The 29 Best Tampa Bay Lightning Players of All Time

Three Stanley Cup runs, a franchise goalie wall and some unsung grinders who did the dirty work in Tampa. Sunshine hockey has deeper roots than people think.

1. 1
   Steven Stamkos

   Longtime captain and two-time Rocket Richard winner who lifted back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Martin St. Louis

   Undrafted winger who became a two-time Art Ross winner, 2004 Hart Trophy MVP and Stanley Cup champion in Tampa.
   926pts
3. 3
   Tyler Johnson

   Undrafted center of the Triplets line who led the 2015 playoffs in goals and won two Cups.
   774pts
4. 4
   Yanni Gourde

   Undrafted grinder who centered the famed third line on the 2020 and 2021 Cup teams.
   741pts
5. 5
   Brayden Point

   Center who led the NHL in playoff goals during both the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup runs.
   680pts
6. 6
   Fredrik Modin

   Swedish power winger and reliable 30-goal scorer on the 2004 Stanley Cup team.
   680pts
7. 7
   Victor Hedman

   Norris Trophy defenseman and 2020 Conn Smythe winner who anchored the blue line for well over a decade.
   680pts
8. 8
   Erik Cernak

   Hard-hitting defenseman who played a big shutdown role on both Cup-winning teams.
   611pts
9. 9
   Ryan McDonagh

   Shot-blocking shutdown defenseman on both the 2020 and 2021 Cup-winning blue lines.
   611pts
10. 10
    Brad Richards

    Playmaking center who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP of the 2004 Cup run.
    529pts
11. 11
    Anthony Cirelli

    Homegrown shutdown center and Selke finalist who won two Cups and later served as alternate captain.
    529pts
12. 12
    Pavel Kubina

    Big-shooting defenseman of the 2004 Cup team who spent eight seasons on the Tampa blue line.
    529pts
13. 13
    Dave Andreychuk

    Hall of Famer who captained the Lightning to the 2004 Stanley Cup late in his career.
    529pts
14. 14
    Blake Coleman

    Third-line winger whose diving goal in the 2021 Final became one of the most iconic plays in team history.
    529pts
15. 15
    Nikita Kucherov

    Elite winger with a Hart Trophy, multiple Art Ross titles and two playoff scoring crowns on the 2020-21 Cup teams.
    433pts
16. 16
    Ben Bishop

    Towering goaltender who carried Tampa to the 2015 Stanley Cup Final and was twice a Vezina finalist.
    433pts
17. 17
    Jake Guentzel

    Winger who scored a team-high 41 goals in his first Tampa season after signing in 2024.
    433pts
18. 18
    Brandon Hagel

    Relentless two-way winger who became a 30-goal scorer and core leader after arriving in 2022.
    433pts
19. 19
    Vincent Lecavalier

    First overall pick, 2004 Cup champion and 2007 Rocket Richard winner whose number 4 the franchise retired.
    433pts
20. 20
    Ruslan Fedotenko

    Winger who scored both goals in Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Final.
    317pts
21. 21
    Ondrej Palat

    Two-way winger of the Triplets line who scored big playoff goals on both Cup-winning teams.
    317pts
22. 22
    Pat Maroon

    Fan-favourite enforcer who won back-to-back Cups with Tampa in 2020 and 2021.
    317pts
23. 23
    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Vezina-winning goaltender and 2021 Conn Smythe MVP who holds the franchise goaltending records.
    317pts
24. 24
    Alex Killorn

    Versatile forward who spent eleven seasons in Tampa and won two Stanley Cups.
    317pts
25. 25
    Mikhail Sergachev

    Mobile defenseman acquired in the Drouin trade who won two Cups and became a top-pair minutes eater.
    317pts
26. 26
    Anton Stralman

    Smooth defenseman who partnered Hedman on the top pair during the 2015 Cup Final run.
    317pts
27. 27
    Dan Boyle

    Puck-moving defenseman who quarterbacked the power play for the 2004 Stanley Cup champions.
    0pts
28. 28
    Barclay Goodrow

    Gritty forward who completed the Coleman-Gourde-Goodrow third line on both Cup winners.
    0pts
29. 29
    Roman Hamrlik

    The franchise's first ever draft pick, a 1992 first overall selection who became an All-Star defenseman.
    0pts

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