| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Steve Stamkos  I.L.Steve Stamkos hopes to be able to return from his broken tibia before the start of the Olympics. TSN's Darren Dreger reporte earlier this week that Stamkos and the Lightning are targeting Feb. 6 for a potential return date. "It's impossible to tell, really," said Stamkos on Wednesday. "I mentioned in my press conference I'd love to come back and play a couple games and be able to play in the Olympics. That's my goal. You have to have a goal and you work towards your goal." He was on the ice Wednesday in sneakers and took some shots. Stamkos isn't sure how the bone will heal so he doesn't want to guess on a timetable, but his recovery appears to be going well. Dec 5 |
| 2 | Valtteri Filppula  ActiveValtteri Filppula potted his 10th goal of the year on Thursday in a 3-1 win against Ottawa. He's on pace to produce the second 20-goal season of his career. Filppula entered Thursday's contest without scoring a goal in six straight games. He has 20 points in 28 matches. Dec 6 |
| 3 | Alex Killorn ActiveAlex Killorn netted a goal and added an assist but Tampa Bay lost 6-3 to the Coyotes on Saturday night. The 24-year-old second-year player has enjoyed a fine season, with six goals and 15 points. He might not come with the pomp and circumstance of the other young players in the league, but Killorn has produced wherever he's played and could be a sneaky-good option in fantasy leagues. J.T. Brown and Richard Panik potted the other goals in the loss. Nov 16 |
| 4 | Tyler Johnson ActiveTyler Johnson centered Tampa Bay's top line at Wednesday's practice. He was flanked by wingers Martin St. Louis and Ondrej Palat, while Valtteri Filppula was between Alex Killorn and Nikita Kucherov. Teddy Purcell ended up skating with J.T. Brown and Nate Thompson. The Lightning have been shut out in two straight games, so changes were bound to happen ahead of Thursday's match-up against Ottawa. Dec 5 |
| 5 | Nate Thompson ActiveNate Thompson scored the lone goal for the Lightning in their 2-1 overtime loss to the Jets on Saturday night. Thompson may be getting his fair share of minutes lately (16:33 on Saturday), but he's not close to being a fantasy factor. He's low-upside bottom-six player, and his two goals and five points attest to that. Martin St. Louis and Radko Gudas had the helpers on the goal. Dec 7 |
| LW | 1 | Ryan Malone I.L.The Tampa Bay Lightning have confirmed that Ryan Malone has a fractured ankle. Malone is expected to be sidelined for three-to-four weeks as a result. This is just the latest blow to a Lightning team that's trying to get by without Steve Stamkos. He has nine points and 35 penalty minutes in 23 games this season. Dec 3 |
| 2 | Ondrej Palat ActiveOndrej Palat recorded two assists in Thursday's win over Ottawa. He assisted on a pair of goals from Tampa Bay captain Martin St. Louis. Palat has nine points in 28 games this season, but if he can continue to make the most of his time with St. Louis then he could become someone to watch. Dec 6 |
| 3 | Tom Pyatt I.L.Tom Pyatt (broken collarbone) is expected to be out for another two-to-four weeks. Pyatt, who has been out since Oct. 8, has already exceeded the early end of his initial timetable. "I don't think it's uncommon for this type of injury to be eight to 12 weeks, potentially," Lightning GM Steve Yzerman said. "We were all hoping at the eight week mark he'd be good to go but he needs a little more time. Obviously, we're hoping it's not 12 weeks. So, it's taking a little longer but not a reason from our perspective for concern." Dec 3 |
| 4 | Pierre-Cedric Labrie  SidelinedPierre-Cedric Labrie (arm) has proclaimed himself ready to play. If he suits up against Winnipeg then he'll add some physicality to the Bolts' lineup. Dec 7 |
| RW | 1 | Martin St. Louis ActiveMartin St. Louis scored a pair of goals for the Lightning en route to a 3-1 win over Ottawa Thursday. St. Louis snapped a three-game pointless drought with these goals and continues to try proving he can succeed without the injured Steve Stamkos. Valtteri Filppula was the only other goal scorer for Tampa Bay in the win. Dec 5 |
| 2 | Teddy Purcell ActiveTeddy Purcell amassed two goals and one assist to help Tampa Bay post a 5-0 victory against the Rangers on Monday. He had gone seven straight games without getting a goal heading into Monday night's action and he had just two assists over that span. Purcell has 15 points in 24 matches. Nov 26 |
| 3 | J.T. Brown ActiveJ.T. Brown has racked up 15 shots in his past four games. However, the 23-year-old forward has been unable to register a point since he scored his first career goal on Nov. 16. "If you are getting the opportunities, you're doing something right," Brown said. "You're putting yourself in the position, obviously, to get a shot on net to get that chance. Right now, it's not going in, but you just have to keep doing the same thing and getting the opportunities and eventually one will go in for you." He's slated to play with Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn on Tuesday against Columbus. Dec 2 |
| 4 | Nikita Kucherov ActiveNikita Kucherov scored a goal in his first career game during his first career shift and on his first shot Monday night. His marker held up as the game winner in a 5-0 win over the New York Rangers. "I was just in the right spot at the right time, and Teddy made a good pass to me and (Alex Killorn) was in front, so I just needed to shoot the puck on net," Kucherov said. "I didn't see it go in, I just saw Killer with his hands up. (But I thought) cool, it went in. I was just so happy to score a goal." Nov 26 |
