Here is the full season schedule for the Lightning, with the season starting with a pair of weekend games in Prague, Czech Republic, against the New York Rangers:

2008-09 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING SCHEDULE

DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME
*OCT. 4 (Sat) NY RANGERS 12 p.m.
*OCT. 5 (Sun) @ NY Rangers 2:30 p.m.
OCT. 11 (Sat) CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 16 (Thu) NY ISLANDERS 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 18 (Sat) MINNESOTA 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 21 (Tue) ATLANTA 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 25 (Sat) SAN JOSE 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 28 (Tue) @ Toronto 7:30 p.m.
OCT. 30 (Thu) @ Buffalo 7 p.m.
NOV. 1 (Sat) OTTAWA 7:30 p.m.
NOV. 5 (Wed) @ New Jersey 7 p.m.
NOV. 6 (Thu) @ NY Rangers 7 p.m.
NOV. 8 (Sat) @ Philadelphia 7 p.m.
NOV. 10 (Mon) @ Washington 7 p.m.
NOV. 12 (Wed) @ Florida 7:30 p.m.
NOV. 13 (Thu) DETROIT 7:30 p.m.
NOV. 16 (Sun) @ Carolina 7 p.m.
NOV. 18 (Tue) FLORIDA 7:30 p.m.
NOV. 21 (Fri) NASHVILLE 7:30 p.m.
NOV. 23 (Sun) NEW JERSEY 5 p.m.
NOV. 26 (Wed) NY RANGERS 7:30 p.m.
NOV. 28 (Fri) @ Minnesota 2 p.m.
NOV. 29 (Sat) @ Colorado 9 p.m.
DEC. 2 (Tue) @ Philadelphia 7 p.m.
DEC. 4 (Thu) BOSTON 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 6 (Sat) BUFFALO 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 8 (Mon) @ Boston 7 p.m.
DEC. 10 (Wed) @ Buffalo 7 p.m.
DEC. 11 (Thu) @ Montreal 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 13 (Sat) @ Ottawa 7 p.m.
DEC. 18 (Thu) COLORADO 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 20 (Sat) @ Atlanta 7 p.m.
DEC. 23 (Tue) @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 26 (Fri) @ Florida 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 27 (Sat) FLORIDA 7:30 p.m.
DEC. 30 (Tue) MONTREAL 7:30 p.m.
JAN. 1 (Thu) @ Washington 7 p.m.
JAN. 3 (Sat) CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
JAN. 4 (Sun) @ Atlanta 5 p.m.
JAN. 8 (Thu) @ Phoenix 9 p.m.
JAN. 9 (Fri) @ Anaheim 10 p.m.

All Times Eastern and subject to change

DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME
JAN. 12 (Mon) @ Los Angeles 10:30 p.m.
JAN. 13 (Tue) @ San Jose 10:30 p.m.
JAN. 15 (Thu) PHILADELPHIA 7:30 p.m.
JAN. 17 (Sat) FLORIDA 7:30 p.m.
JAN. 19 (Mon) DALLAS 7:30 p.m.
JAN. 21 (Wed) BUFFALO 7:30 p.m.
JAN. 27 (Tue) MONTREAL 7:30 p.m.
JAN. 29 (Thu) @ Carolina 7 p.m.
JAN. 30 (Fri) PHILADELPHIA 7:30 p.m.
FEB. 3 (Tue) @ NY Islanders 7 p.m.
FEB. 4 (Wed) @ Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. 
FEB. 7 (Sat) NY ISLANDERS 7:30 p.m.
FEB. 10 (Tue) ATLANTA 7:30 p.m.
FEB. 12 (Thu) TORONTO 7:30 p.m. 
FEB. 14 (Sat) WASHINGTON 7:30 p.m.
FEB. 17 (Tue) CHICAGO 7:30 p.m.
FEB. 19 (Thu) NEW JERSEY 7:30 p.m.
FEB. 20 (Fri) @ Carolina 7 p.m.
FEB. 22 (Sun) BOSTON 5 p.m.
FEB. 24 (Tue) @ Edmonton 9 p.m.
FEB. 27 (Fri) @ Vancouver 10 p.m.
MAR. 1 (Sun) @ Calgary 8 p.m.
MAR. 3 (Tue) PITTSBURGH 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 6 (Fri) ST. LOUIS 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 7 (Sat) CAROLINA 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 11 (Wed) @ Ottawa 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 12 (Thu) @ Toronto 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 14 (Sat) @ Florida 7 p.m.
MAR. 17 (Tue) TORONTO 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 19 (Thu) WASHINGTON 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 21 (Sat) ATLANTA 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 24 (Tue) COLUMBUS 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 26 (Thu) @ Montreal 7:30 p.m.
MAR. 27 (Fri) @ Washington 7 p.m.
MAR. 29 (Sun) OTTAWA 6 p.m.
MAR. 31 (Tue) @ Boston 7 p.m.
APRIL 3 (Fri) @ New Jersey 7 p.m.
APRIL 4 (Sat) @ NY Islanders 7 p.m.
APRIL 7 (Tue) PITTSBURGH 7:30 p.m.
APRIL 9 (Thu) WASHINGTON 7:30 p.m.
APRIL 11 (Sat) @ Atlanta 7 p.m.