-0,/0 5:5 0-0,/0 0:0 0-0,/- : DNP Nov 0 Vs NYI 0-,0/0 : MIN 0-0,/0 6:0 0-0,/0 :5 0-0,/0 :9 DNP Nov Vs SJS 0-0,/- 6: MIN 0-0,/- 7:9 0-0,/0 09:09 0-0,/0 : DNP Nov @ NYI 0-0,/0 6:5 MIN 0-0,/ 6:07-0(W),/ :0-0,/ :0 DNP Nov 5 @ DET 0-0,/ 7:9 MIN 0-0,/- :6 0-0,0/0 :08 0-0,/- 5:7 DNP Nov 7 @ BUF 0-0,/0 7: MIN -,/0 :8 0-0,/0 :5 0-0,/ 6:55 0-,/ 7: Nov 9 @ PHI -,/ 7:0 MIN 0-0,0/0 0:6 0-0,/0 5: 0-0,/0 9: -0,/ :57 Nov @ NSH 0-0,/0 8:8 MIN 0-0,/0 0: 0-0,0/- 0:7 0-0,/0 :5 0-0,/ 7:56 Nov Vs PHI 0-,/ 0:7 MIN 0-,/0 :5 0-0,0/- 0: DNP -0(W),/ :07 0-0,5/0 8:6 Nov 5 Vs CBJ -,/0 9:0 MIN 0-0,0/- : DNP DNP 0-,/ 6:5 0-0,/- 8:57 Nov 7 @ BOS 0-0,/0 :57 MIN 0-,/0 8:6 0-0,0/0 09:9 DNP 0-0,/- 5:6 0-0,8/- 0:6 Nov 9 @ CBJ 0-0,/0 0:7 MIN 0-,/ 5:56 MIN 0-0,/- : DNP 0-0,0/- 0:9 Dec @ STL 0-,/ 8:57 MIN 0-0,/- : MIN 0-0,/0 09: INJ 0-,/ 5:59 Dec Vs WSH 0-0,/0 0:8 MIN 0-0,0/0 7: MIN DNP INJ 0-,/0 :0 Dec @ CAR 0-0,0/0 :7 MIN 0-0,/0 5:5 MIN 0-0,/0 08:6 INJ DNP Dec 8 Vs VAN 0-0,0/0 7:0 MIN 0-0,5/ 5: MIN 0-0,0/- :5 INJ -0,/ 6:9 DROUIN # 7
Tampa Bay Lightning: Player Game By Game Summary Skaters: Goals-Assists (Game Winning or Game Tying), Shots / (+/-), TOI Goalies: Goals Allowed/Shots, Decision, Minutes Played Date Opp. WITKOWSKI # 8 KOEKKOEK # 9 FILPPULA # 5 COBURN # 55 SUSTR # 6 HEDMAN # 77 KUCHEROV # 86 Oct Vs DET -0,/- 6: 0-0,/- : 0-0,/- 7:50 0-,/ :06 0-0,/ 8: Oct 5 Vs NJD -0(W),/ 6: 0-0,/0 : 0-0,0/ 5:8 0-0,0/- 6: 0-,/0 : Oct 8 Vs FLA 0-,0/ 7:5 0-0,/0 8:0 0-0,/- 7:0 0-,/ 5:5 0-,/0 0:0 Oct 0 Vs COL 0-0,0/0 5:5 0-0,/0 6:0 0-0,0/0 6:0 0-0,/- :9 0-0,/- 7:57 Oct @ OTT -,/ 7: 0-0,/0 7:0 0-0,/ 8:50 0-0,0/0 :5 0-,/0 5:0 Oct 5 @ TOR 0-0,/ 8: 0-,/0 6:5 0-,0/ 7:0-0(W),/ :50 -,/ 5:8 Oct 7 @ MTL 0-0,0/0 :05 0-0,/0 7: 0-0,/- : 0-,0/0 :0 0-0,0/0 0: Oct 9 @ NJD 0-0,/- 6:5 0-0,0/- : 0-0,/- : 0-0,/ :50 DNP Oct 0 @ NYR 0-0,/- : 0-0,/- 5: 0-0,/- 8:00 0-0,/- :5 0-,/- 8:5 Nov @ NYI 0-,0/ : -,/ 0:09 0-0,0/ 6:7 0-0,/0 8:08 0-,/ :9 -(W),5/ :0 Nov Vs BOS 0-,/0 :0 0-,/- 9:5 0-,/0 5:9 0-0,0/- 7:6-0,/0 9:6 0-,/0 0:8 Nov 5 Vs NJD 0-0,/0 :8 0-,0/0 8: 0-0,/- 8: 0-0,/ 9:59 -(W),5/ :8 -,/ 6: Nov 7 @ FLA 0-0,/0 0:59 DNP 0-0,/0 5:5 0-0,/ :59 0-0,/- :6 0-0,5/- :58 Nov 0 Vs NYI 0-0,0/ :6 0-0,0/0 8:50 0-0,0/ 7: 0-0,/0 8:0 0-,0/0 0:5-0(W),5/ 8:5 Nov Vs SJS 0-0,0/- 5:9 0-0,/0 7:8 0-0,0/- : 0-0,/- 0:05 0-0,/0 7:0 0-0,/0 9:8 Nov @ NYI 0-0,/ :6 0-0,/ 9: 0-,/ :5 0-,0/ 9: 0-,/ 5:7 -,/ 7:8 Nov 5 @ DET 0-0,/0 : 0-,/- 8:8 0-,0/ 7:0 0-0,0/0 :8 0-,/0 5:7 -(W),/ : Nov 7 @ BUF 0-0,5/0 6:5 0-,/ 7:56 0-0,0/0 0:09 0-0,/0 8:9 0-0,/0 :59-0,/ 7:5 Nov 9 @ PHI 0-0,0/0 09:06 0-0,0/ 0:5 0-,/ 0:6 0-0,/ 8:59 0-0,/ 6:5 0-0,0/ :07 0-0,/0 0:5 Nov @ NSH DNP 0-0,/- :7 0-0,/0 8:5 0-0,0/- 7:5 0-0,/- 9:8 0-,/0 5: 0-,/0 8:5 Nov Vs PHI 0-0,/- 07:6 0-,0/ 07: 0-,/ : 0-0,/ :9 0-0,/0 8: -0,/- 5:0-0,5/ :6 Nov 5 Vs CBJ 0-0,0/- 08:6 0-0,/0 5: 0-,/0 :6 0-0,/0 :9 0-0,/- 7:8 0-,/- 7:56 -,/ :56 Nov 7 @ BOS DNP 0-0,/- :59 0-0,/0 5: 0-0,/- 5:0 0-0,5/0 0: -0,/ 5: 0-0,0/0 7: Nov 9 @ CBJ 0-0,/0 09:07 0-0,/- :55-0,/- 5:06 0-0,/- 5:8 0-,/- 8:08 0-0,/- : 0-0,5/- :5 Dec @ STL DNP DNP 0-0,0/- 9:0 0-0,/0 9:0 0-0,/0 7: 0-,/0 5: -,/ 7:09 Dec Vs WSH 0-0,/0 :0 0-0,/0 5:0 0-0,/0 :09 0-0,/0 8:5 0-0,/0 :6 0-,/0 7: -0,5/0 7: Dec @ CAR 0-0,0/0 0:55 0-0,0/0 :59 0-0,/0 0:05 0-0,/0 6:0 0-0,/0 7:5 0-0,5/0 6:5 0-0,/- : Dec 8 Vs VAN 0-,0/0 :5 DNP 0-,/ 5: 0-0,/0 6:8 0-0,/- 7:7 0-0,/0 :55 0-0,5/- 5:8 Date Opp. NESTEROV # 89 NAMESTNIKOV # 90 STAMKOS # 9 VERMIN # 9 BISHOP # 0 VASILEVSKIY # 88 Oct Vs DET 0-0,/0 : 0-0,0/- 5:9 0-,/0 7:0 / W 59:9 DND Oct 5 Vs NJD 0-0,/ 7:08 0-0,/ :55-0,5/0 9:07 DND / W 59:5 Oct 8 Vs FLA 0-0,/0 6: 0-0,/- 5:5 -,/ 0:5 / W 6:58 DND Oct 0 Vs COL 0-0,/- 8:8 0-0,0/- : 0-0,/- 9:6 /6 L 55:7 DND Oct @ OTT 0-0,/ 7:7 -,/- 5:57-0(W),/- 7:5 DND /8 W 60:00 Oct 5 @ TOR 0-0,0/ 7:0 -,/ :8 -,/ 6: / W 60:00 DND Oct 7 @ MTL 0-0,/0 8: 0-0,/ :0 0-0,/- 9:0 /5 L 58:5 DND Oct 9 @ NJD 0-0,/0 8:6 0-0,/- 5:09 0-0,6/0 : DND / L 56:0 Oct 0 @ NYR 0-0,/- 6:8 0-0,0/- :05-0,/- 7:0 6/7 L 60:00 DND Nov @ NYI DNP 0-0,5/- 5:7 -,7/ 7: /7 W 60:00 DND Nov Vs BOS DNP 0-0,/- 09:5 0-,0/0 :5 DND / O 65:00 Nov 5 Vs NJD DNP 0-0,/ 5:5 0-,/ 6:9 /8 W 60:00 DND Nov 7 @ FLA 0-0,0/0 : 0-0,/0 :5 0-0,/- :08 / L 58:59 DND Nov 0 Vs NYI DNP 0-,/0 8:6 -,/ 7:56 DND / W 59:5 Nov Vs SJS DNP 0-0,/0 9:0 0-0,/0 0:8 /0 L 57: DND Nov @ NYI 0-0,0/0 9: -0,/ :5 0-,/ 6:07 DND 0/ W 60:00 Nov 5 @ DET -,/ 5: 0-,/ 7:5-0,/ 0:07 /8 W 59: DND Nov 7 @ BUF -0,/ 8:59 0-0,/0 6: DNP / W 60:00 DND Nov 9 @ PHI 0-0,0/0 7:0 0-,0/ 0: DNP DND 0/ W 59:50 Nov @ NSH 0-0,/0 : 0-0,0/- 0:7 INJ /0 L 58:5 DND Nov Vs PHI 0-0,/0 :8 0-,0/ 7:08 INJ DND / W 60:00 Nov 5 Vs CBJ 0-0,0/0 : 0-0,0/0 : INJ 5/8 L 5:7 DND Nov 7 @ BOS 0-,0/ :8 0-0,/- 0:5 INJ /0 L 60:00 DND Nov 9 @ CBJ 0-0,/- 6:8 0-0,/- :8 INJ DND 5/8 L 60:00 Dec @ STL 0-0,0/- 7:00 DNP INJ 0-,/ 6: /0 L 6:5 /6 : Dec Vs WSH DNP 0-0,/0 09:50 INJ 0-0,/0 5: /5 W 65:00 DND Dec @ CAR DNP 0-0,/- : INJ 0-0,/0 0:6 /0 O 60:8 DND Dec 8 Vs VAN DNP 0-0,0/- 5:6 INJ 0-0,/0 :9 /0 L 0:00 /0 0:00
Tampa Bay Lightning: Head Coach and Player Bios Head Coach: Jon Cooper Cooper was named Tampa Bay's eighth head coach on March 6, 0. Cooper, 9, begins his fifth season as Lightning head coach and has amassed a 6-90-5 record entering 06-7. Cooper's.607 win percentage is the highest in franchise history. He earned NHL victory No. 00 on April, 05, making him the fifth-fastest coach among those who debuted in the NHL since 000 to reach the mark. He led the Bolts to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of his three full seasons as head coach, including back-to-back Eastern Conference Finals (05, 06) and a Stanley Cup Final (05). He was a finalist for the Jack Adams Award in 0, given annually to the NHL s top coach. Cooper joined the Lightning after spending the previous three seasons behind the bench of Tampa Bay's top minor league affiliates, the Norfolk Admirals (00-) and the Syracuse Crunch (0-), compiling a -6-6 (.66) record in AHL games. Cooper's NHL head coaching debut came with the Lightning on March 9, 0. #0: Ben Bishop (G) 6' 7", 6 lbs. / Nov, 986 (0 years) Drafted: Selected by St. Louis in the third round, 85th overall, at the 005 NHL Draft Acquired: In a trade from Ottawa in exchange for Cory Conacher on April, 0 Last Win: DEC, 06 vs WASHINGTON () Last SO: MAR 8, 06 vs TORONTO () Shootouts: 