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The Tampa Bay Lightning were founded in 1992 by a group led by NHL legend Phil Esposito. The team’s first game was played on Oct. 7, 1992, versus the Chicago Blackhawks and resulted in a 7-4 victory. Throughout its history, the team has reached the playoffs 17 times and won three Stanley Cups—2004, 2020, and 2021. They have reached two additional Stanley Cup Finals, once in 2015 and again in 2022. They are one of the NHL’s most successful franchises the 2010s and 2020s.

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Projected Lineups for Canucks vs Lightning- 11/16/25
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The Vancouver Canucks road trip continues as they travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning at Benchmark International Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. CANUCKS (8-9-2) at LIGHTNING (9-6-2) 5 p.m. ET; The Spot, SNP Canucks projected lineup Evander Kane — Elias Pettersson — Conor GarlandBrock Boeser — Lukas Reichel — Kiefer SherwoodDrew O’Connor — Aatu Raty — Jake DeBruskMackenzie MacEachern — Max Sasson — Linus Karlsson Elias Nils Pettersson — Filip HronekMarcus Pettersson — Tyler MyersP.O Joseph — Tom Willander Kevin LankinenJiri Patera Scratched: Arshdeep Bains, Victor Mancini Injured: Quinn Hughes (upper body),…

Takeaways From the Lightning’s 3-1 Win Over the Panthers
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The Tampa Bay Lightning (9-6-2) came into Sunrise needing a win against the Florida Panthers (9-8-1) to keep pace in the playoff race in the tight Eastern Conference. They did just that, winning 3-1, thanks to a third-period go-ahead goal by rookie Jack Finley, his first goal of the season. This game was won on the back of Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Panthers out-chanced the Lightning 23-20, but Vasilevskiy was on his A-game in net the entire night. The defensive structure in front of him helped him out tremendously, blocking 14 shots. Overall, if it weren’t for a goaltender like Vasilevskiy,…

NHL Morning Recap – November 16, 2025
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Welcome to another edition of the NHL Morning Recap.  All the Latest NHL Daily Recaps Today, we will be looking the 13 NHL games that were played on Nov. 15, 2025. That includes Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. As well as Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks battling it out with the Seattle Kraken in the late game. All that and more in the Morning Recap. LIGHTNING 3 at PANTHERS 1 Lightning Beat Panthers, Grab First Game of Battle of Florida Tampa Bay Lightning Goal Summary: P1 12:19 – Emil Lilleberg (2) from Nikita Kucherov (8)P3 4:09 – Jack…

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What year were the Tampa Bay Lightning founded?

The Tampa Bay Lightning were founded in 1992 by a group led by NHL legend Phil Esposito.

When did the Tampa Bay Lightning play their first game?

The team’s first game was played on Oct. 7, 1992, versus the Chicago Blackhawks and resulted in a 7-4 victory.

Who is the current head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning?

Jon Cooper is the current head coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning.