Jon Cooper is the team's current head coach, having been named to the position on March 25, 2013.[6] Cooper is the only head coach of the Lightning to win the Prince of Wales Trophy four times.[7] Under Cooper, the franchise won its second Stanley Cup championship in 2020 and third championship in 2021. Cooper is the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular season wins (480), playoff games coached (139), and the most playoff-games won (84).
a A running total of the number of coaches of the Lightning. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
b Before the 2005–06 season, the NHL instituted a penalty shootout for regular season games that remained tied after a five-minute overtime period, which prevented ties.[22]
c Each year is linked to an article about that particular NHL season.