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2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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.

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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]

Regular season

Season standings

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

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Game log

October

Record: 5–6–0; Home: 3–4–0; Road: 2–2–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
1October 5Tampa Bay3–2AtlantaSODenis17,2691–0–02
2October 7Boston3–2Tampa BayDenis21,2341–1–02
3October 9Atlanta1–0Tampa BayDenis19,8171–2–02
4October 13Tampa Bay2–3FloridaHolmqvist15,2081–3–02
5October 14Florida1–4Tampa BayDenis19,9262–3–04
6October 16Carolina5–1Tampa BayDenis19,8152–4–04
7October 19Philadelphia1–4Tampa BayDenis19,9203–4–06
8October 21Tampa Bay6–4WashingtonDenis13,3274–4–08
9October 26Carolina1–5Tampa BayDenis18,8265–4–010
10October 28Tampa Bay4–6CarolinaDenis18,6395–5–010
11October 29San Jose4–2Tampa BayDenis19,9045–6–010

November

Record: 8–5–2; Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–2–2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
12November 1Toronto4–2Tampa BayDenis19,9775–7–010
13November 2Tampa Bay5–2PhiladelphiaHolmqvist18,6336–7–012
14November 4Tampa Bay5–6BostonOTDenis14,1696–7–113
15November 6Tampa Bay5–1NY IslandersHolmqvist9,6937–7–115
16November 8Tampa Bay4–3PittsburghOTHolmqvist14,4838–7–117
17November 11Atlanta3–5Tampa BayHolmqvist20,0349–7–119
18November 15Montreal3–1Tampa BayDenis19,9209–8–119
19November 17NY Islanders2–3Tampa BaySOHolmqvist19,91910–8–121
20November 19Tampa Bay1–4NY RangersHolmqvist18,20010–9–121
21November 20Tampa Bay2–7BuffaloDenis18,69010–10–121
22November 22Tampa Bay6–4FloridaHolmqvist14,51611–10–123
23November 24Atlanta2–3Tampa BayOTHolmqvist19,81912–10–125
24November 26Ottawa1–3Tampa BayHolmqvist19,81913–10–127
25November 28Washington5–2Tampa BayHolmqvist18,87413–11–127
26November 30Tampa Bay3–4BostonSODenis11,15013–11–228

December

Record: 5–8–0; Home: 3–4–0; Road: 2–4–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
27December 2Tampa Bay2–5OttawaHolmqvist18,61813–12–228
28December 5Buffalo4–1Tampa BayDenis20,02513–13–228
29December 7Atlanta0–8Tampa BayDenis17,70414–13–230
30December 9Anaheim4–3Tampa BayDenis18,71914–14–230
31December 12Tampa Bay4–5TorontoHolmqvist19,46214–15–230
32December 14Tampa Bay2–4MontrealDenis21,27314–16–230
33December 16Carolina3–2Tampa BayDenis18,63414–17–230
34December 19Tampa Bay5–4WashingtonDenis10,41715–17–232
35December 21Tampa Bay4–2OttawaDenis18,60316–17–234
36December 23NY Rangers3–4Tampa BayHolmqvist20,12217–17–236
37December 26Tampa Bay1–2AtlantaHolmqvist16,35617–18–236
38December 28Philadelphia4–3Tampa BayHolmqvist21,17117–19–236
39December 30Montreal1–3Tampa BayHolmqvist21,12018–19–238

January

Record: 9–4–0; Home: 2–2–0; Road: 7–2–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
40January 2Tampa Bay2–5MontrealHolmqvist21,27318–20–238
41January 4Tampa Bay3–2MinnesotaDenis18,56819–20–240
42January 5Tampa Bay2–4ColoradoDenis18,00719–21–240
43January 7Tampa Bay3–2PittsburghSOHolmqvist17,13220–21–242
44January 9Pittsburgh2–3Tampa BayHolmqvist19,22621–21–244
45January 11Washington4–5Tampa BayHolmqvist18,80422–21–246
46January 13Tampa Bay3–2BuffaloDenis18,69023–21–248
47January 15Tampa Bay4–3NY IslandersHolmqvist15,42624–21–250
48January 16Toronto4–2Tampa BayDenis19,83024–22–250
49January 18Tampa Bay3–2New JerseySOHolmqvist12,69825–22–252
50January 20Tampa Bay6–5CarolinaSODenis18,19626–22–254
51January 26New Jersey2–0Tampa BayHolmqvist21,40426–23–254
52January 30Tampa Bay4–3PhiladelphiaSOHolmqvist19,31327–23–256

