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2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season

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2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division4th Southeast
Conference14th Eastern
2012–13 record18–26–4
Home record12–10–2
Road record6–16–2
Goals for148
Goals against150
Team information
General managerSteve Yzerman
CoachGuy Boucher (Oct.–Mar.)[1]
Jon Cooper (Mar.–Apr.)[2]
CaptainVincent Lecavalier
Alternate captainsMattias Ohlund
Martin St. Louis
Steven Stamkos
ArenaTampa Bay Times Forum
Average attendance19,056 (99.2%)
Team leaders
GoalsSteven Stamkos (29)
AssistsMartin St. Louis (43)
PointsMartin St. Louis (60)
Penalty minutesB. J. Crombeen (112)
Plus/minusBenoit Pouliot (+8)
WinsAnders Lindback (10)
Goals against averageAnders Lindback
Mathieu Garon (2.90)

The 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.

Regular season

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The Lightning began the season with one of the best starts in franchise history, earning a 6–1–0 record. However, after that seventh game, the team went 7–16–1, falling to 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. This prompted general manager Steve Yzerman to fire head coach Guy Boucher on March 24, 2013 after a 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators(who he would eventually end up coaching). Boucher was in his third year as the team's head coach.[1][3]

One day later, the Lightning named Jon Cooper as the team's new head coach. Cooper was first hired by the organization in 2010 to coach the Lightning's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, and after the Lightning changed affiliates, the Syracuse Crunch. While coaching the Admirals in the 2011–12 season, the team won 28 consecutive games and would go on to win the Calder Cup, sweeping the championship series. At the time of Cooper's naming as Lightning head coach, ten players on the team's roster had played for Cooper in Syracuse at some point during the season.[2]

With goaltending having been an issue for the team all season, on April 3, the day of the trade deadline, the Lightning acquired Ben Bishop from the Ottawa Senators. In return, the Lightning dealt rookie left wing Cory Conacher, who at the time was second in the League in points among first-year players with 24, and led all rookies in assists with 15. The Lightning also gave up a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[4]

The Lightning tied the Montreal Canadiens for the fewest shorthanded goals scored with zero.[5]

Standings

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Divisional standings

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Southeast Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 126 +23 57
2 Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 109 +19 51
3 Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 133 −5 42
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 104 +44 40
5 Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 143 −31 36
Source: National Hockey League
y – Clinched division

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT z – Pittsburgh Penguins 48 36 12 0 33 165 119 +46 72
2 NE y – Montreal Canadiens 48 29 14 5 26 149 126 +23 63
3 SE y – Washington Capitals 48 27 18 3 24 149 130 +19 57
4 NE x – Boston Bruins 48 28 14 6 24 131 109 +22 62
5 NE x – Toronto Maple Leafs 48 26 17 5 26 145 133 +12 57
6 AT x – New York Rangers 48 26 18 4 22 130 112 +18 56
7 NE x – Ottawa Senators 48 25 17 6 21 116 104 +12 56
8 AT x – New York Islanders 48 24 17 7 20 139 139 0 55
9 SE Winnipeg Jets 48 24 21 3 22 128 144 −16 51
10 AT Philadelphia Flyers 48 23 22 3 22 133 141 −8 49
11 AT New Jersey Devils 48 19 19 10 17 112 129 −17 48
12 NE Buffalo Sabres 48 21 21 6 14 115 143 −28 48
13 SE Carolina Hurricanes 48 19 25 4 18 128 160 −32 42
14 SE Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 4 17 148 150 −2 40
15 SE Florida Panthers 48 15 27 6 12 112 171 −59 36
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division; z – Clinched conference

Schedule and results

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The Tampa Bay Lightning 20th Anniversary patch

Preseason

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As a result of the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the entire pre-season was canceled.[6]

Regular season

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Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the Lightning's original 82-game schedule was reduced to a 48-game schedule in which they would face only teams from the Eastern Conference.[7]

