2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning season
National Hockey League team season
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.
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
[3]
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.
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
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
1
October 5
Tampa Bay
3–2
Atlanta
SO
Denis
17,269
1–0–0
2
2
October 7
Boston
3–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
21,234
1–1–0
2
3
October 9
Atlanta
1–0
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,817
1–2–0
2
4
October 13
Tampa Bay
2–3
Florida
Holmqvist
15,208
1–3–0
2
5
October 14
Florida
1–4
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,926
2–3–0
4
6
October 16
Carolina
5–1
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,815
2–4–0
4
7
October 19
Philadelphia
1–4
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,920
3–4–0
6
8
October 21
Tampa Bay
6–4
Washington
Denis
13,327
4–4–0
8
9
October 26
Carolina
1–5
Tampa Bay
Denis
18,826
5–4–0
10
10
October 28
Tampa Bay
4–6
Carolina
Denis
18,639
5–5–0
10
11
October 29
San Jose
4–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,904
5–6–0
10
November
Record: 8–5–2; Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–2–2
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
12
November 1
Toronto
4–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,977
5–7–0
10
13
November 2
Tampa Bay
5–2
Philadelphia
Holmqvist
18,633
6–7–0
12
14
November 4
Tampa Bay
5–6
Boston
OT
Denis
14,169
6–7–1
13
15
November 6
Tampa Bay
5–1
NY Islanders
Holmqvist
9,693
7–7–1
15
16
November 8
Tampa Bay
4–3
Pittsburgh
OT
Holmqvist
14,483
8–7–1
17
17
November 11
Atlanta
3–5
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
20,034
9–7–1
19
18
November 15
Montreal
3–1
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,920
9–8–1
19
19
November 17
NY Islanders
2–3
Tampa Bay
SO
Holmqvist
19,919
10–8–1
21
20
November 19
Tampa Bay
1–4
NY Rangers
Holmqvist
18,200
10–9–1
21
21
November 20
Tampa Bay
2–7
Buffalo
Denis
18,690
10–10–1
21
22
November 22
Tampa Bay
6–4
Florida
Holmqvist
14,516
11–10–1
23
23
November 24
Atlanta
2–3
Tampa Bay
OT
Holmqvist
19,819
12–10–1
25
24
November 26
Ottawa
1–3
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
19,819
13–10–1
27
25
November 28
Washington
5–2
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
18,874
13–11–1
27
26
November 30
Tampa Bay
3–4
Boston
SO
Denis
11,150
13–11–2
28
December
Record: 5–8–0; Home: 3–4–0; Road: 2–4–0
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
27
December 2
Tampa Bay
2–5
Ottawa
Holmqvist
18,618
13–12–2
28
28
December 5
Buffalo
4–1
Tampa Bay
Denis
20,025
13–13–2
28
29
December 7
Atlanta
0–8
Tampa Bay
Denis
17,704
14–13–2
30
30
December 9
Anaheim
4–3
Tampa Bay
Denis
18,719
14–14–2
30
31
December 12
Tampa Bay
4–5
Toronto
Holmqvist
19,462
14–15–2
30
32
December 14
Tampa Bay
2–4
Montreal
Denis
21,273
14–16–2
30
33
December 16
Carolina
3–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
18,634
14–17–2
30
34
December 19
Tampa Bay
5–4
Washington
Denis
10,417
15–17–2
32
35
December 21
Tampa Bay
4–2
Ottawa
Denis
18,603
16–17–2
34
36
December 23
NY Rangers
3–4
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
20,122
17–17–2
36
37
December 26
Tampa Bay
1–2
Atlanta
Holmqvist
16,356
17–18–2
36
38
December 28
Philadelphia
4–3
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
21,171
17–19–2
36
39
December 30
Montreal
1–3
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
21,120
18–19–2
38
January
Record: 9–4–0; Home: 2–2–0; Road: 7–2–0
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
40
January 2
Tampa Bay
2–5
Montreal
Holmqvist
21,273
18–20–2
38
41
January 4
Tampa Bay
3–2
Minnesota
Denis
18,568
19–20–2
40
42
January 5
Tampa Bay
2–4
Colorado
Denis
18,007
19–21–2
40
43
January 7
Tampa Bay
3–2
Pittsburgh
SO
Holmqvist
17,132
20–21–2
42
44
January 9
Pittsburgh
2–3
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
19,226
21–21–2
44
45
January 11
Washington
4–5
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
18,804
22–21–2
46
46
January 13
Tampa Bay
3–2
Buffalo
Denis
18,690
23–21–2
48
47
January 15
Tampa Bay
4–3
NY Islanders
Holmqvist
15,426
24–21–2
50
48
January 16
Toronto
4–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
19,830
24–22–2
50
49
January 18
Tampa Bay
3–2
New Jersey
SO
Holmqvist
12,698
25–22–2
52
50
January 20
Tampa Bay
6–5
Carolina
SO
Denis
18,196
26–22–2
54
51
January 26
New Jersey
2–0
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
21,404
26–23–2
54
52
January 30
Tampa Bay
4–3
Philadelphia
SO
Holmqvist
19,313
27–23–2
56
