Lightning re-sign Scott Sabourin to one-year, two-way contract

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Saturday they re-signed forward Scott Sabourin to a one-year, two-way contract.

The 33-year-old had a goal and four assists for five points and 89 penalty minutes in 26 regular-season games with the Lightning this season. He also had six goals and two assists for eight points and 22 penalty minutes in 24 AHL regular-season games with the Syracuse Crunch.

Sabourin made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut this spring, appearing in two games.

In 73 career NHL games with the Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks, the Orleans, Ont., native has three goals and 10 assists for 13 points and 147 penalty minutes.

Sabourin has spent the majority of his professional career in the AHL. In parts of 13 seasons, he’s got 94 goals and 95 assists for 189 points and 1,245 penalty minutes in 556 career games with the Manchester Monarchs, Ontario Reign, Iowa Wild, San Diego Gulls, Stockton Heat, Toronto Marlies, Belleville Senators, San Jose Barracuda and Syracuse Crunch.

An undrafted forward, Sabourin signed an entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings in 2013. He joined the Lightning organization in 2025.

The Lightning went 50-26-6 with 106 points in 2025-26, second in the Atlantic Division and sixth in the NHL.

Forward Nikita Kucherov led the team in all offensive categories with 44 goals, 86 assists and 130 points. He finished second in the NHL in both assists and points, behind only Edmonton Oilers’ captain Connor McDavid.

Kucherov’s teammate Jake Guentzel was second in all offensive categories for Tampa, finishing 2025-26 with 38 goals and 50 assists for 88 points. Defenseman Darren Raddysh reached career highs with 22 goals and 48 assists for 70 points.