2016-17 Regular Season Schedule
By ROCKET SPORTS and ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK on June 21, 2016
Victor Hedman (77) (photo Kim Klement / USA TODAY Sports)
TAMPA, FLA. — – The Tampa Bay Lightning announced their 82-game regular season schedule for the 2016-17 season today. The Lightning’s season will open on October 13 as the Bolts take on their Atlantic Division rivals, the Detroit Red Wings, at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay will open with a four-game home stand, followed by a six-game road trip.
Tampa Bay will play each of its Atlantic Division opponents four times, two at home and two on the road, with the exception of the Boston Bruins (two home, three away) and the Red Wings (three home, two away). It will have rematches of the 2016 Eastern Conference Final against the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins on December 10 at Amalie Arena, as well as January 8 and March 3 at CONSOL Energy Center.
The Lightning will again play each of their Metropolitan Division opponents within the Eastern Conference three times. Tampa Bay will host the Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Carolina Hurricanes and Columbus Blue Jacks twice, while visiting the Penguins, New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers on two occasions. The Lightning will once again play two games, one at home and one on the road, against each Western Conference team.
Fans can catch all the action during the 2016-17 campaign by becoming a Lightning Season Ticket Member. Hockey fans looking to purchase new season tickets are encouraged to visit www.tampabaylightning.com or call the Lightning sales team at 813.301.6600.
Single game tickets will be put on sale at a later date.
At Amalie Arena
The Lightning will play nine home games during the month of March, more than any other month. With the exception of April (just six games total), Tampa Bay will play their least number of home games in October, with just four of nine contests being held at Amalie Arena. The Bolts will host their longest home stand of the season with five games from December 28 through January 5. They will also play four strings of four home contests in a row.
On the Road
The Lightning will host a pair of six-game road trips, the longest of the year, from October 22 through November 1, as well as January 16 through January 26. They will also have one five-game stretch away from Amalie Arena from November 14 to November 21. The Lightning will play six of their first 10 games away from Amalie Arena. They will finish the season with three of their final four games on the road.
Back-to-Back
The Lightning will play 16 sets of back-to-back games in 2016-17, including three in which both games will be hosted at Amalie Arena. The Bolts will play a total of 11 times with both back-to-back games being played on the road and twice with the contests split with the first at home and the second on the road. They will play three consecutive sets of back-to-back games from January 7 through January 17.
Monthly Breakdown
Month Home Away Total
October 4 5 9
November 6 9 15
December 8 6 14
January 5 8 13
February 6 4 10
March 9 6 15
April 3 3 6
Breakdown by Day
Day Home Away Total
Sunday 2 5 7
Monday 3 5 8
Tuesday 7 8 15
Wednesday 3 1 4
Thursday 14 7 21
Friday 2 6 8
Saturday 10 9 19
All-Star Break
The 2017 NHL All-Star Game will be held at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The skills competition will be help on January 28 with the All-Star Game occurring on January 29. It is the third time the annual event will be held in Los Angeles, with the first time being in 1981.
Fast Facts
- The Lightning will play more home games on Thursdays than any other day.
- Tampa Bay will play at home just twice on Friday nights and also on Sundays.
- Of the Bolts’ 41 road games, 17 (41.5 percent) will be played during road trips of five games or more.
- During the first two months of the 2016-17 season, the Lightning will play 14 of 24 games on the road.
- Tampa Bay will play 18 of their final 31 games at Amalie Arena.
- The Lightning doesn’t play a Sunday home game until April 2.
- The Bolts will play five matinee games with 1 p.m. starts, with all of them being played on the road.