88/6 (.698), 7-6 GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 9 8-0- 0.86.906 50 8-75- 8..99 vs. Opp 7 --0 0.97.88 Season Highs: Shots Saves 0 0/5 vs TOR - Played in 50th career game Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Started both ends of back-to-back set, stopping 9-of-0 pucks Dec. at CAR - Ended -game losing skid Dec. vs. WSH ( saves) - Set franchise record for goalie games played (07) Nov. 7 at BUF, passing Daren Puppa - Estabished franchise mark for all-time saves after stopping 8 shots Oct. vs. DET, passing Daren Puppa (,959) 05-6 - Played 6 games, posting a 5-- record with a.06 GAA and.96 save % - Ranked st in NHL for GAA, nd for save percentage and T-nd for shutouts (6) and was selected for st NHL All-Star Game - Moved to st on Bolts' all-time shutouts list (6) - Set Bolts record for all-time wins with No. 8 on Oct. 7 vs. BUF - Recorded playoff shutouts in Game 5 vs. DET (st round) and Game 5 vs. NYI (nd round) for rd- and th-career shutouts in series-clinching games - Went 0--5 with a. GAA and.96 save %, setting Bolts record for season wins - Represented Team USA at 06 WCH
#88: Andrei Vasilevskiy (G) 6' ", 07 lbs. / Jul 5, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by the Lightning in the first round, 9th overall, at the 0 NHL Draft Last Win: NOV, 06 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last SO: NOV 9, 06 @ PHILADELPHIA () Shootouts: 5/8 (.8), - GP W-L-OT SO GAA SV% Season 6--.7.99 5-7-.5.97 vs. Opp -0-0 0..899 Season Highs: Shots Saves 8 8 / vs NYI - Stopped 9-of-0 pucks in relief of Bishop Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Logged career-high 78:0 shutout streak Nov. 0- - Won -consecutive games Nov. 0- - Notched nd-straight shutout ( saves) Nov. 9 at PHI 05-6 - Had a -0-0 record w/ a.76 GAA and a.90 save % - Went - with a.76 GAA and a.95 save % in playoffs - Set Bolts playoff record for saves in regulation () in Game of ECF vs. PIT - Became st goalie to record st playoff wins in relief (Game of ECF at PIT in 06; Game of SCF vs. CHI in 05) since Olaf Kolzig (995-96) - Played in 6 games, going 7-5- w/ a.6 GAA and a.98 save % - Set Bolts rookie franchise record w/ 5 saves Dec. 0 at NYI - Won NHL debut Dec. 6 at PHI (- W) - Appeared in playoff games, going - with a.9 GAA and.895 save % - Represented Team Russia at 06 World Cup of Hockey but did not play; also represented Russia at 0, 0 and 0 WJC - Re-signed to -year extension July, 06 #5: Jason Garrison (D) 6' ", 8 lbs. / Nov, 98 ( years) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Acquired from Vancouver along with Jeff Costello and a 05 seventh round draft pick in exchange for Tampa Bay's second round pick in 0 Last Goal: NOV 5, 06 vs COLUMBUS () Last Assist: OCT, 06 @ OTTAWA () Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 6 -- -7 6 86 8-0-5 8 09 vs. Opp 5 -- - :7 6 5 + /5 vs CBJ times times times /9 vs PHI 0/7 vs MTL 0/0 vs NYR times - Had hits and a shot Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Missed games w/ a lower-body injury (Dec. -) - Scored st goal of season Nov. 5 vs. CBJ - Ranks nd on Bolts for blocked