2012–13 Game Log
January: 5–1–0, 10 Points (home: 4–0–0; road: 1–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 January 19 Washington Capitals 6–3 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 1–0–0 2 [8]
2 January 21 @ New York Islanders 3–4 Lindback Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,322 1–1–0 2 [9]
3 January 22 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Garon PNC Arena 18,680 2–1–0 4 [10]
4 January 25 Ottawa Senators 6–4 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 3–1–0 6 [11]
5 January 27 Philadelphia Flyers 5–1 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 4–1–0 8 [12]
6 January 29 Florida Panthers 5–2 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 5–1–0 10 [13]
February: 4–9–1, 9 Points (home: 2–4–1; road: 2–5–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
7 February 1 Winnipeg Jets 8–3 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 6–1–0 12 [14]
8 February 2 New York Rangers 2–3 Garon Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 6–2–0 12 [15]
9 February 5 @ Philadelphia Flyers 1–2 Lindback Wells Fargo Center 19,616 6–3–0 12 [16]
10 February 7 @ New Jersey Devils 2–4 Lindback Prudential Center 14,802 6–4–0 12 [17]
February 9 @ Boston Bruins Game rescheduled to April 25 due to a blizzard in Boston.[18][19]
11 February 10 @ New York Rangers 1–5 Garon Madison Square Garden 17,200 6–5–0 12 [20]
12 February 12 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 SO Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 6–5–1 13 [21]
13 February 14 Washington Capitals 3–4 Garon Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 6–6–1 13 [22]
14 February 16 @ Florida Panthers 6–5 OT Lindback BB&T Center 17,009 7–6–1 15 [23]
15 February 19 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 8–6–1 17 [24]
16 February 21 Boston Bruins 2–4 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 8–7–1 17 [25]
17 February 23 @ Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 Garon PNC Arena 18,680 9–7–1 19 [26]
18 February 24 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–5 Garon Consol Energy Center 18,632 9–8–1 19 [27]
19 February 26 Buffalo Sabres 1–2 Garon Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 9–9–1 19 [28]
20 February 28 @ New York Rangers 1–4 Garon Madison Square Garden 17,200 9–10–1 19 [29]
March: 6–8–0, 12 Points (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–5–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
21 March 2 @ Boston Bruins 2–3 Garon TD Garden 17,565 9–11–1 19 [30]
22 March 4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 3–4 Lindback Consol Energy Center 18,656 9–12–1 19 [31]
23 March 5 @ New Jersey Devils 5–2 Lindback Prudential Center 15,229 10–12–1 21 [32]
24 March 7 Winnipeg Jets 1–2 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 10–13–1 21 [33]
25 March 9 Montreal Canadiens 3–4 Desjardins Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 10–14–1 21 [34]
26 March 12 @ Florida Panthers 3–2 Lindback BB&T Center 15,174 11–14–1 23 [35]
27 March 14 New York Islanders 0–2 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 11–15–1 23 [36]
28 March 16 Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 Garon Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 12–15–1 25 [37]
29 March 18 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 13–15–1 27 [38]
30 March 20 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 Garon Air Canada Centre 19,433 13–16–1 27 [39]
31 March 23 @ Ottawa Senators 3–5 Desjardins Scotiabank Place 20,016 13–17–1 27 [40]
32 March 24 @ Winnipeg Jets 2–3 Desjardins MTS Centre 15,004 13–18–1 27 [41]
33 March 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–1 Garon Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 14–18–1 29 [42]
34 March 29 New Jersey Devils 5–4 SO Garon Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 15–18–1 31 [43]
April: 2–8–3, 7 Points (home: 1–3–1; road: 1–5–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
35 April 2 Florida Panthers 2–3 SO Garon Tampa Bay Times Forum 17,904 15–18–2 32 [44]
36 April 4 @ Carolina Hurricanes 5–0 Bishop PNC Arena 17,042 16–18–2 34 [45]
37 April 6 @ New York Islanders 2–4 Bishop Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 16,170 16–19–2 34 [46]
38 April 7 @ Washington Capitals 2–4 Bishop Verizon Center 18,506 16–20–2 34 [47]
39 April 9 Ottawa Senators 3–2 Bishop Tampa Bay Times Forum 17,323 17–20–2 36 [48]
40 April 11 Pittsburgh Penguins 3–6 Bishop Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 17–21–2 36 [49]
41 April 13 @ Washington Capitals 5–6 OT Garon Verizon Center 18,506 17–21–3 37 [50]
42 April 14 @ Buffalo Sabres 1–3 Garon First Niagara Center 18,991 17–22–3 37 [51]
43 April 16 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–4 SO Bishop MTS Centre 15,004 17–22–4 38 [52]
44 April 18 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Bishop Bell Centre 21,273 17–23–4 38 [53]
45 April 21 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 17–24–4 38 [54]
46 April 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 5–2 Bishop Tampa Bay Times Forum 18,826 18–24–4 40 [55]
47 April 25 @ Boston Bruins 0–2 Lindback TD Garden 17,565 18–25–4 40 [56]
48 April 27 Florida Panthers 3–5 Lindback Tampa Bay Times Forum 19,204 18–26–4 40 [57]
2012–13 Regular Season Schedule
Lightning score listed first;

