List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

[2] The NHL holds a weighted lottery for the 14 non-playoff teams, allowing the winner to move up a maximum of four positions in the entry draft.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft held on June 25 and 26, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft held on June 24 and 25, 2011, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota Tampa Bay's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft held on June 22 and 23, 2012, at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft held on June 30, 2013, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft held on June 27 and 28, 2014, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft held on June 24 and 25, 2016, at First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft held on June 23 and 24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Tampa Bay's picks at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The draft was delated by one month from its normally scheduled time of June due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the later-than-normal finish of the 2020–21 NHL season.

At the 2011 NHL Entry Draft the Lightning's first selection was 27th overall.
Vincent Lecavalier was the first overall pick in 1998.
The Lightning selected Steven Stamkos first overall in 2008.
Victor Hedman was drafted second overall in 2009.