shots with 9 - Notched 50th career NHL point (assist) Oct. 5 vs. NJD 05-6 - Ranked rd among Bolts d-men for goals (5) and TOI (8:7) - Recorded a -goal game, including the first OT goal under the NHL's revamped -on- format, on Opening Night (Oct. 8) vs. PHI - Scored game-winning OT goal in Game of Second Round series at NYI - Recorded 00th career assist March 5 vs. NYI - Finished nd on the Bolts for blocked shots (05) - Posted four goals and 0 points in his first season with the Bolts - Ranked first among NHL defensemen with a plus-7 rating - Led the Bolts and ranked 0th among NHL defensemen with three game-winning goals - Tallied game-winning goal in Game of Stanley Cup Final vs. CHI - Made his NHL debut on Oct. 8, 008 at STL while a member of the Florida Panthers
#6: Anton Stralman (D) 5' ", 90 lbs. / Aug, 986 (0 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Toronto in the seventh round, 6th overall, at the 005 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent on July, 0 Last Goal: NOV, 06 vs SAN JOSE () Last Assist: NOV 5, 06 vs NEW JERSEY (7) Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 9-6-7 0 568 7-55-9 05 vs. Opp 5 --7 8 0 6: + / vs SJS 6 times 7 times 9 times / vs BOS times times times - Had shots and a hit Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Missed nine games w/ an upper-body injury (Nov. -9) - Scored st goal of season Nov. vs. SJS - Tallied st point of season with an assist (50th of career) Oct. at OTT 05-6 Highlights - nd on Bolts for avg. TOI (:0) - Suffered non-displaced fracture of left fibula /5 and missed final 8 games of regular season and first playoff games - 5th on Bolts for assists (5) - nd among Bolts defensemen for goals (9) - of Bolts to skate in all 08 games (regular season and postseason) - Set personal bests for goals (9), assists (0), points (9) plus-minus (+) and postseason points (9) - Led all Bolts d-men for points and assists and was second for average TOI (:56) - Skated 00th career NHL game on Oct. 0 at EDM - Made Bolts debut Oct. 9, 0 vs. FLA - Represented Sweden at World Cup of Hockey in 06 as well as World Championships in 007, 008 and 009, winning a Bronze Medal in 009 #9: Tyler Johnson (C) 5' 8", 8 lbs. / Jul 9, 990 (6 years and months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on March 7, 0 Last Goal: DEC, 06 @ ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: NOV 5, 06 vs COLUMBUS (6) Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 8 8-7-5-5 70 78-0-8 58 86 vs. Opp 0 5-6- - 6 : 5 + / vs BOS 7 times times 6 times /5 vs CBJ times 0/0 vs NYR 6 times - Recorded 5 shots Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Scored 8th goal of season Dec. at STL - Had a Bolts' season-best 6-game point streak (G, A) from Nov. 5-5 - Tallied 00th career assist Nov. 5 at DET - Registered nd multi-point game of season (th of career) Nov. 0 vs. NYI - Leads Bolts for face-off wins (5) and win pct. (5.8%) 05-6 - Ranked nd on Bolts for GW goals (7), T-th for goals () and 6th for points (8) - Scored 7 goals in the 06 playoffs, ranking nd on Bolts (T-8th in NHL) - Scored goals and had assists in Game vs. DET, matching franchise record for points in a playoff game - Named NHL All-Star for first time - Ranked T-st (Stamkos) on Bolts for regular season scoring (7) - Ranked nd on Bolts for assists () and T-nd for goals (9) - Ranked rd in NHL with a + regular season rating - Led NHL for playoff goals () and tied for most playoff points () - Calder Trophy finalist and named to NHL All-Rookie Team in 0-
