2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2007–08 2007 Tampa Bay Lightning Eastern 15th Southeast 5th 31–42–9 20–18–3 11–24–6 223 267 Jay Feaster John Tortorella Tim Taylor Vincent LecavalierBrad Richards (Oct.–Feb.) Martin St. Louis St. Pete Times Forum 18,693 (95.9%) Vincent Lecavalier (40) Martin St. Louis (58) Vincent Lecavalier (92) Michel Ouellet (+11) Shane O'Brien (154) Johan Holmqvist (20) Johan Holmqvist (3.01) The 2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season began October 4, 2007. It is the Lightning's 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). thumb|right|140px|Tampa Bay's new logo, introduced in 2007. The Lightning introduced a new logo design prior to the start of the season. The new, "modernized" logo was similar to the team's original logo, with the edges on the lightning bolt, and the text looking "sharper." The wordmark "Lightning" was dropped from the logo. It was the first change to the team's primary logo in its 15-year history and coincided with the launch of the Rbk Edge jersey design, introduced League wide.LIGHTNING UNVEIL MODERNIZED LOGO & JERSEYS https://web.archive.org/web/20070828131718/http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=336301 2007-08-28 , Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Club, August 25, 2007 The Lighting also announced that the team, along with the St. Pete Times Forum, had been tentatively sold to a group represented by former Columbus coach and general manager Doug MacLean.https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=215627&hubname=nhl, TSN.ca, August 7, 2007 The deal was terminated in mid-November after the group, called Absolute Hockey Enterprises, began to fight amongst itself, leading to lawsuits being filed.Erlendsson, Erik, Purchase Of Bolts Fizzles; Group Sues Key InvestorJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes , TBO.com, November 26, 2007 The team, in announcing the cancellation of the sale, expressed in a November 27 release that it hoped the deal could be resurrected.PALACE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT STATEMENT REGARDING PENDING SALE OF THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING https://web.archive.org/web/20110726203318/http://lightning.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=344598&nhlLink=true&page=NewsPage&service=page 2011-07-26 , Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Club, November 27, 2007 Forwards Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis were selected to represent the Lightning, and the Eastern Conference, at the 2008 All-Star Game in Atlanta.2008 Eastern Conference All-Stars https://web.archive.org/web/20080706101033/http://www.nhl.com/allstar/2008/east_roster.html 2008-07-06 , NHL.com For the first time since the 2001–02 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning missed the Stanley Cup playoffs. 2 Regular season The Lightning had the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams (296) and, excluding one shootout goal allowed, gave up 266 goals during the regular season, tied with the Atlanta Thrashers for 30th overall.https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2008.html 2007-08 NHL Summaryhttps://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2008_games.html 2007-08 NHL Schedule and Results Divisional standings TBL Conference standings TBL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 5px solid; 2007–08 regular season2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TBL/2008_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 25, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; October: 5–5–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 0–5–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 1 || October 4 || New Jersey || 1 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 19,454 || 1–0–0 || 2 || 2007020009 W |- | 2 || October 6 || Atlanta || 2 – 5 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 19,220 || 2–0–0 || 4 || 2007020028 W |- | 3 || October 10 || Florida || 1 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 18,540 || 3–0–0 || 6 || 2007020044 W |- | 4 || October 13 || Tampa Bay || 4 – 6 || Florida || || Denis || 15,801 || 3–1–0 || 6 || 2007020069 L |- | 5 || October 18 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 4 || Boston || || Holmqvist || 16,363 || 3–2–0 || 6 || 2007020089 L |- | 6 || October 20 || Atlanta || 2 – 6 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 19,420 || 4–2–0 || 8 || 2007020109 W |- | 7 || October 24 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 5 || Washington || || Denis || 10,226 || 4–3–0 || 8 || 2007020126 L |- | 8 || October 25 || Philadelphia || 2 – 5 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 18,616 || 5–3–0 || 10 || 2007020135 W |- | 9 || October 27 || Buffalo || 4 – 3 || Tampa Bay || OT || Holmqvist || 19,804 || 5–3–1 || 11 || 2007020151 OTL |- | 10 || October 29 