  Win (2 Points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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The Lightning were unable to qualify for the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Player stats

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Final stats[58]

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Anders Lindback 24 21 1304:11 10 10 1 63 2.90 642 .902 0 0 1 0
Mathieu Garon 18 16 910:04 5 9 2 44 2.90 427 .897 0 0 0 0
Ben Bishop 9 9 502:26 3 4 1 25 2.99 302 .917 1 0 0 2
Cedrick Desjardins 3 2 160:06 0 3 0 8 3.00 73 .890 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 2876:47 21 23 4 140 2.92 1444 .903 1 0 1 2

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only.
Traded to Tampa Bay mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

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Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Martin St. Louis[59] NHL Third Star of the Week January 28, 2013
Steven Stamkos[60] NHL Second Star of the Week February 25, 2013
Steven Stamkos[61] NHL First Star of the Month (February) March 1, 2013
Martin St. Louis[62] Art Ross Trophy April 2013
Martin St. Louis[63] Lady Byng Memorial Trophy June 14, 2013

Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Cory Conacher 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
January 19, 2013
Teddy Purcell 100th career NHL assist January 19, 2013
Vincent Lecavalier 1,000th career NHL game January 21, 2013
Alexander Killorn 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
February 10, 2013
Richard Panik 1st career NHL game February 12, 2013
B. J. Crombeen 300th career NHL game February 14, 2013
Alexander Killorn 1st career NHL goal February 16, 2013
Brian Lee 200th career NHL game February 19, 2013
Richard Panik 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
February 23, 2013
Ondrej Palat 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 4, 2013
Tom Pyatt 200th career NHL game March 9, 2013
Radko Gudas 1st career NHL game March 12, 2013
Keith Aulie 100th career NHL game March 14, 2013
Tyler Johnson 1st career NHL game March 14, 2013
Teddy Purcell 300th career NHL game March 16, 2013
Tyler Johnson 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point
March 16, 2013
Ondrej Palat 1st career NHL goal March 16, 2013
Matt Carle 500th career NHL game March 18, 2013
Steven Stamkos 200th career NHL goal March 18, 2013
Radko Gudas 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point
March 20, 2013
Richard Panik 1st career NHL assist March 23, 2013
Andrej Sustr 1st career NHL game March 29, 2013
Nate Thompson 300th career NHL game April 6, 2013
Mark Barberio 1st career NHL game April 9, 2013
Pierre-Cedric Labrie 1st career NHL goal April 9, 2013
Martin St. Louis 900th career NHL point April 9, 2013
Sami Salo 800th career NHL game April 13, 2013


Transactions

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The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2012–13 season.

Trades

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Date Details
June 15, 2012[64] To Nashville Predators
Sebastien Caron
2nd-round pick in 2012
2nd-round pick in 2012
3rd-round pick in 2013
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anders Lindback
Kyle Wilson
7th-round pick in 2012
June 23, 2012[65] To Boston Bruins
Michel Ouellet
5th-round pick in 2012
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Benoit Pouliot[a]
July 10, 2012[66] To St. Louis Blues
4th-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2014
To Tampa Bay Lightning
B. J. Crombeen
5th-round pick in 2014
January 21, 2013[67] To Florida Panthers
Future considerations
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Jean-Francois Jacques
February 14, 2013[68] To Montreal Canadiens
Dustin Tokarski
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Cedrick Desjardins
March 11, 2013[69] To Anaheim Ducks
Kyle Wilson
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Dan Sexton
April 2, 2013[70] To Carolina Hurricanes
Marc-Andre Bergeron
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Adam Hall
7th-round pick in 2013
April 2, 2013[71] To Chicago Blackhawks
Kirill Gotovets
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Philippe Paradis
April 3, 2013[72] To Ottawa Senators
Cory Conacher
4th-round pick in 2013
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Ben Bishop
  1. ^ Trade of negotiating rights to.