#: Brian Boyle (C) 6' 6", lbs. / Dec 8, 98 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Los Angeles in the first round, 6th overall, at the 00 NHL Draft Acquired: Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on July, 0 Last Goal: NOV 0, 06 vs NY ISLANDERS () Last Assist: DEC, 06 @ ST. LOUIS () Shootouts: /5 (0%), GDG Season 6 --6 9 575 8-66-50-5 vs. Opp 5-8- -8 8 7 6: + times times 6 times /5 vs DET /5 vs CBJ / vs CAR 0/7 vs MTL / vs NYI - Had hits and shots Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Tallied 50th career NHL point and 50th point on Bolts with an assist Dec. at STL - Tied a Bolts season high with 7 PIM Nov. 5 at DET - Scored goals in 5 games (Nov. -0) - Tied for th on Bolts for hits (9) 05-6 - Played in 76 games, posting goals and 0 points to go with 57 penalty minutes - Skated in his 500th career NHL game Dec. vs. WSH - st among Bolts forwards and 6th overall on the team for average shorthanded TOI (:) - nd on the Lightning for penalty minutes (57) - Netted goals in Game 6 of ECF vs. PIT for the first multi-goal game of his playoff career - Scored game-winning OT goal in Game of Second Round series at NYI - Played in all 8 regular season games and tallied 5 goals and 9 assists - Ranked first on the Bolts for shorthanded goals () and average shorthanded TOI (:) - Captained Boston College to 007 NCAA Championship Game and scored the only goal for the Eagles #: Cedric Paquette (C) 6' ", 98 lbs. / Aug, 99 ( years and months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the fourth round, 0st overall, at the 0 NHL Draft Last Goal: DEC, 06 @ ST. LOUIS () Last Assist: NOV, 06 @ NY ISLANDERS () Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 7 --7-0 9-7-8 vs. Opp 6 0-- - 5 7: 7 + / vs STL times times times / vs STL times / vs STL / vs STL - Had shots and a blocked shot Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Scored goals Dec. at STL for his rd career multi-goal game - Had personal season highs for TOI (7:) and hits (7) Dec. at STL - Recorded a Bolts season high -game assist streak Nov. 0- - Ranks st on the Bolts for hits (6) 05-6 - Played in 56 games, recording 6 goals, points and 5 PIM - Converted a penalty shot Feb. vs. ARI, Bolts' st penalty shot goal since April 8, 0 (Lecavalier) - Skated in 00th NHL game Feb. 0 at PIT - Played 7 postseason games, recording assist and PIM - Played 6 games his rookie season, recording goals and 7 assists - Led all NHL rookie forwards for blocked shots (58) and ranked 6th among NHL rookie forwards for hits (7) - Led Bolts in playoff penalty minutes (8) and netted GW goal in Game of Stanley Cup Final - Re-signed to -year contract extension June, 06 - Made NHL debut on April, 0 vs. CBJ and posted st career point (assist)