February

Record: 9–2–2; Home: 6–1–1; Road: 3–1–1

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
53February 1Tampa Bay4–0CarolinaHolmqvist16,63528–23–258
54February 3NY Rangers2–3Tampa BayHolmqvist21,35429–23–260
55February 6Los Angeles2–3Tampa BaySOHolmqvist18,27330–23–262
56February 9Tampa Bay0–5NY RangersHolmqvist18,20030–24–262
57February 11Tampa Bay4–1New JerseyHolmqvist18,02231–24–264
58February 13Phoenix3–5Tampa BayHolmqvist18,01932–24–266
59February 15Washington2–3Tampa BaySODenis18,74433–24–268
60February 17Tampa Bay4–5FloridaOTHolmqvist17,81333–24–369
61February 20Florida2–3Tampa BaySODenis19,31934–24–371
62February 22Tampa Bay5–4AtlantaOTDenis16,03235–24–373
63February 23Boston6–2Tampa BayHolmqvist21,20135–25–373
64February 25Pittsburgh1–5Tampa BayHolmqvist21,11936–25–375
65February 27Dallas2–1Tampa BayOTHolmqvist19,25536–25–476

March

Record: 7–7–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–4–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
66March 1Tampa Bay5–4WashingtonSOHolmqvist10,46237–25–478
67March 3Tampa Bay2–6FloridaDenis17,29937–26–478
68March 6Tampa Bay1–5VancouverHolmqvist18,63037–27–478
69March 7Tampa Bay3–1EdmontonDenis16,83938–27–480
70March 10Tampa Bay3–2CalgaryOTDenis19,28939–27–482
71March 13Tampa Bay2–3TorontoDenis19,53039–28–482
72March 16Buffalo3–2Tampa BayDenis21,26439–29–482
73March 18Tampa Bay1–7WashingtonHolmqvist14,27439–30–482
74March 20NY Islanders3–4Tampa BayOTHolmqvist19,91640–30–484
75March 22New Jersey1–3Tampa BayDenis20,32641–30–486
76March 24Ottawa7–2Tampa BayDenis20,34241–31–486
77March 27Florida5–2Tampa BayDenis18,85641–32–486
78March 30Tampa Bay4–2CarolinaHolmqvist18,63942–32–488
79March 31Washington2–5Tampa BayHolmqvist20,06443–32–490

April

Record: 1–1–1; Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–0–1

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPts
80April 3Carolina2–5Tampa BayHolmqvist20,22444–32–492
81April 6Florida7–2Tampa BayHolmqvist21,00244–33–492
82April 7Tampa Bay2–3AtlantaSOHolmqvist18,75644–33–593

Playoffs

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

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (2) New Jersey Devils

New Jersey wins series 4–2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceSeries
1April 12Tampa Bay3–5New JerseyHolmqvist14,4950–1
2April 14Tampa Bay3–2New JerseyHolmqvist18,2311–1
3April 16New Jersey2–3Tampa BayHolmqvist20,2192–1
4April 18New Jersey4–3Tampa BayOTHolmqvist20,9402–2
5April 20Tampa Bay0–3New JerseyHolmqvist18,0962–3
6April 22New Jersey3–2Tampa BayHolmqvist20,0192–4

Player stats

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner

Records

Milestones

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.

Transactions

The Lightning were involved in the following transactions during the 2006–07 season.[6][7]

Trades

June 30, 2006 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Marc Denis		 To Columbus Blue Jackets
Fredrik Modin
Fredrik Norrena
July 2, 2006 To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th round pick in 2008		 To Dallas Stars
Darryl Sydor
November 9, 2006 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Daniel Corso		 To Philadelphia Flyers
Darren Reid
February 1, 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Kyle Wanvig
Stephen Baby		 To Atlanta Thrashers
Andy Delmore
Andre Deveaux
February 24, 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Shane O'Brien
3rd round pick in 2007		 To Anaheim Ducks
Gerald Coleman
1st round picks in 2007
February 27, 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning
Karl Stewart
6th round pick in 2007		 To Chicago Blackhawks
Nikita Alexeev

Free agents

PlayerFormer team
Andy DelmoreColumbus Blue Jackets
Filip KubaMinnesota Wild
Doug JanikBuffalo Sabres
Luke RichardsonToronto Maple Leafs
Eric HealeyBoston Bruins
PlayerNew team
Pavel KubinaToronto Maple Leafs

Waivers

PlayerFormer team
Andre RoyPittsburgh Penguins
PlayerNew team
Dmitry AfanasenkovPhiladelphia Flyers
Sean BurkeLos Angeles Kings

Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[8] The Lightning picked 15th overall. Through a series of trades, Tampa had only four picks at this draft.

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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

References

  1. [1]
    McKenzie, Bob, Grahame thrown under the bus, tsn.ca, April 28, 2006, Accessed February 6, 2007.
  2. [2]
    2007 All Star Game box score, espn.com, accessed February 6, 2007.
  3. [3]
    Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. [4]
    "2006–2007 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  5. [5]
    "2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  6. [6]
    NHL Insider – Offseason Trades[permanent dead link], nhl.com, accessed December 2, 2006.
  7. [7]
    NHL Insider – Free Agent Signings[permanent dead link], nhl.com, accessed December 2, 2006.
  8. [8]
    2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com[permanent dead link] – accessed November 20, 2006.
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