Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning — Franchise History

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Points % by Season
│ Cup year
Contending — Year 2 (2025–2026)
Avg Pts% 0.634 Avg age 29.5
Realistic Cup threat — Finals appearance or dominant regular season.
Contending Competitive Developing Rebuilding No Direction
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
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 %
21.2% · L20: 17.0% playoff 23.8% / L20 24.6% · contender 24.7%
PK %
82.1% · L20: 82.4% 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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