TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today the club’s season opening roster for the 2025-26 season, presented by AdventHealth. Tampa Bay’s roster is comprised of 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goaltenders. The Lightning will have three forwards, Zemgus Girgensons, Niko Huuhtanen and Nick Paul, unavailable to begin the season due to injury.
In addition to unveiling the club’s roster, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced that forwards Dylan Duke, Dominic James, Boris Katchouk, Scott Sabourin and Wojciech Stachowiak, along with defensemen Declan Carlile, Charle-Edouard D’Astous and Roman Schmidt, have all been assigned to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
To view Tampa Bay’s season opening roster, please see below.
