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Tampa Bay Lightning — Franchise History

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Points % by Season
│ Cup year
Current phase Contending Year 2 · 2025–2026
Pts% 0.634 Avg age 29.5

A realistic Cup threat — a deep playoff run or a dominant regular season (points % .610+).

Contending Competitive Developing Rebuilding Treading Water
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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2024
2025
2026
Goal Diff / Game
Top Scorer Points
Power Play %
Team Save %
Avg Roster Age
Picks & Trades ■ picks ■ trades
1st-Round Picks on Roster
Avg Player Tenure (yrs)
Season Outlook — 2025-26

82 GP · vs. 2025-26 playoff benchmarks

Full season Last 20G Playoff bar Last-20 bar Contender bar
Pts %
0.646 · L20: 0.600 playoff 0.610 / L20 0.625 · contender 0.670
GD/GP
+0.72 · L20: +0.40 playoff +0.34 / L20 +0.38 · contender +0.51
PP %
20.7% · L20: 15.4% playoff 23.8% / L20 24.6% · contender 24.7%
PK %
82.6% · L20: 84.5% playoff 78.2% / L20 77.9% · contender 80.2%
Season Record PTS Pts% Playoffs Top Pick
2026 50-26-6 106 0.646 R1 #52
2025 47-27-8 102 0.622 R1 #56
2024 45-29-8 98 0.598 R1 #118
2023 46-30-6 98 0.598 R1 #37
2022 51-23-8 110 0.671 Final #31
2021 36-17-3 75 0.67 Cup #96
2020 43-21-6 92 0.657 Cup #57
2019 62-16-4 128 0.78 R1 #27
2018 54-23-5 113 0.689 CF #59
2017 42-30-10 94 0.573 — #14
2016 46-31-5 97 0.591 CF #27
2015 50-24-8 108 0.659 Final #33
2014 46-27-9 101 0.616 R1 #19
2013 18-26-4 40 0.417 — #3
2012 38-36-8 84 0.512 — #10
2011 46-25-11 103 0.628 CF #27
2010 34-36-12 80 0.488 — #6
2009 24-40-18 66 0.402 — #2
2008 31-42-9 71 0.433 — #1
2007 44-33-5 93 0.567 R1 #47
2006 43-33-6 92 0.561 R1 #15
Cup Roster Breakdown
🏆 2020
7 first-round picks on roster
2 drafted here  ·  5 acquired
Avg 3.0y with team
🏆 2021
6 first-round picks on roster
3 drafted here  ·  3 acquired
Avg 2.8y with team
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