#7: Alex Killorn (L) 6' ", 96 lbs. / Sep, 989 (7 years and months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the third round, 77th overall, at the 007 NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV, 06 vs PHILADELPHIA (7) Last Assist: NOV 9, 06 @ PHILADELPHIA (9) Shootouts: 0/ (0%), 0 GDG Season 8 8-- -5 00 6-89-50 9 79 vs. Opp -6-9 6 6 0: 7 5 + 8 times times times 0/0 vs NYR 0/ vs DET /7 vs BUF 0/0 vs COL 0/ vs OTT - Played in 00th career NHL game Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Scored 8th goal of season Nov. vs. PHI - Tallied an assist Nov. 9 at PHI - Ended 0-game goal drought with a goal Nov. 7 at BUF - Ranks rd on the Bolts for hits () and T-rd for goals (8) - Had a -game goal streak Oct. -7 - Opened season on -game goal streak (Oct. -8) 05-6 - Fourth on Bolts for assists (6), T-th for goals () and points (0) and 5th for plus/minus (+) - Earned 00th point of NHL career (assist) Oct. at BOS - Ranked T-rd on Bolts for goals (5) and 5th for points () in the postseason - Recorded team-high penalty minutes in the playoffs - Notched 5 goals and 8 points in 7 regular season games - Had a personal-best 7-game point streak (5 goals, assists) from /5-9, tied for longest that season on Bolts - Scored 9 postseason goals, ranking T-6th in NHL - Re-signed to 7-year contract on July 7, 06 - Earned st career NHL point (assist) in NHL debut on Feb. 0, 0
#8: Ondrej Palat (L) 6' 0", 88 lbs. / Mar 8, 99 (5 years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the seventh round, 08th overall, at the 0 NHL Draft Last Goal: NOV 5, 06 vs COLUMBUS (6) Last Assist: DEC, 06 @ ST. LOUIS () Shootouts: /8 (%), 0 GDG Season 8-9- - 7 60 6-8-79 75 8 vs. Opp 9-7-0 6 5 :7 7 5 + times / vs PHI times 0/ vs DET / vs CAR /7 vs FLA / vs CAR /9 vs PHI - Had blocked shots and a hit Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Recorded his season high for TOI (:7) Dec. at CAR - Tallied an assist Dec. at STL - Recorded a goal and assist Nov. 5 vs. CBJ, his rd multi-point game in games (Nov. 9-5) - Ranks T-nd in the NHL for takeaways (0) - Ranks nd on the Bolts for hits (56) 05-6 - Recorded 0 points in 6 games - Skated in 00th NHL game Feb. vs. DET - Finished rd on Bolts for goals (6) and points per game (0.65) - Played 75 games and set career highs for points (6) and assists (7) - Led Bolts for assists and ranked T-th in NHL - Recorded a + rating, third best on Bolts and fourth-best in the NHL - Registered eight goals and eight assists in 6 postseason games; ranked tied for first in NHL for playoff power-play goals () - Contributed assist in games for Team Czech Republic at 06 WCH - Suited up for the Czech Republic at 0 Olympics in Sochi - Named to All-Rookie Team and Calder Trophy finalist in 0- #: Brayden Point (C) 5' 0", 66 lbs. / Mar, 996 (0 years and 8 months) Last Goal: NOV 7, 06 @ BUFFALO (0) Last Assist: NOV 9, 06 @ COLUMBUS () Shootouts: / (00%), GDG Season 8-9- - 8 8-9- - 8 vs. Opp - ----- - - 8:6 5 + times / vs PHI times times /7 vs BOS times times 0/ vs OTT - Tied career high with 5 