2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season

2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division 2nd Southeast
Conference 8th Eastern
2005–06 record 43–33–6
Home record 25–14–2
Road record 18–19–4
Goals for 252
Goals against 260
Team information
General Manager Jay Feaster
Coach John Tortorella
Captain Dave Andreychuk (Oct-Jan)
Vacant (Jan-Apr)
Alternate captains Vincent Lecavalier
Brad Richards
Tim Taylor (Jan-Apr)
Arena St. Pete Times Forum
Team leaders
Goals Vincent Lecavalier (35)
Assists Brad Richards (68)
Points Brad Richards (91)
Penalties in minutes Evgeny Artyukhin and Vincent Lecavalier (90)
Wins John Grahame (29)
Goals against average Sean Burke (2.80)
<2004–05 2006–07>

The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning hoped to defend their Stanley Cup championship, which they won in 2003–04.

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
12 Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
28 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
310 Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
411 Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
514 Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 237 306 70

[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.

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 8 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X-Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X– New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X-Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 New York Islanders AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z- Clinched Conference; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

Game log

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 20055–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 1–0–0
2LOctober 7, 20050–2 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 1–1–0
3WOctober 8, 20052–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 2–1–0
4LOctober 10, 20052–4 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 2–2–0
5LOctober 13, 20053–4 SO Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 2–2–1
6WOctober 15, 20053–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 3–2–1
7LOctober 16, 20052–3 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 3–2–2
8WOctober 20, 20056–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 4–2–2
9LOctober 21, 20051–4 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 4–3–2
10WOctober 26, 20056–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 5–3–2
11WOctober 28, 20054–2 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 6–3–2
12WOctober 29, 20053–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 7–3–2
13LNovember 1, 20054–6 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 7–4–2
14LNovember 3, 20052–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 7–5–2
15LNovember 5, 20053–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 7–6–2
16LNovember 8, 20052–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 7–7–2
17LNovember 10, 20052–5 New York Rangers (2005–06) 7–8–2
18LNovember 11, 20052–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 7–9–2
19WNovember 14, 20055–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 8–9–2
20LNovember 15, 20053–4 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 8–9–3
21WNovember 17, 20053–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 9–9–3
22WNovember 20, 20055–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 10–9–3
23WNovember 22, 20054–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 11–9–3
24WNovember 23, 20054–3 SO @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 12–9–3
25LNovember 25, 20052–8 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 12–10–3
26WNovember 27, 20054–1 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 13–10–3
27WNovember 30, 20052–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 14–10–3
28WDecember 2, 20053–2 SO Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 15–10–3
29WDecember 8, 20055–4 St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 16–10–3
30WDecember 10, 20054–3 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 17–10–3
31LDecember 14, 20052–4 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 17–11–3
32WDecember 15, 20053–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 18–11–3
33LDecember 17, 20053–6 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 18–12–3
34LDecember 20, 20054–6 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 18–13–3
35LDecember 22, 20052–4 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 18–14–3
36LDecember 23, 20051–4 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 18–15–3
37WDecember 26, 20055–4 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 19–15–3
38LDecember 28, 20053–4 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 19–16–3
39LDecember 30, 20051–2 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 19–17–3
40WJanuary 2, 20062–1 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 20–17–3
41WJanuary 3, 20061–0 OT @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 21–17–3
42LJanuary 5, 20061–3 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 21–18–3
43LJanuary 7, 20063–6 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 21–19–3
44WJanuary 13, 20064–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 22–19–3
45LJanuary 16, 20061–3 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 22–20–3
46WJanuary 17, 20064–1 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 23–20–3
47WJanuary 20, 20066–3 @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 24–20–3
48WJanuary 21, 20062–0 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 25–20–3
49LJanuary 24, 20062–3 OT Florida Panthers (2005–06) 25–20–4
50WJanuary 26, 20061–0 OT New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 26–20–4
51WJanuary 28, 20066–0 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 27–20–4
52LJanuary 29, 20061–2 @ Washington Capitals (2005–06) 27–21–4
53WJanuary 31, 20063–2 SO Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 28–21–4
54WFebruary 4, 20065–0 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 29–21–4
55WFebruary 6, 20063–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 30–21–4
56LFebruary 7, 20064–7 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 30–22–4
57WFebruary 9, 20065–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 31–22–4
58WFebruary 11, 20066–5 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 32–22–4
59LFebruary 28, 20062–8 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 32–23–4
60LMarch 4, 20062–6 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 32–24–4
61LMarch 6, 20060–4 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 32–25–4
62WMarch 7, 20065–4 SO @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 33–25–4
63LMarch 9, 20065–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 33–26–4
64LMarch 11, 20061–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 33–27–4
65WMarch 13, 20062–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 34–27–4
66LMarch 14, 20063–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 34–28–4
67WMarch 17, 20066–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 35–28–4
68WMarch 19, 20065–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 36–28–4
69LMarch 20, 20065–6 OT @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 36–28–5
70WMarch 23, 20064–3 OT Washington Capitals (2005–06) 37–28–5
71WMarch 25, 20064–3 SO New York Rangers (2005–06) 38–28–5
72LMarch 27, 20061–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 38–29–5
73WMarch 30, 20064–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 39–29–5
74LApril 1, 20062–4 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 39–30–5
75WApril 3, 20064–1 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 40–30–5
76WApril 6, 20063–2 SO Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 41–30–5
77WApril 8, 20061–0 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 42–30–5
78LApril 9, 20063–6 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 42–31–5
79LApril 11, 20062–6 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 42–32–5
80LApril 14, 20064–5 SO @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 42–32–6
81WApril 15, 20063–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 43–32–6
82LApril 18, 20061–4 Washington Capitals (2005–06) 43–33–6

Playoffs

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

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (1) Ottawa Senators

Ottawa wins series 4–1

# Date Visitor Score Home Series
1 April 21 Tampa Bay 1–4 Ottawa 0–1
2 April 23 Tampa Bay 4–3 Ottawa 1–1
3 April 25 Ottawa 4–8 Tampa Bay 1–2
4 April 27 Ottawa 2–5 Tampa Bay 1–3
5 April 29 Tampa Bay 2–3 Ottawa 1–4

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA
John Grahame 57 29 22 0 5 3.06

Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 32 Vladimir Mihalik Defenseman  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  Slovakia Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6 163 Marek Kvapil Winger  Slovakia Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 165 Kevin Beech  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7 225 John Wessbecker  United States Blake (USHS)

Roster

2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster

Goaltenders:

1 – Burke  40 – Grahame  47 – Eklund  50 – Coleman 

Defensemen

3 – Helbling  5 – Sydor  13 – Kubina  21 – Sarich  22 – Boyle  39 – O'Brien  44 – Pratt  54 – Ranger 

Forwards

4 – Lecavalier • 8 – Cibak • 11 – Dingman • 14 – Milley • 16 – Campbell • 17 – Fedotenko • 18 – DiMaio • 19 – Richards • 20 – Prospal • 25 – Andreychuk • 26 – St. Louis • 27 – Taylor • 29 – Afanasenkov • 33 – Modin • 34 – Craig • 46 – Reid • 74 – Tarnasky • 76 – Artyukhin 

General Manager: Jay Feaster •  Coach: John Tortorella

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  2. ↑ "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
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