| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Steven Stamkos  ActiveSteven Stamkos had a quiet performance in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final. Stamkos had a minus-1 rating, one shot on goal and two hits in Tampa Bay's 3-0 loss to Washington. He isn't the only player on the Lightning who struggled on Monday night, but he will have to better in Game 7 on Wednesday. Stamkos hasn't earned a point in the last two matches following a seven-game point streak. May 22 |
| 2 | Brayden Point ActiveBrayden Point scored a goal and picked up an assist in Thursday's 4-2 Game 4 win over the Washington Capitals. Yanni Gourde, Tyler Johnson and Point took advantage of a terrible giveaway from Michal Kempny to use some quick passing and beat Braden Holtby for Tampa's first goal of the night. Point then followed that up with a primary assist three minutes later when he fed Steven Stamkos on the power play for the Lightning's first lead of the night. Point has six points in his last three games, bringing his playoff totals to seven goals and 16 points through 14 games. He's currently in a three-way tie with Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov for the playoff team lead in both goals and points. May 17 |
| 3 | Tyler Johnson ActiveTyler Johnson's full no-trade clause will kick in on July 1st. If the Lightning aren't convinced they want to have him around long term, they will have to consider moving him before that date. The 27-year-old is scheduled to make $5 million per season for the next five years, so that's a significant financial commitment for a team that will have to pay some of its stars in the near future. Johnson had 21 goals and 50 points in 81 games with the Lightning this season. There's a chance he could be on the move at some point this offseason. May 26 |
| 4 | Cedric Paquette ActiveCedric Paquette needed just 19 seconds to open the scoring in Saturday's 3-2 Game 5 win over the Washington Capitals. Ryan Callahan batted a loose puck that went off a Capital defender and right onto Paquette's stick who made no mistake with the puck for his first of the post-season. Tampa's fourth line continued its strong play, helping the Lightning win three straight and take their first lead of the series. Game 6 is currently scheduled for Monday night in Washington. Ondrej Palat and Ryan Callahan also scored in the win. May 19 |
| 5 | Anthony Cirelli ActiveAnthony Cirelli scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Cirelli extended Tampa Bay's lead to 3-1 at the 16:43 mark of the first period. This was the first playoff goal of the 20-year-old's career. He finished the night with a plus-1 rating and a team-high five shots on goal in 11:44 of ice time. Cirelli has accumulated two points in eight games during the postseason. Ondrej Palat (twice) and Steven Stamkos (empty-netter) also found the back of the net for the Lightning. The Bolts now lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. Game 4 will be played in Boston on Friday night. May 2 |
| 6 | Gabriel Dumont ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have claimed Gabriel Dumont off waivers from Ottawa. Dumont started the season with Tampa Bay, but the Lightning put him on waivers on Nov. 21 and he was claimed by Ottawa, so this is a return to his former team. He has a goal and an assist in 30 games this season. Feb 21 |
| LW | 1 | Ondrej Palat ActiveOndrej Palat will be back alongside Brayden Point and Tyler Johnson in Game 7 versus Washington on Wednesday night. Palat had been seeing most of his playing time on the first line since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. He had plenty of success with Point and Johnson earlier in the postseason, though, while helping to shut down the best players on the opposition. May 23 |
| 2 | Yanni Gourde ActiveYanni Gourde moved up to Tampa Bay's second line in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. Gourde played alongside Tyler Johnson and Brayden Point in the contest. He didn't pick up a point in Tampa Bay's 4-2 win over Washington, but the combination seemed to work and Point scored in the victory. May 16 |
| 3 | Alex Killorn ActiveAlex Killorn skated on the top line during Wednesday's morning skate. Killorn is projected to play alongside Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov in Game 7 against Washington. He has notched five goals and two assists in 16 postseason matches this year. May 23 |
| 4 | Chris Kunitz ActiveChris Kunitz posted an assist in a 3-2 win over Washington on Saturday night. The trio of Kunitz, Ryan Callahan and Cedric Paquette was the best for the Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final. Paquette opened the scoring 19 seconds into the contest and Callahan's goal 33 seconds into the second period held up as the game winner. Kunitz's helper came on Callahan's goal and it was his first point in 15 games during the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. May 20 |
| 5 | Andy Andreoff ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired Andy Andreoff from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Peter Budaj. Andreoff had three goals and nine points in 45 games last season. He has one season left on his two-year, $1,355,000 contract. Andreoff's role with the Lightning in 2018-19 figures to be minimal, assuming he makes the squad's opening game roster at all. Jun 13 |
| RW | 1 | Nikita Kucherov ActiveNikita Kucherov's agent, Dan Milstein, doesn't expect contract talks to begin with the Tampa Bay Lightning until the start of next season. Kucherov, who can become a restricted free agent at the end of the 2018-19 campaign, can sign an extension as early as July 1. However, talks haven't begun yet and there isn't believed to be a need for a rush to get something done right away. Kucherov does have arbitration rights, but there doesn't appear to be any reason to panic if you are a Lightning fan. "He wants to stay in Tampa - he doesn't want to go anywhere," Milstein said. "Worst case, it's arbitration, they're not going to lose him. Both sides want him to be in Tampa." May 27 |
| 2 | J.T. Miller ActiveContract talks between J.T. Miller and the Tampa Bay Lightning are not expected to begin until next week at the NHL Entry Draft. J.T. Miller has arbitration rights and is not expected to sign a qualifying offer. After being acquired by Tampa at the trade deadline, the 25-year-old forward picked up 10 goals and 18 points in 19 games. We wouldn't be surprised to see him ink a two-year bridge deal. Jun 16 |
