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Tampa Bay Lightning

2014–15·50–24–8·108 points·2nd in the Atlantic, 3rd in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
108#5
Goal differential
+53#2
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
54.8%#4
Power play
18.8%#14
Penalty kill
83.3%#10
GSAx
−9.8#23

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4132–8–1650.791398854.8%
Away4118–16–7430.5212011853.9%
October117–3–1150.68382854.8%
November139–3–1190.73463456.8%
December158–5–2180.60423454.6%
January128–4–0160.67383356.3%
February126–4–2140.58413450.8%
March159–5–1190.63433654.7%
April43–0–170.8811748.0%
Division rivals3021–5–4460.77955959.0%
Rest of conference2413–10–1270.56757453.0%
Other conference2816–9–3350.63897351.0%
MTL55–0–0101.0021862.8%
BUF54–0–190.9016368.3%
FLA43–1–060.7514953.0%
OTT42–0–260.7511761.1%
DET43–1–060.7511955.5%
NYR33–0–061.0015765.2%
BOS42–1–150.63121148.4%
VAN22–0–041.008361.0%
CGY22–0–041.007357.3%
ARI22–0–041.0011558.2%

On the road

59,798 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2014-10-18: to Vancouver, 4,180 km (W)2014-10-20: to Edmonton, 821 km (L)2014-10-21: to Calgary, 285 km (OTW)2014-10-24: to Winnipeg, 1,201 km (W)2014-10-25: to St. Paul, 628 km (L)2014-10-28: to Tampa, 2,113 km (W)2014-11-08: to Columbus, 1,338 km (W)2014-11-09: to Detroit, 262 km (SOW)2014-11-11: to Chicago, 385 km (SOL)2014-11-13: to Tampa, 1,620 km (L)2014-11-17: to New York, 1,620 km (W)2014-11-18: to Uniondale, 34 km (L)2014-11-20: to Toronto, 577 km (L)2014-11-22: to Tampa, 1,767 km (W)2014-12-01: to New York, 1,620 km (W)2014-12-02: to Buffalo, 468 km (SOL)2014-12-04: to Tampa, 1,691 km (W)2014-12-13: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2014-12-15: to Pittsburgh, 306 km (L)2014-12-16: to Philadelphia, 414 km (W)2014-12-19: to Newark, 126 km (SOL)2014-12-20: to Uniondale, 49 km (L)2014-12-23: to Tampa, 1,635 km (W)2014-12-31: to Buffalo, 1,691 km (W)2015-01-02: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (L)2015-01-04: to Ottawa, 633 km (W)2015-01-06: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2015-01-09: to Tampa, 2,103 km (W)2015-01-12: to Philadelphia, 1,488 km (L)2015-01-13: to Boston, 440 km (L)2015-01-15: to Tampa, 1,905 km (W)2015-01-27: to Raleigh, 942 km (L)2015-01-29: to Tampa, 942 km (W)2015-02-03: to St. Louis, 1,388 km (OTL)2015-02-05: to Dallas, 881 km (W)2015-02-07: to Tampa, 1,478 km (L)2015-02-10: to Nashville, 1,000 km (OTL)2015-02-12: to Tampa, 1,000 km (L)2015-02-15: to San Jose, 3,809 km (W)2015-02-16: to Los Angeles, 491 km (L)2015-02-18: to Anaheim, 45 km (W)2015-02-21: to Glendale, 520 km (W)2015-02-22: to Denver, 946 km (L)2015-02-27: to Tampa, 2,451 km (W)2015-03-01: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2015-03-03: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2015-03-10: to Montreal, 2,103 km (OTW)2015-03-12: to Boston, 402 km (SOL)2015-03-14: to Tampa, 1,905 km (L)2015-03-28: to Detroit, 1,600 km (L)2015-03-30: to Montreal, 837 km (W)2015-03-31: to Toronto, 504 km (L)2015-04-02: to Ottawa, 330 km (OTL)2015-04-04: to Sunrise, 2,164 km (W)2015-04-09: to Tampa, 289 km (OTW)TampaVancouverEdmontonCalgaryWinnipegSt. PaulColumbusDetroitChicagoNew YorkUniondaleTorontoBuffaloWashingtonPittsburghPhiladelphiaNewarkOttawaMontrealBostonRaleighSt. LouisDallasNashvilleSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimGlendaleDenverSunrise
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
13 GP · 4–8–1 · 12 vs fresher opponent
34.6%
48.4%
1 day
47 GP · 29–13–5 · 7 vs fresher opponent
67.0%
54.5%
2 days
13 GP · 9–2–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
76.9%
56.6%
3+ days
8 GP · 7–1–0 · 1 vs fresher opponent
87.5%
60.8%

Pulling the goalie

35 times this season the Lightning were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Lightning in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
52.1%
55.9%
Goals share
55.7%
63.7%
Shooting %
10.7%
13.6%
Save %
.913
.926