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25 Greatest Scorers in Lightning History: #16

July 28, 2017, 7:52 AM ET [2 Comments]
John Gove
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In honor of the upcoming season, which is the franchise's 25th, I thought it would be fun to use this hockey downtime to countdown the 25 greatest goal scorers in Tampa Bay Lightning history.

In constructing this list, I not only took into account the number of goals a player scored while playing in Tampa, I also considered a number of games they suited up for the Lightning. As this list progresses over the next few weeks, you will notice that some players are ranked higher than others even if their goal total was less. This is because although someone scored slightly fewer goals, they reached those numbers in fewer games.

Due to the Lightning still being a relatively young franchise, a good deal of these players are still active, and some of them still take the ice for the Bolts.

Enjoy!


The List So Far
Number 25: Pavel Kubina
Number 24: Victor Hedman
Number 23: Mikael Andersson
Number 22: Roman Hamrlik
Number 21: Dan Boyle
Number 20: Rob Zamuner
Number 19: Valtteri Filppula
Number 18: Alex Killorn
Number 17: Chris Gratton


Number 16: Teddy Purcell

Teddy Purcell, undrafted, played his professional hockey season in 2007-08 as a member of the Los Angeles Kings organization. He spent most of the season with the Manchester Monarchs but did take to the ice for the Kings in 10 games.

At the 2010 NHL trade deadline, the Kings sent Purcell and a third-round pick to Tampa Bay in exchange for Jeff Halpern. He finished out that season playing 19 games with the Bolts, scoring three goals.

Purcell would play the next four full seasons in Tampa Bay, playing in 310 games and scoring 67 goals. 18 of those goals were on the power play while 10 of them were game-winners. His best season for the Lightning, and every other team, for that matter, was in 2011-12 when he recorded 24 goals and 65 points.
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