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 3 || NY Rangers || || Holmqvist || 18,200 || 5–4–1 || 11 || 2007020160 L |- | 11 || October 31 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 6 || New Jersey || || Holmqvist || 13,218 || 5–5–1 || 11 || 2007020168 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; November: 5–8–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 2–5–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 12 || November 1 || Tampa Bay || 0 – 4 || NY Islanders || || Denis || 11,008 || 5–6–1 || 11 || 2007020173 L |- | 13 || November 3 || Atlanta || 6 – 4 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 19,155 || 5–7–1 || 11 || 2007020193 L |- | 14 || November 5 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 4 || Florida || || Holmqvist || 10,149 || 5–8–1 || 11 || 2007020206 L |- | 15 || November 7 || Florida || 1 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 16,526 || 6–8–1 || 13 || 2007020215 W |- | 16 || November 8 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 1 || Carolina || || Holmqvist || 14,017 || 7–8–1 || 15 || 2007020224 W |- | 17 || November 10 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 2 || Washington || || Holmqvist || 14,617 || 8–8–1 || 17 || 2007020239 W |- | 18 || November 14 || Carolina || 1 – 6 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 17,444 || 9–8–1 || 19 || 2007020259 W |- | 19 || November 16 || Washington || 2 – 5 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 19,526 || 10–8–1 || 21 || 2007020274 W |- | 20 || November 19 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 4 || Atlanta || OT || Holmqvist || 13,419 || 10–8–2 || 22 || 2007020293 OTL |- | 21 || November 21 || NY Rangers || 2 – 1 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 20,110 || 10–9–2 || 22 || 2007020306 L |- | 22 || November 23 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 4 || Carolina || || Holmqvist || 18,033 || 10–10–2 || 22 || 2007020319 L |- | 23 || November 24 || New Jersey || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 19,077 || 10–11–2 || 22 || 2007020332 L |- | 24 || November 28 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 5 || Chicago || || Holmqvist || 11,122 || 10–12–2 || 22 || 2007020354 L |- | 25 || November 29 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 4 || Detroit || || Denis || 17,001 || 10–13–2 || 22 || 2007020361 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; December: 5–8–1 (home: 4–5–1; road: 1–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 26 || December 1 || Boston || 1 – 4 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 18,444 || 11–13–2 || 24 || 2007020379 W |- | 27 || December 4 || Ottawa || 3 – 4 || Tampa Bay || SO || Holmqvist || 17,540 || 12–13–2 || 26 || 2007020394 W |- | 28 || December 6 || Carolina || 1 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 16,674 || 13–13–2 || 28 || 2007020408 W |- | 29 || December 8 || NY Islanders || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || OT || Holmqvist || 18,319 || 13–13–3 || 29 || 2007020425 OTL |- | 30 || December 10 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 6 || Toronto || || Holmqvist || 19,454 || 13–14–3 || 29 || 2007020437 L |- | 31 || December 11 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 2 || Montreal || SO || Denis || 21,273 || 14–14–3 || 31 || 2007020442 W |- | 32 || December 13 || Calgary || 9 – 6 || Tampa Bay || || Denis || 19,026 || 14–15–3 || 31 || 2007020457 L |- | 33 || December 15 || Washington || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 18,367 || 14–16–3 || 31 || 2007020475 L |- | 34 || December 18 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 6 || Atlanta || || Holmqvist || 14,060 || 14–17–3 || 31 || 2007020491 L |- | 35 || December 20 || Toronto || 1 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 19,131 || 15–17–3 || 33 || 2007020505 W |- | 36 || December 22 || Carolina || 4 – 1 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 18,765 || 15–18–3 || 33 || 2007020523 L |- | 37 || December 26 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 3 || Washington || || Ramo || 15,035 || 15–19–3 || 33 || 2007020539 L |- | 38 || December 27 || Montreal || 5 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 20,294 || 15–20–3 || 33 || 2007020549 L |- | 39 || December 29 || Philadelphia || 4 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 20,124 || 15–21–3 || 33 || 2007020559 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; January: 6–5–2 (home: 2–4–0; road: 4–1–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 40 || January 1 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 4 || Toronto || SO || Ramo || 19,347 || 15–21–4 || 34 || 2007020586 OTL |- | 41 || January 3 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 6 || Montreal || || Ramo || 21,273 || 15–22–4 || 34 || 2007020597 L |- | 42 || January 5 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 4 || Ottawa || OT || Holmqvist || 20,108 || 15–22–5 || 35 || 2007020613 OTL |- | 43 || January 8 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 3 || NY Rangers || || Ramo || 18,200 || 16–22–5 || 37 || 2007020629 W |- | 44 || January 10 || Pittsburgh || 4 – 1 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 20,426 || 16–23–5 || 37 || 2007020646 L |- | 45 || January 12 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 3 || Florida || || Holmqvist || 16,578 || 17–23–5 || 39 || 2007020663 W |- | 46 || January 15 || Colorado || 3 – 0 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 17,222 || 17–24–5 || 39 || 2007020679 L |- | 47 || January 18 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 0 || Pittsburgh || || Holmqvist || 17,132 || 18–24–5 || 41 || 2007020701 W |- | 48 || January 19 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 0 || Ottawa || || Holmqvist || 20,091 || 19–24–5 || 43 || 2007020709 W |- | 49 || January 22 || Edmonton || 3 – 4 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 16,799 || 20–24–5 || 45 || 2007020731 W |- | 50 || January 24 || Ottawa || 8 – 4 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 16,346 || 20–25–5 || 45 || 2007020746 L |- | 51 || January 29 || Buffalo || 4 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 18,920 || 20–26–5 || 45 || 2007020762 L |- | 52 || January 31 || Vancouver || 3 – 4 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 17,019 || 21–26–5 || 47 || 2007020776 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; February: 5–5–2 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–1–2) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 53 || February 2 || Florida || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 19,977 || 21–27–5 || 47 || 2007020792 L |- | 54 || February 5 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 4 || St. Louis || || Holmqvist || 17,150 || 22–27–5 || 49 || 2007020810 W |- | 55 || February 7 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 4 || Nashville || || Holmqvist || 13,959 || 23–27–5 || 51 || 2007020823 W |- | 56 || February 9 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 2 || Atlanta || OT || Holmqvist || 18,879 || 23–27–6 || 52 || 2007020838 OTL |- | 57 || February 12 || Canadiens || 2 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 17,420 || 24–27–6 || 54 || 2007020855 W |- | 58 || February 14 || Tampa Bay || 5 – 3 || Philadelphia || || Holmqvist || 19,336 || 25–27–6 || 56 || 2007020867 W |- | 59 || February 16 || Capitals || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 20,254 || 25–28–6 || 56 || 2007020886 L |- | 60 || February 20 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 4 || Buffalo || OT || Holmqvist || 18,690 || 25–28–7 || 57 || 2007020911 OTL |- | 61 || February 21 || Tampa Bay || 0 – 1 || NY Islanders || || Ramo || 12,382 || 25–29–7 || 57 || 2007020917 L |- | 62 || February 23 || Boston || 5 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Holmqvist || 20,519 || 25–30–7 || 57 || 2007020938 L |- | 63 || February 27 || Minnesota || 3 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Smith || 17,211 || 25–31–7 || 57 || 2007020960 L |- | 64 || February 29 || Toronto || 2 – 3 || Tampa Bay || OT || Smith || 20,641 || 26–31–7 || 59 || 2007020975 OTL |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; March: 5–8–2 (home: 4–2–1; road: 1–6–1) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 65 || March 1 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 5 || Carolina || || Smith || 16,831 || 26–32–7 || 59 || 2007020983 L |- | 66 || March 4 || Pittsburgh || 2 – 0 || Tampa Bay || || Smith || 19,206 || 26–33–7 || 59 || 2007021002 L |- | 67 || March 6 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 3 || Philadelphia || || Smith || 19,217 || 26–34–7 || 59 || 2007021016 L |- | 68 || March 7 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 2 || New Jersey || OT || Ramo || 15,670 || 26–34–8 || 60 || 2007021023 OTL |- | 69 || March 9 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 5 || Columbus || || Smith || 14,796 || 26–35–8 || 60 || 2007021040 L |- | 70 || March 11 || NY Islanders || 4 – 8 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 19,111 ||27–35–8 || 62 || 2007021052 W |- | 71 || March 13 || Tampa Bay || 3 – 1 || Boston || || Smith || 13,373 || 28–35–8 || 64 || 2007021063 W |- | 72 || March 15 || NY Rangers || 0 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Smith || 20,926 || 29–35–8 || 66 || 2007021081 W |- | 73 || March 19 || Tampa Bay || 4 – 7 || Buffalo || || Ramo || 18,690 || 29–36–8 || 66 || 2007021103 L |- | 74 || March 20 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 4 || Pittsburgh || || Smith || 17,044 || 29–37–8 || 66 || 2007021112 L |- | 75 || March 22 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 4 || Florida || || Smith || 18,502 || 29–38–8 || 66 || 2007021129 L |- | 76 || March 25 || Florida || 1 – 3 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 16,110 || 30–38–8 || 68 || 2007021145 W |- | 77 || March 27 || Washington || 4 – 3 || Tampa Bay || OT || Ramo || 17,777 || 30–38–9 || 69 || 2007021158 OTL |- | 78 || March 29 || Carolina || 1 – 2 || Tampa Bay || || Ramo || 19,311 || 31–38–9 || 71 || 2007021175 W |- | 79 || March 31 || Atlanta || 2 – 0 || Tampa Bay || || Smith || 17,411 || 31–39–9 || 71 || 2007021187 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#003D7C 2px solid; April: 0–3–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–3–0) Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap |- | 80 || April 2 || Tampa Bay || 2 – 6 || Carolina || || Smith || 17,644 || 31–40–9 || 71 || 2007021198 L |- | 81 || April 3 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 4 || Washington || || Ramo || 18,277 || 31–41–9 || 71 || 2007021202 L |- | 82 || April 5 || Tampa Bay || 1 – 4 || Atlanta || || Smith || 18,732 || 31–42–9 || 71 || 2007021222 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #fff Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL Player statistics Skaters Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes Regular season Top 10 players GP G A Pts +/- PIM Vincent Lecavalier 81 40 52 92 -17 89 Martin St. Louis 82 25 58 83 -23 26 Vaclav Prospal (18 Phi) 62 29 28 57 -7 39 Brad Richards (12 Dal) 62 18 33 51 -25 15 Michel Ouellet 64 17 19 36 11 12 Filip Kuba 75 6 25 31 -8 40 Paul Ranger 72 10 21 31 -13 56 Dan Boyle 37 4 21 25 -29 57 Jan Hlavac (18 Nsh) 62 9 13 22 -10 32 Mathieu Darche 73 7 15 22 -14 20 Goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Regular season Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA Johan Holmqvist (2 Dal) 45 2469 20 16 6 124 0 .890 3.01 Karri Ramo 22 1268 7 10 11 64 0 .899 3.03 Mike Smith (21 Dal) 13 773 3 10 1 28 0 .893 2.79 Marc Denis 10 414 1 5 0 28 0 .864 4.05 Awards and records King Clancy Memorial Trophy – Vincent Lecavalier NHL Foundation Player Award – Vincent Lecavalier Records Milestones Regular season Player Milestone Reached Mike LundinMatt Smaby 1st NHL game October 4, 2007 Jan Hlavac 100th NHL PIM October 6, 2007 Filip Kuba 200th NHL PIM October 13, 2007 Mike Lundin 1st NHL assist1st NHL point October 18, 2007 Brad Richards 500th NHL game October 29, 2007 Nick Tarnasky 100th NHL game October 31, 2007 Transactions The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season. Trades June 13, 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton To Florida Panthers 2nd round pick in either 2007 or 2008 – Jacob Markstrom July 4, 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning Bryce Lampman To New York Rangers Mitch Fritz November 19, 2007 To Tampa Bay Lightning Mario Scalzo To Dallas Stars Bryce Lampman January 15, 2008 To Tampa Bay Lightning Junior Lessard To Dallas Stars Dan Jancevski February 26, 2008 To Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Smith Jussi Jokinen Jeff Halpern To Dallas Stars Brad Richards Johan Holmqvist February 26, 2008 To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th round pick in 2008 – Joacim Eriksson To Nashville Predators Jan Hlavac February 26, 2008 To Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Segal Conditional Draft Pick To Anaheim Ducks Jay Leach Free agents Player Former team Contract terms Michel Ouellet Pittsburgh Penguins 2 years, $2.5 million Craig MacDonald Chicago Blackhawks 1 year, $475,000 Mathieu Darche San Jose Sharks 1 year, $475,000 Brad Lukowich New Jersey Devils 3 years, $4.7 million Jay Leach Boston Bruins 1 year, $525,000 Dan Jancevski Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $500,000 Player New team Cory Sarich Calgary Flames Eric Perrin Atlanta Thrashers Ruslan Fedotenko New York Islanders Luke Richardson Ottawa Senators Draft picks Tampa's picks at the 2007 NHL entry draft in Columbus, Ohio.2007 NHL Entry Draft Results nhl.comJuly 2026 medicmedic The Lightning do not have a first round pick, having dealt the 16th overall selection to the Anaheim Ducks. Round # Player Position Nationality College/junior/club team (league) 2 47 Dana Tyrell C/RW Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL) 3 75 Luca Cunti C/LW Switzerland Dubendorf (Switzerland) 3 77 Alexander Killorn C Canada Deerfield Academy (USHS-MA) 4 107 Mitch Fadden C Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) 5 150 Matt Marshall C/RW United States Noble and Greenough School (USHS–MA) 6 167 Johan Harju LW Sweden Luleå HF (Elitserien) 7 183 Torrie Jung G Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 7 197 Michael Ward D Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL) 7 210 Justin Courtnall LW Canada Burnaby Express (BCHL) Farm teams American Hockey League Norfolk Admirals ECHL Mississippi Sea Wolves See also 2007–08 NHL season References Player stats: Tampa Bay Lightning player stats on espn.com Game log: Tampa Bay Lightning game log on espn.com Team standings: NHL standings on espn.com Tam Category:Tampa Bay Lightning seasons Tamp Tamp