| 3 | Ryan Callahan  SidelinedRyan Callahan has undergone shoulder surgery and will need about five months to recover. Callahan suffered a dislocated shoulder on Dec. 14, but he had been playing through the injury. Lightning GM Steve Yzerman doesn't expect Callahan to be ready for training camp after having surgery. Based on his timetable, it seems likely that he'll miss about the first month of the regular season as well. May 31 |
| 4 | Cory Conacher ActiveCory Conacher will be a healthy scratch in Game 7 against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. The 28-year-old has played in just two games this postseason and he's failed to record a point. This will be the 13th straight game that he watches from the press box. Andrej Sustr, Jake Dotchin, Slater Koekkoek and Peter Budaj will also serve as healthy scratches in this one. May 23 |
| 5 | Adam Erne SidelinedAdam Erne (lower body) took part in Thursday's practice. Erne was wearing a regular jersey after being in a non-contact jersey for Tuesday's skate. He's not projected to play in Game 4 though. May 17 |
| D | 1 | Victor Hedman ActiveVictor Hedman scored a goal and two assists in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. It took 13 games, but the Bolts defenseman finally has a goal to his name in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. His tally gave the Lightning a 3-0 lead at the 3:37 mark of the second frame. He also registered the primary helpers on power-play goals by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. Hedman finished the night with a minus-1 rating, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in 25:08 of ice time. He's now riding an eight-game point streak. The 27-year-old is up to 11 points in 13 games this postseason. The Lightning still trail the best-of-seven series 2-1. Game 4 will be played in Washington on Thursday night. May 15 |
| 2 | Ryan McDonagh ActiveRyan McDonagh logged 22:49 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 win in Game 5 against Washington. McDonagh's playing time ranked on the Lightning on Saturday behind only Victor Hedman (24:50). He posted a plus-1 rating, one shot, three blocks and three hits in the contest. McDonagh hasn't earned a point in seven straight games, but he has continued to play a key role on Tampa Bay's back end. He helped the Lightning fend off the Capitals' late-game comeback attempt. May 20 |
| 3 | Mikhail Sergachev ActiveMikhail Sergachev is back on the ice at the start of the second period. Sergachev appeared to be injured when he blocked a Dmitry Orlov shot at the end of the first period. He was taken to the dressing room with 10 seconds to go, but he has returned to the contest May 13 |
| 4 | Anton Stralman ActiveAnton Stralman earned an assist in Saturday's 3-2 win over Washington during Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final. Stralman picked up an assist on Ryan Callahan's second-period goal, which held up as the game winner, when his shot ricocheted off the Lightning forward from a rebound and went into the net. Stralman has five points in 15 playoff matches this year. May 20 |
| 5 | Dan Girardi ActiveDan Girardi scored the game-winning goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins. Girardi was the unlikeliest of heroes for the Lightning, but he managed to come through in overtime. His game-winning tally was a little fluky, as it bounced off Bruins forward Brian Gionta before going off him and into the net. Girardi finished the night with a plus-2 rating, one shot on goal, four hits and four blocked shots in 21:12 of ice time. The 34-year-old has two goals and three points in nine games this postseason. The Bolts now lead this best-of-seven series 3-1. They'll have a chance to eliminate the Bruins in Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon. May 4 |
| 6 | Braydon Coburn ActiveBraydon Coburn recorded his second point in 13 playoff contests on Tuesday night. Coburn picked up his second assist of the postseason on a goal by Brayden Point in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final. He also had one hit and two blocks in 12:47 of ice time. Coburn hadn't earned a point since Game 4 against New Jersey in the first round. May 16 |
| 7 | Jake Dotchin ActiveJake Dotchin will be a healthy scratch in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Washington Capitals. Dotchin played in 48 games during the regular season, but he hasn't played in a single playoff contest in 2018. He had 11 points and a plus-17 rating in 2017-18. Andrej Sustr, Slater Koekkoek, Cory Conacher and Peter Budaj will also watch the game from the press box. May 15 |
| 8 | Slater Koekkoek ActiveSlater Koekkoek will be scratched for Game 2 tonight against the New Jersey Devils Saturday afternoon. The Lightning are going with the same lineup from Game 1 and will also scratch Peter Budaj, Jake Dotchin, Andrej Sustr, Adam Erne (lower body) and Cory Conacher. Apr 14 |
| 9 | Andrej Sustr ActiveAndrej Sustr will be a healthy scratch for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Washington Capitals. He will be joined in the press box by Jake Dotchin, Slater Koekkoek, Cory Conacher and Peter Budaj. Adam Erne (lower body) will also miss the game. Sustr has yet to appear in a post-season game. May 19 |
| G | 1 | Andrei Vasilevskiy ActiveAndrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 22 shots in Wednesday's 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final. The Bolts had home-ice advantage in Game 7, but they were unable to use that to their advantage. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring at the 1:02 mark of the first period and the Lightning were never able to recover in this one. The most disappointing thing for them is that they failed to score a single goal in the final two games of the series. Vasilevskiy ends the postseason with an 11-6 record, a 2.58 goals-against-average and a .918 save percentage. The Lightning had a huge bounce back year after failing to make the playoffs last year, but failing to reach the Stanley Cup Final will be a huge disappointment for this talented squad. May 23 |
| 2 | Louis Domingue ActiveLouis Domingue turned aside all seven shots he faced in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final. The Lightning dug themselves into a 4-0 hole after two periods, so head coach Jon Cooper decided to give starting netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy a breather in the third period. This was the first appearance of the postseason for Domingue, who hadn't seen game action since Apr. 7. If he keeps getting ice time, it probably means that the Lightning are in trouble. May 11 |