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Tampa Bay Lightning

Value$1.9BHeartbreak#5873.4
Founded 1993 · Metro area Tampa · Benchmark International Arena
'21'20'04
5 Stanley Cup Final apps (2 lost)7 Conference / SF apps1 Presidents' Trophy / Best Reg Record4 Division titles18 Playoff apps
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The Heartbreak Index3.4 · #587

The Blessed · NHL, 2021

3.4
Heartbreak
#587
of 1,139 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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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.

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).

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
Show all 33 seasons
2013-14
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
46
L
27
T
0
OTL
9
Pts
101
Pts%
.616
GF
240
GA
215
Place
2
2012-13
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
18
L
26
T
0
OTL
4
Pts
40
Pts%
.417
GF
148
GA
150
Place
4
2011-12
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
38
L
36
T
0
OTL
8
Pts
84
Pts%
.512
GF
235
GA
281
Place
3
2010-11
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Conference Finals
W
46
L
25
T
0
OTL
11
Pts
103
Pts%
.628
GF
247
GA
240
Place
2
2009-10
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
34
L
36
T
0
OTL
12
Pts
80
Pts%
.488
GF
217
GA
260
Place
4
2008-09
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
24
L
40
T
0
OTL
18
Pts
66
Pts%
.402
GF
210
GA
279
Place
5
2007-08
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
31
L
42
T
0
OTL
9
Pts
71
Pts%
.433
GF
223
GA
267
Place
5
2006-07
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
44
L
38
T
0
OTL
5
Pts
93
Pts%
.567
GF
253
GA
261
Place
2
2005-06
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
43
L
39
T
0
OTL
6
Pts
92
Pts%
.561
GF
252
GA
260
Place
2
2003-04
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Stanley Cup
W
46
L
28
T
8
OTL
6
Pts
106
Pts%
.646
GF
245
GA
192
Place
1
2002-03
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
36
L
30
T
16
OTL
5
Pts
93
Pts%
.567
GF
219
GA
210
Place
1
2001-02
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
27
L
44
T
11
OTL
4
Pts
69
Pts%
.421
GF
178
GA
219
Place
3
2000-01
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
24
L
52
T
6
OTL
5
Pts
59
Pts%
.360
GF
201
GA
280
Place
5
1999-00
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
19
L
54
T
9
OTL
7
Pts
54
Pts%
.329
GF
204
GA
310
Place
4
1998-99
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
19
L
54
T
9
OTL
0
Pts
47
Pts%
.287
GF
179
GA
292
Place
4
1997-98
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
17
L
55
T
10
OTL
0
Pts
44
Pts%
.268
GF
151
GA
269
Place
7
1996-97
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
32
L
40
T
10
OTL
0
Pts
74
Pts%
.451
GF
217
GA
247
Place
6
1995-96
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
Playoffs
W
38
L
32
T
12
OTL
0
Pts
88
Pts%
.537
GF
238
GA
248
Place
5
1994-95
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
17
L
28
T
3
OTL
0
Pts
37
Pts%
.385
GF
120
GA
144
Place
6
1993-94
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
30
L
43
T
11
OTL
0
Pts
71
Pts%
.423
GF
224
GA
251
Place
7
1992-93
NHL · Tampa Bay Lightning
W
23
L
54
T
7
OTL
0
Pts
53
Pts%
.316
GF
245
GA
332
Place
6

Arena history

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

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