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Tampa Bay Lightning

2021–22·51–23–8·110 points·3rd in the Atlantic, 5th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
110#8
Goal differential
+57#7
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
52.4%#9
Power play
23.9%#8
Penalty kill
80.6%#11
GSAx
+17.1#7

Splits

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

Home4127–8–6600.7314210253.6%
Away4124–15–2500.6114312651.2%
October84–3–190.56262752.1%
November138–2–3190.73393154.4%
December129–2–1190.79423650.3%
January128–3–1170.71453054.7%
February65–1–0100.83231653.0%
March158–7–0160.53424151.9%
April169–5–2200.63684751.2%
Division rivals2615–8–3330.63908150.7%
Rest of conference2414–8–2300.63806452.0%
Other conference3222–7–3470.731158354.3%
DET43–1–060.75151256.1%
OTT43–1–060.75121058.8%
NYI33–0–061.0014654.6%
PHI33–0–061.0014460.2%
TOR42–1–150.63161247.0%
MTL32–0–150.83121048.4%
WSH32–1–040.678752.7%
FLA42–2–040.50151947.0%
BUF32–1–040.6712663.0%
ARI22–0–041.009458.2%

On the road

79,455 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2021-10-14: to Detroit, 1,602 km (OTW)2021-10-16: to Washington, 637 km (OTW)2021-10-19: to Tampa, 1,318 km (L)2021-10-25: to Buffalo, 1,691 km (L)2021-10-26: to Pittsburgh, 286 km (W)2021-10-28: to Tampa, 1,408 km (W)2021-11-04: to Toronto, 1,767 km (OTL)2021-11-06: to Ottawa, 330 km (W)2021-11-09: to Tampa, 2,014 km (OTL)2021-11-18: to Philadelphia, 1,488 km (SOW)2021-11-20: to Tampa, 1,488 km (L)2021-11-28: to St. Paul, 2,113 km (L)2021-11-30: to St. Louis, 742 km (SOL)2021-12-02: to Tampa, 1,388 km (W)2021-12-04: to Boston, 1,905 km (OTW)2021-12-05: to Philadelphia, 440 km (W)2021-12-07: to Montreal, 636 km (W)2021-12-09: to Toronto, 504 km (W)2021-12-11: to Ottawa, 330 km (L)2021-12-14: to Tampa, 2,014 km (OTW)2021-12-21: to Paradise, 3,199 km (W)2021-12-28: to Tampa, 3,199 km (OTW)2021-12-30: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2021-12-31: to Tampa, 289 km (SOL)2022-01-02: to New York, 1,620 km (L)2022-01-04: to Columbus, 768 km (W)2022-01-06: to Tampa, 1,338 km (W)2022-01-11: to Buffalo, 1,691 km (W)2022-01-13: to Tampa, 1,691 km (W)2022-01-18: to Los Angeles, 3,462 km (W)2022-01-21: to Anaheim, 45 km (L)2022-01-22: to San Jose, 535 km (W)2022-01-27: to Tampa, 3,809 km (W)2022-02-10: to Denver, 2,451 km (L)2022-02-11: to Glendale, 946 km (W)2022-02-15: to Newark, 3,442 km (W)2022-02-23: to Tampa, 1,611 km (W)2022-02-26: to Nashville, 1,001 km (W)2022-03-01: to Tampa, 1,001 km (W)2022-03-06: to Chicago, 1,620 km (W)2022-03-08: to Winnipeg, 1,152 km (L)2022-03-10: to Calgary, 1,201 km (L)2022-03-12: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2022-03-13: to Vancouver, 817 km (W)2022-03-16: to Seattle, 192 km (W)2022-03-19: to Tampa, 4,068 km (L)2022-03-22: to Raleigh, 942 km (L)2022-03-24: to Boston, 984 km (L)2022-03-26: to Detroit, 985 km (OTW)2022-03-27: to Elmont, 797 km (W)2022-03-29: to Tampa, 1,628 km (OTW)2022-04-06: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2022-04-08: to Tampa, 1,318 km (OTL)2022-04-12: to Dallas, 1,478 km (L)2022-04-14: to Tampa, 1,478 km (OTW)2022-04-24: to Sunrise, 289 km (W)2022-04-26: to Tampa, 289 km (W)2022-04-28: to Columbus, 1,338 km (L)2022-04-29: to Elmont, 791 km (W)TampaDetroitWashingtonBuffaloPittsburghTorontoOttawaPhiladelphiaSt. PaulSt. LouisBostonMontrealParadiseSunriseNew YorkColumbusLos AngelesAnaheimSan JoseDenverGlendaleNewarkNashvilleChicagoWinnipegCalgaryEdmontonVancouverSeattleRaleighElmontDallas
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
12 GP · 10–0–2 · 8 vs fresher opponent
91.7%
56.1%
1 day
43 GP · 24–16–3 · 14 vs fresher opponent
59.3%
51.3%
2 days
17 GP · 10–5–2 · 2 vs fresher opponent
64.7%
56.2%
3+ days
9 GP · 7–1–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
83.3%
47.5%

Pulling the goalie

42 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
52.5%
55.3%
Goals share
55.6%
62.2%
Shooting %
11.2%
13.1%
Save %
.913
.918