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Founded 1993 · Metro area Tampa · Benchmark International Arena
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5 Stanley Cup Final apps (2 lost)7 Conference / SF apps1 Presidents' Trophy / Best Reg Record4 Division titles18 Playoff apps
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Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Season titles · resolves 15 Jun 2027

Who will win the 2026-27 Stanley Cup?

8%Tampa Bay Lightning's chance

  • Colorado Avalanche15%mkt 9%
  • Carolina Hurricanes14%mkt 11%
  • Tampa Bay Lightning8%mkt 4%
  • Everyone else63%

“mkt” is Polymarket’s price, a reference line, not advice.

0%20%17 Sept1 Nov

How the model worksSeason titles record: 100% of 3 calls right

Full odds: NHL · every title race

The Heartbreak Index3.4 · #587

The Blessed · NHL, 2021

3.4
Heartbreak
#587
of 1,138 clubs
#25
in NHL
3.4
agony
The clocks
  • NHL since 20210.3
  • NHL final appearance since 20220.1
  • NHL deep run since 20220.1
Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2022 · playoff run died early, 2026 · playoff run died early, 2025 · lost the final, 2015

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubJeff Vinik
Jeff Vinikindividual· Control person
Contestedas of 24 Oct 2024

Minority holders: Doug Ostrover-led group (majority economic stake)

Pending: control transfer scheduled. Doug Ostrover-led group already holds the majority economic stake; Vinik keeps control and the governorship. Control expected to pass around 2027

Jeff Vinik on the owners board →

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subscribers gained since 23 Oct 2026

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Major trophies

Player + coach awards earned while with the franchise. Sortable by trophy. Spelling normalized for historic typos (Conn Smythe, Jack Adams).

Hart

2
  • Nikita Kucherov2019
  • Martin St. Louis2004

Norris

1
  • Victor Hedman2018

Vezina

1
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy2019

Conn Smythe

3
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy2021
  • Victor Hedman2020
  • Brad Richards2004

Adams

1
  • John Tortorella2004

Lady Byng

3
  • Martin St. Louis2013
  • Martin St. Louis2011
  • Martin St. Louis2010

Presidents' Trophy & Best Regular-Season Record seasons

Workbook flags every season where this franchise had the league's top regular-season record. The formal Presidents' Trophy was introduced for the 1985-86 season; pre-1986 rows are best-record honors across the pre-trophy era.

  • 2018-19 · 128 pts

Season-by-season

Reverse chronological. Ties column visible through the 2004-05 lockout; OTL absorbs shootout losses post-2005 (workbook convention; the public NHL site keeps them separate).

2026-27
In progress · ESPN · As of Nov 2, 2026
NHL
13 GP
W
8
L
3
OTL
2
Pts
18
Pts%
.692
GF
48
GA
43
2025-26
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
50
L
26
T
0
OTL
6
Pts
106
Pts%
.646
GF
288
GA
229
Place
2
2024-25
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
47
L
27
T
0
OTL
8
Pts
102
Pts%
.622
GF
294
GA
219
Place
2
2023-24
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
45
L
29
T
0
OTL
8
Pts
98
Pts%
.598
GF
291
GA
268
Place
4
2022-23
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
46
L
30
T
0
OTL
6
Pts
98
Pts%
.598
GF
283
GA
254
Place
3
2021-22
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Lost Final
W
51
L
23
T
0
OTL
8
Pts
110
Pts%
.671
GF
287
GA
233
Place
3
2020-21
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Stanley Cup
W
36
L
17
T
0
OTL
3
Pts
75
Pts%
.670
GF
181
GA
147
Place
3
2019-20
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Stanley Cup
W
43
L
21
T
0
OTL
6
Pts
92
Pts%
.657
GF
245
GA
195
Place
2
2018-19
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Pres · Playoffs
W
62
L
16
T
0
OTL
4
Pts
128
Pts%
.780
GF
325
GA
222
Place
1
2017-18
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
54
L
23
T
0
OTL
5
Pts
113
Pts%
.689
GF
296
GA
236
Place
1
2016-17
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
42
L
30
T
0
OTL
10
Pts
94
Pts%
.573
GF
234
GA
227
Place
5
2015-16
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Conference Finals
W
46
L
31
T
0
OTL
5
Pts
97
Pts%
.592
GF
227
GA
201
Place
2
2014-15
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Lost Final
W
50
L
24
T
0
OTL
8
Pts
108
Pts%
.658
GF
262
GA
211
Place
2

Arena history

Reverse chronological. Era-correct workbook name with current canonical name in parentheses when renamed.

  • Benchmark International Arena
    Tampa, Florida · map
    2025-26
  • Amalie Arena
    now: Benchmark International Arena
    Tampa, Florida · map
    2014-15 – 2024-25
  • Tampa Bay Times Forum
    now: Benchmark International Arena
    Tampa, Florida · map
    2012-13 – 2013-14
  • St. Pete Times Forum
    now: Benchmark International Arena
    Tampa, Florida · map
    2002-03 – 2011-12
  • Ice Palace
    now: Benchmark International Arena
    Tampa, Florida · map
    1996-97 – 2001-02
  • Thunderdome
    now: Tropicana Field
    St. Petersburg, Florida · map
    1993-94 – 1995-96
  • Expo Hall
    now: Benchmark International Arena
    Tampa, Florida · map
    1992-93

Source: methodology. Workbook canonical key: Lightning. Live standings refresh from ESPN every hour. The static build refreshes daily at 08:00 UTC.