Lost via retirement

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Player

Player signings

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Player Date Contract terms
Riku Helenius[87] June 14, 2012 2 years, $1.2 million
Adam Hall[88] June 15, 2012 1 year, $650,000
J. T. Wyman[88] June 15, 2012 1 year, $600,000
Mike Angelidis[89] June 18, 2012 1 year, $525,000
Brendan Mikkelson[90] June 27, 2012 1 year, $600,000
Brian Lee[91] June 28, 2012 2 years, $2.3 million
Keith Aulie[92] June 30, 2012 1 year, $577,500
Evan Oberg[93] July 1, 2012 1 year, $560,000
Benoit Pouliot[94] July 1, 2012 1 year, $1.8 million
Anders Lindback[95] July 6, 2012 2 years, $3.6 million
Teddy Purcell[96] July 10, 2012 3 years, $13.5 million contract extension
Nikita Kucherov[97] September 10, 2012 3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract
Slater Koekkoek[98] March 20, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Nate Thompson[99] March 23, 2013 4 years, $6.4 million contract extension
Tanner Richard[100] April 1, 2013 3 years, $1.925 million entry-level contract
Luke Witkowski[101] April 1, 2013 2 years, $1.255 million entry-level contract
B. J. Crombeen[102] April 1, 2013 2 years, $2.3 million contract extension
Ben Bishop[103] April 15, 2013 2 years, $4.6 million contract extension
Nikita Nesterov[104] April 30, 2013 3 years, $2.2275 million entry-level contract
Cedric Paquette[105] May 3, 2013 3 years, $1.9 million entry-level contract
Radko Gudas[106] May 6, 2013 3 years, $2.975 million contract extension
Keith Aulie[107] June 26, 2013 1 year, $975,000
Mike Angelidis[108] June 27, 2013 1 year, $550,000

Draft picks

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Tampa Bay Lightning's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22 & 23, 2012.[109]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 10 Slater Koekkoek D  Canada Peterborough Petes (OHL)
1 19[a] Andrei Vasilevskiy G  Russia Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
2 40 Dylan Blujus D  United States Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2 53[b] Brian Hart RW  United States Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-NH)
3 71 Tanner Richard C  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
4 101 Cedric Paquette C  Canada Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
6 161 Jake Dotchin D  Canada Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
7 202[c] Nikita Gusev LW  Russia CSKA Moscow Jr. (MHL)
Draft Notes[110]