shots Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Converted shootout attempt Dec. vs. WSH to improve to -for- in shootouts - Tallied assists in games (Nov. -9) - Notched assists Nov. vs. PHI for nd career multi-point game - Scored st career NHL goal on Nov. 5 vs. NJD (Schneider) - Earned st career NHL point Oct. 5 vs. NJD - Made NHL debut Oct. vs. DET 05-6 - Ranked nd on Moose Jaw for goals (5), assists (5) and points (88) and paced team with + rating in 8 games - Represented Canada at WJC in Helsinki and tallied goal and 5 points in 5 games - Skated in 60 games for Moose Jaw, recording team-best 8 goals and 87 points - Notched goals and points in 9 games for Syracuse - Made pro debut March 8 for Syracuse - Played 5 seasons at Moose Jaw and finished with points in 5 games (.9 ppg) - Represented Team Canada twice at World Juniors (06, 05) and once at World U8 Championships (0); led Canada to Gold Medal in 05
#: J.T. Brown (R) 5' 0", 69 lbs. / Jul, 990 (6 years and 5 months) Drafted: Undrafted Acquired: Signed as a free agent on March 8, 0 Last Goal: NOV, 06 @ NY ISLANDERS (8) Last Assist: NOV 5, 06 vs NEW JERSEY () Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season -- -6 7-7-5 9 vs. Opp 6 0-0-0-5: + times /5 vs NJD times / vs NSH /9 vs PHI / vs NYI / vs NSH times - Dished out hits Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Missed games w/ an upper-body injury (Nov. -7) - Scored nd goal of season Nov. at NYI - Paces Bolts for penalty minutes () - Recorded st goal/point of season (shorthanded) Nov. at NYI - Played 00th NHL game Oct. 5 vs. NJD 05-6 - Led Bolts for PIM (59) and fighting majors (5) - Ranked T-rd on Bolts for plus-minus (+6) - Set career highs for games (78), goals (8), points (), plus-minus and penalty minutes - Missed 8 games in the postseason (/7-5/8) due to an upper-body injury - Played in 5 games, registering goals and 9 points - Appeared in playoff games and scored first career playoff goal in Game of Second Round series vs. Montreal - Needs just two more games to reach 00 for his NHL career - Re-signed to a two-year contract extension on June, 06 - Won the 0 NCAA Frozen Four as a member of the University of Minnesota-Duluth and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player #: Ryan Callahan (R) 5' 0", 87 lbs. / Mar, 985 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by the NY Rangers in the fourth round, 7th overall, at the 00 NHL Draft Acquired: By Tampa Bay in exchange for Martin St. Louis on March, 0 Last Goal: NOV, 06 vs PHILADELPHIA () Last Assist: NOV 5, 06 vs COLUMBUS () Shootouts: 0/ (%), 7 GDG Season 5 -- 65 7-77-5 8 8 vs. Opp 0-8-8-7 7 9: 6 + times times times / vs NYI /9 vs PHI / vs NYI /0 vs NYI / vs NYI - Sat out last five games with a lower-body injury - Tallied an assist Nov. 5 vs. CBJ - Netted game-winning goal Nov. vs. PHI - Scored st goal of season Nov. at NYI - Since joining team on /5/, Bolts are -5- (regular season and playoffs) when he scores - Paces Bolts for hits per game (.6) - Made season debut Oct. 0 at NYR - Missed first 8 games due to offseason hip surgery 05-6 - Played in 7 