| 5 | Richard Panik ActiveRichard Panik scored his first goal of the season on Saturday Panik has recorded a point in four of his last six games. He has nine points in 19 contests this season. Nov 17 |
| 6 | Dana Tyrell ActiveDana Tyrell played his first game of the season for Tampa Friday night. He was summoned from the AHL Tuesday but did not play in Wednesday's game. Tyrell had 9:17 of ice time against the Penguins Friday night skating alongside Nate Thompson and B.J. Crombeen on the Bolt's fourth line. Despite the fact that Tyrell had two hits and impressed coach Jon Cooper with his play, he has no fantasy value. Nov 30 |
| 7 | B.J. Crombeen ActiveB.J. Crombeen was listed as a healthy scratch on Saturday for the first time this season. This is just an FYI as Crombeen isn't expected to have any fantasy value in standard leagues this season. He has two points and 14 penalty minutes in 15 contests. Nov 10 |
| D | 1 | Victor Hedman SidelinedVictor Hedman is expected to be out for a minimum of a week after sustaining a lower-body injury on Thursday. Hedman will be re-evaluated next week and the Lightning will go from there. He has 15 points and 23 penalty minutes in 28 games this season. Although his diagnosis could have certainly been worse, this is still a big blow to a team that's already trying to get by without star forward Steve Stamkos. Dec 6 |
| 2 | Matt Carle ActiveMatt Carle earned two assists in Thursday's thumping of the Florida Panthers. Carle has three assists, nine shots and a plus-3 rating in four games this year. Sami Salo and Alex Killorn also recorded two helpers apiece in Thursday's 7-2 victory. Oct 11 |
| 3 | Sami Salo ActiveSami Salo is expected to return to action Saturday night against Phoenix. Salo has missed Tampa's last three games with a lower-body injury but seems good to go against the Coyotes Saturday night. He will likely take the place of the injured Mark Barberio. If you need Salo, get ready to activate him. Nov 16 |
| 4 | Radko Gudas ActiveRadko Gudas (upper body) should be back in the Lightning's lineup on Saturday. That has been Gudas' return date for a while, but as we get closer to it, the possibility of a setback altering that timetable is significantly reduced. He has six points and 68 penalty minutes in 23 games this season. Dec 6 |
| 5 | Eric Brewer ActiveEric Brewer (lower body) is projected to return Saturday. Brewer has missed two games due to the ailment. He has five assists and 21 penalty minutes in 26 contests in 2013-14. Dec 6 |
| 6 | Brian Lee I.L.Brian Lee was working off ice on his conditioning Friday. He has been out the entire season due to a torn ACL but seems to be making progress. Lee, when healthy, is not more than a seventh NHL defenseman so he is really not rosterable. Nov 9 |
| 7 | Keith Aulie SidelinedKeith Aulie's upper-body injury is a broken hand. Aulie underwent surgery on Friday and is sidelined indefinitely. He has no points and four penalty minutes in six games this season. Dec 7 |
| 8 | Mark Barberio ActiveMark Barberio returned to action on Thursday November 21. He picked up a minus-1 rating and played 18:11 after missing two games with an upper-body injury. In nine games this year, Baberio has two assists and a plus-2 rating. Nov 22 |
| 9 | Matt Taormina ActiveMatt Taormina has been called up by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Taormina has two goals and 10 points in 13 AHL games this season. He hasn't played in the NHL this season, but the 27-year-old defenseman has four goals and eight assists in 49 career contests. Dec 4 |
| 10 | Mattias Ohlund I.L.Mattias Ohlund (knees) has been placed on Tampa Bay's long-term injured reserve list. He carries a salary cap hit of $3.607 million and is signed for the next three seasons, but there has been plenty of talk that his career might be over. Ohlund, who had surgery on both of his knees, hasn't played since May 27, 2011. Oct 2 |
| 11 | Andrej Sustr ActiveTampa Bay is excited at the potential of 6-foot-8 blueliner Andrej Sustr. "He's going to be growing into himself. We get him a year or two in the weight room and really working on his core strengths, and when he starts physically to mature, you're going to see the kid jump leaps and bounds," coach Jon Cooper said. "But that doesn't take away from how heady a player he is, how smart he is, being in the right positions. He is not afraid to try to make a play even if it costs him a mistake, because we're encouraging that. All those aspects of his game are there. It's just his physical strength needs to be better." Sustr has contributed four of his six assists this season in his last four games. He also has a plus-5 rating. However, he doesn't get the hit and block totals that one would typically associate with a player of his build. He's better off left on the waiver wire until we get a better idea of what kind of player he's going to become. Nov 29 |
| G | 1 | Ben Bishop ActiveBen Bishop was excellent in Thursday's win over the Senators as he stopped 33 of the 34 shots directed at him. Bishop was been sensational all season and this game was no different. His record is now 15-5-1 after the win while his save percentage is .934 and his GAA is a terrific 1.98. Dec 5 |
| 2 | Anders Lindback ActiveAnders Lindback yielded two goals on 36 shots in Tampa Bay's 2-1 overtime loss to the Jets on Saturday night. Lindback gave up a goal early in the first and then one 1:04 into the extra frame. He's only gotten into nine games this season, but when he's been bad, he's been awful and when he's been good, he's been very solid. He has given up two goals in each of his last two starts. Lindback has a 3.10 goals-against average and .887 save percentage this season. Dec 7 |