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    2021-22 Schedule

    Regular Season

    @Sabres
    26/104:30 am
    vsAvalanche
    L4-3
    vsPanthers
    L4-1
    @Capitals
    W2-1
    @Red Wings
    W7-6
    vsPenguins
    L6-2

    Preseason

    @Panthers
    W4-2
    vsPanthers
    W6-2
    vsPanthers
    L3-2
    @Predators
    L6-1
    vsHurricanes
    W8-5
    vsPredators
    L6-2
    @Hurricanes
    L3-1
    Full Schedule

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      Makar scores in 6th round of shootout, Avs beat Lightning

      — Cale Makar scored in the sixth round of the shootout to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.
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        Barkov breaks tie in 3rd, Panthers defeat Lightning 4-1

        — Aleksander Barkov scored the go-ahead goal 3:40 into the third period and the Florida Panthers won their third straight game by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night.
        • 4d

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          Cooper: Kucherov injury 'not a day-to-day thing'

          • 5d
          • Greg Wyshynski
          Cooper: Kucherov injury 'not a day-to-day thing'

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            Red Wings' Larkin suspended 1 game for punch

            • 8d
            Red Wings' Larkin suspended 1 game for punch

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              Palat scores, lifts Lightning to 7-6 OT win over Red Wings

              — Ondrej Palat scored with 2:17 left in overtime, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.
              • 9d

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                NHL Opening Night 2021 -- Best moments from Tampa Bay Lightning's banner raising, the Seattle Kraken's first game and more

                • 11d
                • William E. Ricks
                NHL Opening Night 2021 -- Best moments from Tampa Bay Lightning's banner raising, the Seattle Kraken's first game and more

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                  Jarry has 26 saves, Penguins beat Lightning 6-2 in opener

                  — Tristan Jarry had 26 saves, Danton Heinen and Brian Boyle scored early second-period goals, and the short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in the regular-season opener on Tuesday night.
                  • 11d

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                    NHL season megapreview: Power rankings, X factors, bold predictions and more

                    • 12d
                    • Greg Wyshynski
                    NHL Preview

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                      Viewers guide to NHL opening night: Key intel for Lightning-Penguins, Knights-Kraken

                      • 12d
                      • ESPN.com staff
                      Viewers guide to NHL opening night: Key intel for Lightning-Penguins, Knights-Kraken

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                        Answering the biggest questions of the 2021-22 NHL season

                        • 12d
                        • ESPN.com
                        Answering the biggest questions of the 2021-22 NHL season

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                          Can The Lightning Three-Peat? How Good Will The Kraken Be? The Storylines To Follow This NHL Season.

                          The NHL drops the puck on its 2021-22 regular season on Tuesday, and we couldn't be more excited for a new year of hockey to get underway. We already told you about our brand-new NHL Elo forecast model last week -- so check that out if you haven't yet -- but now it's time to get into the most important subplots to watch as we head toward opening night. Here are six storylines that will help define the trajectory of the 2021-22 NHL season: Tampa Bay is going for a three-peat -- but there's a three-team race for Cup-favorite status. The Tampa Bay Lightning have been just about the best team in hockey for the past three seasons (even if they did collapse against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2018-19 playoffs). In that time, the Bolts have finished with the league's best Elo rating at the end of each regular season and won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2019-20 and 2020-21 -- part of an impressive streak of success for Tampa-St. Petersburg across its major sports. In 2021, the Lightning dominated the regular season despite playing much of it without Steven Stamkos (the franchise's all-time leading goal scorer) and all of it without Nikita Kucherov (perhaps the world's current best hockey player). When they got both players back for the playoffs -- remember that thing that...
                          • 13d
                          • Terrence Doyle, Neil Paine
                          Can The Lightning Three-Peat? How Good Will The Kraken Be? The Storylines To Follow This NHL Season.

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                            Lapsed fan's guide to 2021-22 NHL season

                            • 13d
                            • Greg Wyshynski
                            Lapsed fan's guide to 2021-22 NHL season

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                              Lightning give coach Cooper 3-year extension

                              • 13d
                              Jon Cooper

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                                Will the Lightning be the first team to 3-peat since the Islanders dynasty?

                                • 12d
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                                  NHL goalie tandem rankings: Why the Islanders reign supreme

                                  • 1M
                                  • Greg Wyshynski
                                  NHL goalie tandem rankings: Why the Islanders reign supreme
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                                  2021-22 Team Leaders

                                  Goals

                                  Steven Stamkos

                                  Steven StamkosC #91

                                  4
                                  Power Play Goals2
                                  shots18

                                  Assists

                                  Victor Hedman

                                  Victor HedmanD #77

                                  7
                                  Plus/Minus1
                                  Power Play Assists1

                                  Points

                                  Steven Stamkos

                                  Steven StamkosC #91

                                  9
                                  Goals4
                                  Assists5
                                  Full Team Statistics

                                  2021-22 Team Stats

                                  Goals For / Game
                                  3.00
                                  Goals Against / Game
                                  4.25
                                  Tied-29th
                                  Power Play %
                                  20.0
                                  Tied-15th
                                  Penalty Kill %
                                  92.3
                                  Tied-3rd
                                  Full Team Stats

                                  Team History

                                  YearWLOTLPts
                                  2021-222215
                                  2020-213617375
                                  2019-204321692
                                  2018-1962164128
                                  2017-1854235113

                                  2021-22 Atlantic Division Standings

                                  TeamWLOTLPTS
                                  Florida50010
                                  Buffalo3117
                                  Detroit2215
                                  Tampa Bay2215
                                  Toronto2315
                                  Boston2104
                                  Ottawa2304
                                  Montreal1502
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