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Tampa Bay Lightning

Franchise history

33 seasons · 1992–93 to 2025–26Season records
Tampa Bay Lightning season-by-season records
2025–26 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 26 — 6 106 .646 286 229 East · Atlantic Division 3–4
2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 47 27 — 8 102 .622 292 216 East · Atlantic Division 1–4
2023–24 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 45 29 — 8 98 .598 288 267 East · Atlantic Division 1–4
2022–23 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 30 — 6 98 .598 280 252 East · Atlantic Division 2–4
2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 51 23 — 8 110 .671 285 228 East · Atlantic Division 14–9
2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning 56 36 17 — 3 75 .670 180 145 Central Division 16–7
2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning 70 43 21 — 6 92 .657 243 194 East · Atlantic Division 18–7
2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 62 16 — 4 128 .780 319 221 East · Atlantic Division 0–4
2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 — 5 113 .689 290 234 East · Atlantic Division 11–6
2016–17 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 — 10 94 .573 230 224 East · Atlantic Division —
2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 31 — 5 97 .591 224 198 East · Atlantic Division 11–6
2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 50 24 — 8 108 .659 259 206 East · Atlantic Division 14–12
2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 27 — 9 101 .616 232 209 East · Atlantic Division 0–4
2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 18 26 — 4 40 .417 147 147 East · Southeast Division —
2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 36 — 8 84 .512 232 278 East · Southeast Division —
2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 25 — 11 103 .628 241 234 East · Southeast Division 11–7
2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 34 36 — 12 80 .488 213 253 East · Southeast Division —
2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 24 40 — 18 66 .402 207 269 East · Southeast Division —
2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 31 42 — 9 71 .433 221 266 East · Southeast Division —
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 44 33 — 5 93 .567 243 259 East · Southeast Division 2–4
2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 33 — 6 92 .561 246 256 East · Southeast Division 1–4
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 22 8 6 106 .646 245 192 East · Southeast Division 16–7
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 36 25 16 5 93 .567 219 210 East · Southeast Division 5–6
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 27 40 11 4 69 .421 178 219 East · Southeast Division —
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 24 47 6 5 59 .360 201 280 East · Southeast Division —
1999–00 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 19 47 9 7 54 .329 204 310 East · Southeast Division —
1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 19 54 9 — 47 .287 179 292 Eastern · Southeast 0–0
1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 17 55 10 — 44 .268 151 269 Eastern · Atlantic 0–0
1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 32 40 10 — 74 .451 217 247 Eastern · Atlantic 0–0
1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 38 32 12 — 88 .537 238 248 Eastern · Atlantic 2–4
1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning 48 17 28 3 — 37 .385 120 144 Eastern · Atlantic 0–0
1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 30 43 11 — 71 .423 224 251 Eastern · Atlantic 0–0
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning 84 23 54 7 — 53 .315 245 332 Clarence Campbell · Norris 0–0
Sources & coverage

Season links open the original NHL year and team. The canceled 2004–05 season is omitted. Earlier WHA and NHA seasons are outside this NHL record series. PTS% is points divided by twice games played; pre-1999–2000 overtime losses remain within L, and OTL includes shootout losses from 2005–06. Historical names and official franchise assignments are retained. Postseason ties are shown separately; 2020 round-robin OT/SO losses are also shown separately. Early Stanley Cup games against other leagues remain postseason records rather than NHL regular-season games. No Stanley Cup was awarded in 1919. An em dash means a field or postseason record is unavailable in this table.

Official NHL historical team and game statistics

Official NHL historical franchise assignments

Official NHL historical team identities

Jets and NHL: September24,2026 history consolidation

NHL: establishment of separate Utah franchise

ESPN historical group and selected-year identities

Recorded through the 2025–26 season. The current-season link opens live season coverage.