List of Tampa Bay Lightning seasons
Year by year
Table:
Year by year listing of all seasons played by the Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL Season

Lightning season

Conference

Division

Regular season[6][7]

Postseason

Finish

GP

W

L

T

OT

Pts

GF

GA

GP

W

L

GF

GA

Result

1992–93[a]

1992–93

Campbell

Norris

6th

84

23

54

7

—

53

245

332

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

1993–94

1993–94

Eastern[b]

Atlantic

7th

84

30

43

11

—

71

224

251

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

1994–95[c]

1994–95

Eastern

Atlantic

6th

48

17

28

3

—

37

120

144

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

1995–96

1995–96

Eastern

Atlantic

5th

82

38

32

12

—

88

238

248

6

2

4

13

26

Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Philadelphia Flyers, 2–4[8]

1996–97

1996–97

Eastern

Atlantic

6th

82

32

40

10

—

74

217

247

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

1997–98

1997–98

Eastern

Atlantic

7th

82

17

55

10

—

44

151

269

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

1998–99

1998–99

Eastern

Southeast[d]

4th

82

19

54

9

—

47

179

292

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

1999–2000

1999–2000

Eastern

Southeast

4th

82

19

47

9

7[e]

54

204

310

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2000–01

2000–01

Eastern

Southeast

5th

82

24

47

6

5

59

201

280

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2001–02

2001–02

Eastern

Southeast

3rd

82

27

40

11

4

69

178

219

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2002–03

2002–03

Eastern

Southeast↑

1st

82

36

25

16

5

93

219

210

11

5

6

22

29

Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–2
Lost Conference Semifinals to New Jersey Devils, 1–4[9]

2003–04

2003–04

Eastern‡

Southeast↑

1st

82

46

22

8

6

106

245

192

23

16

7

60

43

Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. New York Islanders, 4–1
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–0
Won Conference Finals vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 4–3
Won Stanley Cup Finals vs. Calgary Flames, 4–3[10]†

2004–05[f]

2004–05

Eastern

Southeast

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

No playoffs due to lockout

2005–06

2005–06

Eastern

Southeast

2nd

82

43

33

—[g]

6

92

252

260

5

1

4

13

23

Lost Conference Quarterfinals to Ottawa Senators, 1–4[11]

2006–07

2006–07

Eastern

Southeast

2nd

82

44

33

—

5

93

253

261

6

2

4

14

19

Lost Conference Quarterfinals to New Jersey Devils, 2–4[12]

2007–08

2007–08

Eastern

Southeast

5th

82

31

42

—

9

71

223

267

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2008–09

2008–09

Eastern

Southeast

5th

82

24

40

—

18

66

210

279

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2009–10

2009–10

Eastern

Southeast

3rd

82

34

36

—

12

80

217

260

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2010–11

2010–11

Eastern

Southeast

2nd

82

46

25

—

11

103

247

240

18

11

7

59

44

Won Conference Quarterfinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 4–3
Won Conference Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals, 4–0
Lost Conference Finals to Boston Bruins, 3–4[13]

2011–12

2011–12

Eastern

Southeast

3rd

82

38

36

—

8

84

235

281

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2012–13[h]

2012–13

Eastern

Southeast

4th

48

18

26

—

4

40

148

150

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2013–14

2013–14

Eastern

Atlantic[i]

2nd

82

46

27

—

9

101

240

215

4

0

4

10

16

Lost First Round to Montreal Canadiens, 0–4[14]

2014–15

2014–15

Eastern‡

Atlantic

2nd

82

50

24

—

8

108

262

211

26

14

12

65

62

Won First Round vs. Detroit Red Wings, 4–3
Won Second Round vs. Montreal Canadiens, 4–2
Won Conference Finals vs. New York Rangers, 4–3
Lost Stanley Cup Finals to Chicago Blackhawks, 2–4[15]

2015–16

2015–16

Eastern

Atlantic

2nd

82

46

31

—

5

97

227

201

17

11

6

48

40

Won First Round vs. Detroit Red Wings, 4–1
Won Second Round vs. New York Islanders, 4–1
Lost Conference Finals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 3–4[16]

2016–17

2016–17

Eastern

Atlantic

5th

82

42

30

—

10

94

234

227

—

—

—

—

—

Did not qualify

2017–18

2017–18

Eastern

Atlantic↑

1st

82

54

23

—

5

113

296

236

17

11

6

50

48

Won First Round vs. New Jersey Devils, 4–1
Won Second Round vs. Boston Bruins, 4–1
Lost Conference Finals vs. Washington Capitals, 3–4

Totals

1,986

844

893

112

137

1,937

5,458

6,077

116

62

54

304

302

Playoff Series Record: 14–9

Respond the following question with the most concise answer possible from the table. Return the answer in the JSON form {"answer": ["YOUR ANSWER"]}; for multiple items, use commas. Caption of the table: 'year by year'. Please answer the question according to the table: Which season was the 22nd season in the national hockey league (nhl)?

{"answer": ["2013-14"]}