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    Lightning

    NHL

      Stanley Cup playoffs: Second-round matchups, schedule, highlights

      • 14h
      • ESPN staff
      Stanley Cup playoffs: Second-round matchups, schedule, highlights
      Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

      Lightning

      NHL

        What we know (and remaining mysteries) midway through Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs

        • 2d
        • Kristen Shilton, Greg Wyshynski
        What we know (and remaining mysteries) midway through Round 2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs
        Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images

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        NHL

          The Panthers' Offense Was Flying High. Then The Lightning Struck It Down.

          Going into the playoffs, two of the NHL's biggest questions surrounded the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers: Did the two-time defending champion Lightning have enough gas left in the tank to make a serious three-peat bid? And could the Presidents' Trophy-winning Panthers use their all-time dominant offense to turn around the postseason fortunes of a franchise with little historical success? When the two teams met in the second round, we got our answers -- in a resounding way. Put simply, the Lightning dismantled and dispirited the Panthers. Tampa Bay swept its in-state rivals out of the playoffs by a combined score of 13-3, holding Florida to a single goal in each of the series' first three games before handing them their first shutout of the entire season in the elimination contest. It was just about as impressive a takedown of a team as the NHL playoffs have ever seen. It's extremely rare to see a sweep of a team with a regular season as good as Florida. The Panthers became just the sixth team in NHL playoff history to be swept 4-0 after posting a .700 or better winning percentage during the regular season. They were also the 10th team ever to be swept 4-0 after outscoring opponents by at least goal per game during the regular season, and they had the 12th-highest pre-series Elo rating of any...
          • 4d
          • Neil Paine
          The Panthers' Offense Was Flying High. Then The Lightning Struck It Down.

          Lightning

          NHL

            Panthers can't capitalize on late chance as Lightning sweep the series

            • 5d
            0:49

            Lightning

            NHL

              Vasilevskiy, Lightning beat Panthers 2-0 in Game 4 for sweep

              — The Tampa Bay Lightning are running out of superlatives to describe Andrei Vasilevskiy's dominance.
              • 5d

              Lightning

              NHL

                'It stings': Panthers' historic year ends in sweep

                • 5d
                • Kristen Shilton
                Lightning
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                Lightning

                NHL

                  Down 3-0, 'it looks bleak' for top-seeded Panthers

                  • 6d
                  • Kristen Shilton
                  Down 3-0, 'it looks bleak' for top-seeded Panthers
                  USA Today Sports

                  Lightning

                  NHL

                    Stamkos, Kucherov lead Lightning past Panthers 5-1 in Game 3

                    — Andrei Vasilevskiy is a not-so-secret key ingredient in the Tampa Bay Lightning's recipe for success in the playoffs.
                    • 6d

                    Lightning

                    NHL

                      Stamkos' one-timer doubles Tampa Bay's lead

                      • 6d
                      0:47

                      Lightning

                      NHL

                        Lightning get winner in final seconds on great setup in front

                        • 9d
                        0:49

                        Lightning

                        NHL

                          Colton scores late, Lightning beat Panthers 2-1 in Game 2

                          — In four games over a pressure-filled week, the Tampa Bay Lightning have gone from the brink of playoff elimination to a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
                          • 9d

                          Lightning

                          NHL

                            Ranking the NHL's best current rivalries: Where does Lightning-Panthers fit in?

                            • 9d
                            • Greg Wyshynski
                            Ranking the NHL's best current rivalries: Where does Lightning-Panthers fit in?
                            Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images

                            Lightning

                            NHL

                              Lightning again without Point in G2 vs. Panthers

                              • 10d
                              Lightning again without Point in G2 vs. Panthers
                              Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire

                              Lightning

                              NHL

                                Conn Smythe Watch: Ranking candidates for Stanley Cup playoffs MVP

                                • 10d
                                • Greg Wyshynski
                                Conn Smythe Watch: Ranking candidates for Stanley Cup playoffs MVP
                                Dustin Bradford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

                                Lightning

                                NHL

                                  Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1

                                  — The Tampa Bay Lightning won the first two games of their playoff series with the Florida Panthers on the road last year.
                                  • 11d

                                  Lightning

                                  NHL

                                    Ross Colton capitalizes on the power play for the Lightning

                                    • 11d
                                    0:57

                                    Lightning

                                    NHL

                                      Stanley Cup playoff picks: Who wins each second-round series?

                                      • 11d
                                      • ESPN staff
                                      Stanley Cup playoff picks: Who wins each second-round series?
                                      Derek Leung/Getty Images

                                      Lightning

                                      NHL

                                        The NHL Playoffs Have Been Historically Competitive -- So Far

                                        The NHL featured a high-scoring regular season in 2021-22, led by an unusually strong group of top teams. But the NHL playoffs are where goals -- and predictability -- usually go to die. Could the regular-season trends translate to the wild world of the Stanley Cup? One exciting first round later, we have an answer -- or at least a better sense of where this postseason is headed. And it looks like many of the most interesting wrinkles from the regular season are still alive and well. For one thing, we can confirm that offense was indeed served in Round 1. After the league produced its most goals per game () in a regular season since 1993-94, the first round saw even more fireworks, with teams averaging goals per game. That made this the ninth-highest scoring first round since 1987, when Round 1 was expanded to its current best-of-seven format; the highest-scoring since 1995, period; and only the sixth time since 1987 when goals per game actually increased from the regular season to the first round of the playoffs: Scoring doesn't usually go up in Round 1. It did this year. Top 10 scoring averages by goals per game in the first round of the NHL playoffs and 10 highest increases from the regular season to the first round, 1987-2022 Year Goals per gamein Round 1 Year Change fromregular season...
                                        • 11d
                                        • Neil Paine
                                        The NHL Playoffs Have Been Historically Competitive -- So Far

                                          Relive the best moments of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs

                                          • 11d
                                          0:55

                                          Lightning

                                          NHL

                                            What the remaining Stanley Cup contenders learned in Round 1

                                            • 12d
                                            • Kristen Shilton, Greg Wyshynski
                                            What the remaining Stanley Cup contenders learned in Round 1
                                            Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

                                            Lightning

                                            NHL

                                              How to watch the Stanley Cup playoffs on ESPN and ESPN2

                                              • 13d
                                              • ESPN
                                              How to watch the Stanley Cup playoffs on ESPN and ESPN2
                                              Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images

                                              Lightning

                                              NHL

                                                Nick Paul weaves through Toronto's defense for his second goal

                                                • 14d
                                                0:27

                                                Lightning

                                                NHL

                                                  Paul scores 2, Lightning hold off Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7

                                                  — Nick Paul came through with the best playoff performance of his career when the Tampa Bay Lightning needed it most and the two-time defending champions are moving on again.
                                                  • 13d

                                                  Lightning

                                                  NHL

                                                    Lightning's 3-peat quest alive after Game 7 victory

                                                    • 14d
                                                    • Kristen Shilton
                                                    Lightning's 3-peat quest alive after Game 7 victory
                                                    USA Today Sports

                                                      NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs to deliver record-breaking weekend action

                                                      • 14d
                                                      Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo
                                                      David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports
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                                                      2021-22 Atlantic Division Standings

                                                      TeamWLOTLPTS
                                                      Florida58186122
                                                      Toronto54217115
                                                      Tampa Bay51238110
                                                      Boston51265107
                                                      Buffalo32391175
                                                      Detroit32401074
                                                      Ottawa3342773
                                                      Montreal22491155
                                                      Full Standings

                                                      2021-22 Team Leaders

                                                      Goals

                                                      Steven Stamkos

                                                      Steven StamkosC #91

                                                      42
                                                      Power Play Goals16
                                                      shots241

                                                      Assists

                                                      Victor Hedman

                                                      Victor HedmanD #77

                                                      65
                                                      Plus/Minus26
                                                      Power Play Assists32

                                                      Points

                                                      Steven Stamkos

                                                      Steven StamkosC #91

                                                      106
                                                      Goals42
                                                      Assists64
                                                      Full Team Statistics

                                                      2021-22 Team Stats

                                                      Goals For / Game
                                                      3.48
                                                      Goals Against / Game
                                                      2.78
                                                      6th
                                                      Power Play %
                                                      23.9
                                                      8th
                                                      Penalty Kill %
                                                      80.6
                                                      11th
                                                      Full Team Stats

                                                      Team History

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