2016-17 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING SCHEDULE
| Day | Date | Time | Opponent | Day | Date | Time | Opponent | |
| Thu. | Oct 13 | 7:30 pm | Detroit | Sun. | Jan 8 | 1:00 pm | @ Pittsburgh | |
| Sat. | Oct 15 | 7:00 pm | New Jersey | Thu. | Jan 12 | 7:30 pm | Buffalo | |
| Tue. | Oct 18 | 7:30 pm | Florida | Fri. | Jan 13 | 7:30 pm | Columbus | |
| Thu. | Oct 20 | 7:30 pm | Colorado | Mon. | Jan 16 | 4:00 pm | @ Los Angeles | |
| Sat. | Oct 22 | 7:00 pm | @ Ottawa | Tue. | Jan 17 | 10:00 pm | @ Anaheim | |
| Tue. | Oct 25 | 7:30 pm | @ Toronto | Thu. | Jan 19 | 10:30 pm | @ San Jose | |
| Thu. | Oct 27 | 7:30 pm | @ Montreal | Sat. | Jan 21 | 8:00 pm | @ Arizona | |
| Sat. | Oct 29 | 7:00 pm | @ New Jersey | Tue. | Jan 24 | 8:30 pm | @ Chicago | |
| Sun. | Oct 30 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Rangers | Thu. | Jan 26 | 7:30 pm | @ Florida | |
| Tue. | Nov 1 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Islanders | Tue. | Jan 31 | 7:30 pm | Boston | |
| Thu. | Nov 3 | 7:30 pm | Boston | Thu. | Feb 2 | 7:30 pm | Ottawa | |
| Sat. | Nov 5 | 7:00 pm | New Jersey | Sat. | Feb 4 | 7:00 pm | Anaheim | |
| Mon. | Nov 7 | 7:30 pm | @ Florida | Tue. | Feb 7 | 7:30 pm | Los Angeles | |
| Thu. | Nov 10 | 7:30 pm | N.Y. Islanders | Fri. | Feb 10 | 8:00 pm | @ Minnesota | |
| Sat. | Nov 12 | 7:00 pm | San Jose | Sat. | Feb 11 | 7:00 pm | @ Winnipeg | |
| Mon. | Nov 14 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Islanders | Sat. | Feb 18 | 8:00 pm | @ Dallas | |
| Tue. | Nov 15 | 7:30 pm | @ Detroit | Sun. | Feb 19 | 8:00 pm | @ Colorado | |
| Thu. | Nov 17 | 7:00 pm | @ Buffalo | Tue. | Feb 21 | 7:30 pm | Edmonton | |
| Sat. | Nov 19 | 1:00 pm | @ Philadelphia | Thu. | Feb 23 | 7:30 pm | Calgary | |
| Mon. | Nov 21 | 8:00 pm | @ Nashville | Mon. | Feb 27 | 7:30 pm | Ottawa | |
| Wed. | Nov 23 | 7:30 pm | Philadelphia | Wed. | Mar 1 | 7:00 pm | Carolina | |
| Fri. | Nov 25 | 7:30 pm | Columbus | Fri. | Mar 3 | 7:00 pm | @ Pittsburgh | |
| Sun. | Nov 27 | 1:00 pm | @ Boston | Sat. | Mar 4 | 7:00 pm | @ Buffalo | |
| Tue. | Nov 29 | 7:00 pm | @ Columbus | Mon. | Mar 6 | 7:30 pm | N.Y. Rangers | |
| Thu. | Dec 1 | 8:00 pm | @ St. Louis | Thu. | Mar 9 | 7:30 pm | Minnesota | |
| Sat. | Dec 3 | 7:00 pm | Washington | Sat. | Mar 11 | 7:00 pm | Florida | |
| Sun. | Dec 4 | 5:00 pm | @ Carolina | Mon. | Mar 13 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Rangers | |
| Thu. | Dec 8 | 7:30 pm | Vancouver | Tue. | Mar 14 | 7:30 pm | @ Ottawa | |
| Sat. | Dec 10 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Thu. | Mar 16 | 7:30 pm | Toronto | |
| Wed. | Dec 14 | 9:30 pm | @ Calgary | Sat. | Mar 18 | 7:00 pm | Washington | |
| Fri. | Dec 16 | 10:00 pm | @ Vancouver | Tue. | Mar 21 | 7:30 pm | Arizona | |
| Sat. | Dec 17 | 10:00 pm | @ Edmonton | Thu. | Mar 23 | 7:00 pm | @ Boston | |
| Tue. | Dec 20 | 7:30 pm | Detroit | Fri. | Mar 24 | 7:30 pm | @ Detroit | |
| Thu. | Dec 22 | 7:30 pm | St. Louis | Mon. | Mar 27 | 7:30 pm | Chicago | |
| Fri. | Dec 23 | 7:00 pm | @ Washington | Thu. | Mar 30 | 7:30 pm | Detroit | |
| Wed. | Dec 28 | 7:30 pm | Montreal | Sat. | Apr 1 | 7:00 pm | Montreal | |
| Thu. | Dec 29 | 7:30 pm | Toronto | Sun. | Apr 2 | 6:00 pm | Dallas | |
| Sat. | Dec 31 | 7:00 pm | Carolina | Tue. | Apr 4 | 7:00 pm | @ Boston | |
| Tue. | Jan 3 | 7:30 pm | Winnipeg | Thu. | Apr 6 | 7:30 pm | @ Toronto | |
| Thu. | Jan 5 | 7:30 pm | Nashville | Fri. | Apr 7 | 7:30 pm | @ Montreal | |
| Sat. | Jan 7 | 1:00 pm | @ Philadelphia | Sun. | Apr 9 | 5:00 pm | Buffalo |
*All Times Eastern