games, registering 0 goals and 8 points - Led Bolts for hits (6) and all Bolts forwards for blocked shots (7) - Played in 600th career NHL game on Feb. vs. NSH - Set career high for assists (0) and tied career high for points (5) in st full season w/ Bolts - Led Bolts for hits (8) - Made Bolts debut March 6, 0 vs. BUF and tallied st point (assist) March 8 vs. BOS - Selected for Team USA roster for 06 WCH but unable to play due to injury - Represented Team USA at the 0 Olympics in Sochi and 00 Olympics in Vancouver (Silver Medal)
#7: Jonathan Drouin (L) 5' ", 88 lbs. / Mar 8, 995 ( years and 8 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the first round, third overall, at the 0 NHL Draft Last Goal: DEC 8, 06 vs VANCOUVER Last Assist: DEC, 06 vs WASHINGTON () Shootouts: /5 (0%), 0 GDG Season 0-7- - 6 --5 vs. Opp -0- - 0 :05 8 + times / vs STL times times 0/9 vs NJD /7 vs BOS 5 times / vs STL - Scored Bolts' lone goal Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Sat our Dec. at CAR w/ an undisclosed injury - Earned an assist Dec. vs. WSH - Tallied assists Dec. at STL (nd multi-point game of season; 7th of career) - Recorded Bolts season best 8 shots Nov. 7 at BOS - Missed 7 games (Nov. -5) with an upper-body injury - Started season on -game assist streak (Oct. -8) 05-6 - Ranked rd on Bolts for playoff assists (9) and T-rd for goals (5) and points () - Scored goals in of 7 games of ECF vs. PIT - Had assists in of 5 games of Second Round series vs. NYI - Notched an assist on all three Bolts' goals in Game of First Round series at DET - Played in 70 games in rookie season, collecting goals and points - His 8 assists ranked T-5th among NHL rookies - Scored st career goal on Oct. at WPG - Played in 06 WCH for Team North America, scoring goal in games - Represented Team Canada at 0 and 0 World Junior Championships #8: Luke Witkowski (D) 6' ", 7 lbs. / Apr, 990 (6 years and 7 months) Drafted: Selected by Tampa Bay in the sixth round, 60th overall, at the 008 NHL Draft Last Goal: - Last Assist: DEC 8, 06 vs VANCOUVER Shootouts: 0/0 (0%), 0 GDG Season 7 0-- - 7 0-- - vs. Opp 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 :5 +0 7 times /8 vs VAN /8 vs VAN /5 vs CBJ /8 vs VAN / vs WSH / vs CAR 5 times - Earned first career NHL point with an assist Dec. 8 vs. VAN - Re-assigned to AHL Syracuse Dec. 6 and recalled from the Crunch on Dec. 8 - Dished out hits and had a blocked shot Dec. at CAR - Had shots, hits and blocked shots Dec. vs. WSH - Made season debut Nov. 9 at PHI, recording hits and a blocked shot in 9:06 TOI - Recalled from Syracuse Nov. - Recorded assists in games for the Crunch 05-6 - Played in games with the Lightning, recording penalty minutes - Made NHL playoff debut in Game of Second Round series vs. Islanders and played in postseason games total - Skated in 70 games with Syracuse, posting goals and points - Led the Crunch for penalty minutes (66) - Set AHL career highs for goals, assists () and points - Skated in 6 games with the Bolts, posting 5 PIM - Made NHL debut Jan. 0 vs. VAN - Re-signed by Tampa Bay to a -year, -way contract June, 06