February
Record: 9–2–2; Home: 6–1–1; Road: 3–1–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
53
February 1
Tampa Bay
4–0
Carolina
Holmqvist
16,635
28–23–2
58
54
February 3
NY Rangers
2–3
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
21,354
29–23–2
60
55
February 6
Los Angeles
2–3
Tampa Bay
SO
Holmqvist
18,273
30–23–2
62
56
February 9
Tampa Bay
0–5
NY Rangers
Holmqvist
18,200
30–24–2
62
57
February 11
Tampa Bay
4–1
New Jersey
Holmqvist
18,022
31–24–2
64
58
February 13
Phoenix
3–5
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
18,019
32–24–2
66
59
February 15
Washington
2–3
Tampa Bay
SO
Denis
18,744
33–24–2
68
60
February 17
Tampa Bay
4–5
Florida
OT
Holmqvist
17,813
33–24–3
69
61
February 20
Florida
2–3
Tampa Bay
SO
Denis
19,319
34–24–3
71
62
February 22
Tampa Bay
5–4
Atlanta
OT
Denis
16,032
35–24–3
73
63
February 23
Boston
6–2
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
21,201
35–25–3
73
64
February 25
Pittsburgh
1–5
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
21,119
36–25–3
75
65
February 27
Dallas
2–1
Tampa Bay
OT
Holmqvist
19,255
36–25–4
76
March
Record: 7–7–0; Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–4–0
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
66
March 1
Tampa Bay
5–4
Washington
SO
Holmqvist
10,462
37–25–4
78
67
March 3
Tampa Bay
2–6
Florida
Denis
17,299
37–26–4
78
68
March 6
Tampa Bay
1–5
Vancouver
Holmqvist
18,630
37–27–4
78
69
March 7
Tampa Bay
3–1
Edmonton
Denis
16,839
38–27–4
80
70
March 10
Tampa Bay
3–2
Calgary
OT
Denis
19,289
39–27–4
82
71
March 13
Tampa Bay
2–3
Toronto
Denis
19,530
39–28–4
82
72
March 16
Buffalo
3–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
21,264
39–29–4
82
73
March 18
Tampa Bay
1–7
Washington
Holmqvist
14,274
39–30–4
82
74
March 20
NY Islanders
3–4
Tampa Bay
OT
Holmqvist
19,916
40–30–4
84
75
March 22
New Jersey
1–3
Tampa Bay
Denis
20,326
41–30–4
86
76
March 24
Ottawa
7–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
20,342
41–31–4
86
77
March 27
Florida
5–2
Tampa Bay
Denis
18,856
41–32–4
86
78
March 30
Tampa Bay
4–2
Carolina
Holmqvist
18,639
42–32–4
88
79
March 31
Washington
2–5
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
20,064
43–32–4
90
April
Record: 1–1–1; Home: 0–1–0; Road: 1–0–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
80
April 3
Carolina
2–5
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
20,224
44–32–4
92
81
April 6
Florida
7–2
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
21,002
44–33–4
92
82
April 7
Tampa Bay
2–3
Atlanta
SO
Holmqvist
18,756
44–33–5
93
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
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
1
April 12
Tampa Bay
3–5
New Jersey
Holmqvist
14,495
0–1
2
April 14
Tampa Bay
3–2
New Jersey
Holmqvist
18,231
1–1
3
April 16
New Jersey
2–3
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
20,219
2–1
4
April 18
New Jersey
4–3
Tampa Bay
OT
Holmqvist
20,940
2–2
5
April 20
Tampa Bay
0–3
New Jersey
Holmqvist
18,096
2–3
6
April 22
New Jersey
3–2
Tampa Bay
Holmqvist
20,019
2–4
Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T/OT
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Johan Holmqvist
2548
48
27
15
3
121
2.85
1
1134
1013
.893
Marc Denis
2353
44
17
18
2
125
3.19
1
1068
943
.883
Karri Ramo
70
2
0
0
0
4
3.43
0
23
19
.826
Team:
4971
82
44
33
5
250
3.02
2
2225
1975
.888
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
SA
SV
SV%
Johan Holmqvist
370
6
2
4
18
2.92
0
168
150
.893
Team:
370
6
2
4
18
2.92
0
168
150
.893
[5]
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
Free agents
Waivers
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.
Farm teams
The Falcons are the Lightning's top affiliate in the American Hockey League for the third year.
The Chiefs are Tampa Bay's ECHL affiliate for the 2006–07 season.
See also
References
^ McKenzie, Bob, Grahame thrown under the bus , tsn.ca, April 28, 2006, Accessed February 6, 2007.
^ 2007 All Star Game box score , espn.com, accessed February 6, 2007.
^ 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 .
^ "2006–2007 Standings by Conference" . National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012 .
^ "2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com" . hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 10, 2009 .
^ NHL Insider – Offseason Trades [permanent dead link ] , nhl.com, accessed December 2, 2006.
^ NHL Insider – Free Agent Signings [permanent dead link ] , nhl.com, accessed December 2, 2006.
^ 2006 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.com [permanent dead link ] – accessed November 20, 2006.
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