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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!

Number 25: Pavel Kubina

Pavel Kubina was selected by Tampa Bay in the seventh round of 1996 NHL Entry draft, getting his first opportunity with the Lightning during the 1997-98 season in which he played ten games.

As a defenseman, not saying all blueliners are this way, Kubina did not put up flashy goal totals. His career-high with the Lightning, and in his entire career, was 17.

Kubina scored 72 goals in 662 games with Tampa Bay and 33 of those goals were executed on the power play. In addition, Kubina could be viewed as a player that succeeded when the stakes were the highest, as he scored 18 game-winning goals with the Lightning.

The 14-year veteran also spent some time lacing his skates for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers, and Philadelphia Flyers. When his career was all said and done, Kubina had tallied 110 goals in 970 games.

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