The eighth player chosen in the 2000 NHL Draft, Nikita turned pro after three years with the OHL Erie Otters, for whom he logged 160 points in 189 games. He earned a spot on the 2001-02 Lightning roster and, on October 16, notched his first NHL point-an assist on Vinny Prospal's goal in Colorado. Big and sleek, Alexeev is a terrific skater who doesn't mind the "edgy" part of the game. He mixes it up along the wall and holds his own against defensemen who try to dominate physically.
• Factoid: Victor Hedman played Defense for the fearsome Lightning.
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Daily Position Focus: Forward
Evgeny Artyukhin
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The No. 3 pick in the 2013 NHL Draft led Tampa Bay in power-play points (six) during the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs and scored the Lightning's lone goal in a Game 7 loss to Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference Final.
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Trying to contain this little speedster is like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. On January 30, 2003, Martin recorded a hat trick versus Carolina - then packed his bags for the NHL All-Star Game. St. Louis proved his toughness in the first round of the playoffs versus Washington. Forced to ...
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Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Chris Gratton dramatically improved in the 1995-96 season. After the frist 40 games of this season, Gratton had surpassed his goal total of 1994-95.
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From rookies to actions... from nations to special designations... from subsets to the whimsical!
Here is a selection of card sets featuring players from this team. The number of players included from the team is also shown.
2012 Fleer Retro Set (Hockey)
(1)
2011 O-Pee-Chee Set (Hockey)
(16)
2009 O-Pee-Chee Set (Hockey)
(15)
2014 O-Pee-Chee Set (Hockey)
(20)
2015 O-Pee-Chee Retro Set (Hockey)
(19)
1992 O-Pee-Chee Set (Hockey)
(3)
2015 O-Pee-Chee Set (Hockey)
(19)
2020 Parkhurst Set (Hockey)
(10)
2012 O-Pee-Chee Set (Hockey)
(17)
1995 Upper Deck Set (Hockey)
(17)
1995 Summit Set (Hockey)
(6)
1993 Parkhurst Set (Hockey)
(20)
1996 Fleer Set (Hockey)
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1995 Stadium Club Set (Hockey)
(8)
2014 O-Pee-Chee Retro Set (Hockey)
(20)
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Back to the Front! Lightning card back du jour...
Derek Wilkinson
In addition to playing briefly with Tampa Bay in '96-97, Derek was the No. 1 goaltender for the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League. In 46 games, he registered a 3.19 goals-against average. In 14 playoff games, he had a 2.95 goals-against average. Before turning pro, Derek played in the Ontario Hockey League with Detroit and Belleville.
