Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Betting
It is true that the Tampa Bay Lighting are the 3-time defending Eastern Conference champions. And the Bolts won the 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup championships. The Lightning still generates good betting activity with most of its core intact. However, all of that success came with a price. Tampa Bay is an older team battle-scarred from three consecutive extended trips to the Stanley Cup Final. And to keep its top players, Tampa Bay had to say goodbye to many important role players. This season, the Lightning seemed down a notch. Despite eliminating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Bolts are an underdog in this year’s rematch.
Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Betting Lines
Tampa Bay Lightning Seasons
| YEAR |
RECORD |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2022-23 |
46-30-6 |
Lost First Round |
| 2021-22 |
51-23-8 |
Lost Stanley Cup Final |
| 2020-21 |
36-17-3 |
Won Stanley Cup |
| 2019-20 |
43-21-6 |
Won Stanley Cup |
| 2018-19 |
62-16-4 |
Lost First Round |
| 2017-18 |
54-23-5 |
Lost Conference Final |
| 2016-17 |
42-30-10 |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2015-16 |
46-31-5 |
Lost Conference Final |
| 2014-15 |
50-24-8 |
Lost Stanley Cup Final |
Tampa Bay Lightning History
Founded in 1992 as an expansion team with the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning has emerged as one of the great rags to riches stories in the history of professional sports.
NHL Hall of Fame legend Phil Esposito founded the franchise with Japanese financing. Originally, the Bolts had to play in a small Fairgrounds arena and later the MLB Tampa Bay Rays home. There were times when it looked like the franchise would move. But Jeffrey Vinik saved the day when he bought the team. Tampa Bay now boasts a model NHL franchise. The Lightning has won three Stanley Cup championships in their history.
Jeffry Vinik runs a franchise that is the envy of nearly all professional sports teams. Tampa Bay sets the standard for community involvement and fan engagement. Most important of all, they are a perennial championship contender. The Lightning were constructed intelligently through the draft and are masterfully coached by Jon Cooper. Vinik has shown that an NHL franchise can succeed anywhere if it is run the right way.
The Lightning has won three Stanley Cup championships in their history, including 2020 and 2021. Tampa Bay has made the past three Stanley Cup Finals. Since being picked first overall in the 2008 NHL Draft, Steven Stamkos has been a foundational marquee man for the Lightning. And goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has emerged as arguably the best in the game.
NHL Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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