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25 Greatest Scorers in Lightning History: #17

July 27, 2017, 7:12 AM ET [9 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

Chris Gratton was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning third-overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He got his first shot in the NHL immediately, playing 84 games in the 1993-94 regular season, scoring 13 goals.

Gratton's first stint with the Lightning lasted four seasons, where he accomplished his career-high goal mark of 30 during the 1996-97 campaign. He then signed with the Philadelphia Flyers that summer, only to be traded back to Tampa Bay the following season. This would not be Gratton's only return to the Lightning as he would find himself traded again only to return to the Bolts later in his career.

In 482 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Gratton would record 98 goals, 29 of them on the power play, and 12 of them being game-winners.
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