The Lightning began in Toronto with the other Eastern Conference teams and were given a bye into the first round by virtue of having the second-highest point percentage in the Eastern Conference at the time of the pause. The playoffs began on August 1 in a modified format involving 24 teams. The conclusion of the playoffs would be held in Edmonton as the site of both conference finals and the Stanley Cup Finals. On July 10, following the extension of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement by the league and the Players' Association, it was announced that the Canadian cities of Toronto and Edmonton would be the locations the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs would be staged in. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.

The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lightning entered the season as the defending Atlantic Division and Presidents' Trophy champions. The 2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.

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