2016-17 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING HOME AND ROAD BREAKDOWN
| HOME | AWAY | |||||||
| Day | Date | Time | Opponent | Day | Date | Time | Opponent | |
| Thu. | Oct 13 | 7:30 pm | Detroit | Sat. | Oct 22 | 7:00 pm | @ Ottawa | |
| Sat. | Oct 15 | 7:00 pm | New Jersey | Tue. | Oct 25 | 7:30 pm | @ Toronto | |
| Tue. | Oct 18 | 7:30 pm | Florida | Thu. | Oct 27 | 7:30 pm | @ Montreal | |
| Thu. | Oct 20 | 7:30 pm | Colorado | Sat. | Oct 29 | 7:00 pm | @ New Jersey | |
| Thu. | Nov 3 | 7:30 pm | Boston | Sun. | Oct 30 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Rangers | |
| Sat. | Nov 5 | 7:00 pm | New Jersey | Tue. | Nov 1 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Islanders | |
| Thu. | Nov 10 | 7:30 pm | N.Y. Islanders | Mon. | Nov 7 | 7:30 pm | @ Florida | |
| Sat. | Nov 12 | 7:00 pm | San Jose | Mon. | Nov 14 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Islanders | |
| Wed. | Nov 23 | 7:30 pm | Philadelphia | Tue. | Nov 15 | 7:30 pm | @ Detroit | |
| Fri. | Nov 25 | 7:30 pm | Columbus | Thu. | Nov 17 | 7:00 pm | @ Buffalo | |
| Sat. | Dec 3 | 7:00 pm | Washington | Sat. | Nov 19 | 1:00 pm | @ Philadelphia | |
| Thu. | Dec 8 | 7:30 pm | Vancouver | Mon. | Nov 21 | 8:00 pm | @ Nashville | |
| Sat. | Dec 10 | 7:00 pm | Pittsburgh | Sun. | Nov 27 | 1:00 pm | @ Boston | |
| Tue. | Dec 20 | 7:30 pm | Detroit | Tue. | Nov 29 | 7:00 pm | @ Columbus | |
| Thu. | Dec 22 | 7:30 pm | St. Louis | Thu. | Dec 1 | 8:00 pm | @ St. Louis | |
| Wed. | Dec 28 | 7:30 pm | Montreal | Sun. | Dec 4 | 5:00 pm | @ Carolina | |
| Thu. | Dec 29 | 7:30 pm | Toronto | Wed. | Dec 14 | 9:30 pm | @ Calgary | |
| Sat. | Dec 31 | 7:00 pm | Carolina | Fri. | Dec 16 | 10:00 pm | @ Vancouver | |
| Tue. | Jan 3 | 7:30 pm | Winnipeg | Sat. | Dec 17 | 10:00 pm | @ Edmonton | |
| Thu. | Jan 5 | 7:30 pm | Nashville | Fri. | Dec 23 | 7:00 pm | @ Washington | |
| Thu. | Jan 12 | 7:30 pm | Buffalo | Sat. | Jan 7 | 1:00 pm | @ Philadelphia | |
| Fri. | Jan 13 | 7:30 pm | Columbus | Sun. | Jan 8 | 1:00 pm | @ Pittsburgh | |
| Tue. | Jan 31 | 7:30 pm | Boston | Mon. | Jan 16 | 4:00 pm | @ Los Angeles | |
| Thu. | Feb 2 | 7:30 pm | Ottawa | Tue. | Jan 17 | 10:00 pm | @ Anaheim | |
| Sat. | Feb 4 | 7:00 pm | Anaheim | Thu. | Jan 19 | 10:30 pm | @ San Jose | |
| Tue. | Feb 7 | 7:30 pm | Los Angeles | Sat. | Jan 21 | 8:00 pm | @ Arizona | |
| Tue. | Feb 21 | 7:30 pm | Edmonton | Tue. | Jan 24 | 8:30 pm | @ Chicago | |
| Thu. | Feb 23 | 7:30 pm | Calgary | Thu. | Jan 26 | 7:30 pm | @ Florida | |
| Mon. | Feb 27 | 7:30 pm | Ottawa | Fri. | Feb 10 | 8:00 pm | @ Minnesota | |
| Wed. | Mar 1 | 7:00 pm | Carolina | Sat. | Feb 11 | 7:00 pm | @ Winnipeg | |
| Mon. | Mar 6 | 7:30 pm | N.Y. Rangers | Sat. | Feb 18 | 8:00 pm | @ Dallas | |
| Thu. | Mar 9 | 7:30 pm | Minnesota | Sun. | Feb 19 | 8:00 pm | @ Colorado | |
| Sat. | Mar 11 | 7:00 pm | Florida | Fri. | Mar 3 | 7:00 pm | @ Pittsburgh | |
| Thu. | Mar 16 | 7:30 pm | Toronto | Sat. | Mar 4 | 7:00 pm | @ Buffalo | |
| Sat. | Mar 18 | 7:00 pm | Washington | Mon. | Mar 13 | 7:00 pm | @ N.Y. Rangers | |
| Tue. | Mar 21 | 7:30 pm | Arizona | Tue. | Mar 14 | 7:30 pm | @ Ottawa | |
| Mon. | Mar 27 | 7:30 pm | Chicago | Thu. | Mar 23 | 7:00 pm | @ Boston | |
| Thu. | Mar 30 | 7:30 pm | Detroit | Fri. | Mar 24 | 7:30 pm | @ Detroit | |
| Sat. | Apr 1 | 7:00 pm | Montreal | Tue. | Apr 4 | 7:00 pm | @ Boston | |
| Sun. | Apr 2 | 6:00 pm | Dallas | Thu. | Apr 6 | 7:30 pm | @ Toronto | |
| Sun. | Apr 9 | 5:00 pm | Buffalo | Fri. | Apr 7 | 7:30 pm | @ Montreal | |
*All Times Eastern
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