Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
31-42-9, 5th Southeast
Notes and Transactions
| Apr 6 |
Tampa Bay finished the season after dropping four in a row and 12 of its last 18 games. The Lightning ended the season with 71 points, tied for last in the league with the Los Angeles Kings. ... The Lightning will have the highest percentage (at 30 percent) of getting the top pick in the NHL draft. ... "This year we had expectations for a good season. For some reason, we couldn't put it together," All-Star RW Martin St. Louis said. ... All-Star C Vincent Lecavalier led the team with 40 goals and 92 points. Lecavalier will have offseason surgery as MRI results revealed the All-Star damaged the labrum of the right shoulder against the Washington Capitals last Thursday. ... Tampa Bay finished the season 11-24-6 on the road. ... D Shane O'Brien led the team in penalty minutes with 154. ... The team accumulated 22 less points in the 2007-2008 season (71) than it did in the previous year (93). ... The Lightning allowed 267 goals, which was second worst in the league only ahead of the Thrashers. st 04-06-08 2:51 et |
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