See also

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  65. ^ "Lightning Acquire Benoit Pouliot From Boston Bruins". Lightning.nhl.com. June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  66. ^ "Lightning Acquire RW B.J. Crombeen From St. Louis". Lightning.nhl.com. July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  67. ^ "LIGHTNING ACQUIRE JEAN-FRANCOIS JACQUES FROM THE FLORIDA PANTHERS". Lightning.nhl.com. January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  68. ^ "LIGHTNING ACQUIRE GOALTENDER CEDRICK DESJARDINS FROM MONTREAL". Lightning.nhl.com. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  69. ^ "LIGHTNING ACQUIRE FORWARD DAN SEXTON FROM ANAHEIM". Lightning.nhl.com. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  70. ^ "LIGHTNING ACQUIRE FORWARD ADAM HALL, DRAFT PICK FROM CAROLINA". Lightning.nhl.com. April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  71. ^ "LIGHTNING ACQUIRE LW PHILIPPE PARADIS FROM BLACKHAWKS". Lightning.nhl.com. April 2, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  72. ^ "LIGHTNING ACQUIRE GOALTENDER BEN BISHOP FROM OTTAWA". Lightning.nhl.com. April 3, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  73. ^ "Lightning Sign Defenseman Artem Sergeev". Lightning.nhl.com. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  74. ^ "Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Sami Salo". Lightning.nhl.com. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  75. ^ "Lightning Sign Free Agent Defenseman Matt Carle". Lightning.nhl.com. July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  76. ^ "Lightning sign defenseman Matt Taormina". Lightning.nhl.com. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  77. ^ "Lightning sign former KHL D Dmitry Korobov". Lightning.nhl.com. August 2, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  78. ^ "LIGHTNING AGREE TO TERMS WITH ANDREJ SUSTR". Lightning.nhl.com. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  79. ^ "LIGHTNING SIGN DEFENSEMAN MATHIEU ROY". Lightning.nhl.com. April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  80. ^ "LIGHTNING SIGN FORWARD RETO SURI". Lightning.nhl.com. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  81. ^ Penguins Sign Forward Trevor Smith
  82. ^ Flyers sign Ruslan Fedotenko, Bruno Gervais
  83. ^ Segal joins Blueshirts organization
  84. ^ Canes Agree to Terms with Tim Wallace
  85. ^ Hurricanes Acquire Adam Hall on Waivers
  86. ^ HALL CLAIMED
  87. ^ "Lightning Sign Goaltender Riku Helenius". Lightning.nhl.com. June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  88. ^ a b "Lightning re-sign free agents JT Wyman and Adam Hall". Lightning.nhl.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  89. ^ "Lightning Re-Sign Forward Mike Angelidis". Lightning.nhl.com. June 18, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  90. ^ "Lightning re-sign defenseman Brendan Mikkelson". Lightning.nhl.com. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  91. ^ "Lightning Re-Sign D Brian Lee To Two-Year Contract". Lightning.nhl.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  92. ^ "Lightning Re-Sign Defenseman Keith Aulie". Lightning.nhl.com. June 30, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  93. ^ "Lightning Re-Sign Defenseman Evan Oberg". Lightning.nhl.com. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  94. ^ "Lightning Sign Benoit Pouliot". Lightning.nhl.com. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  95. ^ "Lightning ink goaltender Anders Lindback for two years". Lightning.nhl.com. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  96. ^ "Lightning Sign RW Teddy Purcell To Contract Extension". Lightning.nhl.com. July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  97. ^ "Lightning Sign 2011 Second-Round Pick Nikita Kucherov". Lightning.nhl.com. September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  98. ^ "LIGHTNING SIGN 2012 FIRST-ROUND PICK SLATER KOEKKOEK". Lightning.nhl.com. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  99. ^ "LIGHTNING AGREE TO TERMS WITH FORWARD NATE THOMPSON". Lightning.nhl.com. March 23, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  100. ^ "LIGHTNING SIGN FORWARD TANNER RICHARD". Lightning.nhl.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  101. ^ "LIGHTNING SIGN DEFENSEMAN LUKE WITKOWSKI". Lightning.nhl.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  102. ^ "LIGHTNING AGREE TO TERMS WITH BJ CROMBEEN ON CONTRACT EXTENSION". Lightning.nhl.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  103. ^ "LIGHTNING SIGN GOALTENDER BEN BISHOP TO TWO-YEAR EXTENSION". Lightning.nhl.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  104. ^ "LIGHTNING AGREE TO TERMS WITH 2011 DRAFT PICK D NIKITA NESTEROV". Lightning.nhl.com. April 30, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  105. ^ "LIGHTNING AGREE TO TERMS WITH 2012 DRAFTEE CEDRIC PAQUETTE". Lightning.nhl.com. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  106. ^ "LIGHTNING SIGN RADKO GUDAS TO CONTRACT". Lightning.nhl.com. May 6, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  107. ^ "LIGHTNING RE-SIGN DEFENSEMAN KEITH AULIE". Lightning.nhl.com. June 26, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  108. ^ "LIGHTNING RE-SIGN FORWARD MIKE ANGELIDIS". Lightning.nhl.com. June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
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  110. ^ "2012 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 1, 2012.