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Tampa Bay Lightning

2023–24·45–29–8·98 points·4th in the Atlantic, 6th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
98#13
Goal differential
+21#12
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
50.5%#18
Power play
28.6%#1
Penalty kill
83.3%#5
GSAx
−26.3#31

Splits

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

Home4125–11–5550.6715612452.3%
Away4120–18–3430.5213214348.7%
October94–2–3110.61322847.5%
November156–7–2140.47505752.2%
December148–6–0160.57424649.2%
January129–3–0180.75503353.2%
February125–6–1110.46344651.1%
March119–1–1190.86462750.2%
April94–4–190.50343049.7%
Division rivals2612–9–5290.56879549.6%
Rest of conference2414–10–0280.58847049.7%
Other conference3219–10–3410.6411710251.8%
MTL44–0–081.00191344.8%
TOR42–0–260.75181552.5%
BOS43–1–060.75131454.5%
NJD33–0–061.0014754.8%
BUF41–1–240.5091150.7%
CAR32–1–040.6711644.6%
SJS22–0–041.0010165.1%
CBJ32–1–040.6711846.0%
EDM22–0–041.0013829.6%
VGK22–0–041.0010746.8%

On the road

70,054 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2023-10-14: to Detroit, 1,602 km (L)2023-10-15: to Ottawa, 659 km (L)2023-10-17: to Buffalo, 358 km (OTL)2023-10-19: to Tampa, 1,691 km (W)2023-11-02: to Columbus, 1,338 km (L)2023-11-04: to Ottawa, 828 km (W)2023-11-06: to Toronto, 330 km (OTL)2023-11-07: to Montreal, 504 km (W)2023-11-09: to Tampa, 2,103 km (L)2023-11-14: to St. Louis, 1,388 km (L)2023-11-16: to Chicago, 421 km (W)2023-11-18: to Tampa, 1,620 km (W)2023-11-24: to Raleigh, 942 km (W)2023-11-27: to Denver, 2,343 km (L)2023-11-28: to Tempe, 936 km (L)2023-11-30: to Tampa, 2,874 km (L)2023-12-02: to Dallas, 1,478 km (L)2023-12-04: to Tampa, 1,478 km (W)2023-12-07: to Nashville, 1,000 km (L)2023-12-09: to Seattle, 3,174 km (OTW)2023-12-12: to Vancouver, 192 km (L)2023-12-14: to Edmonton, 817 km (W)2023-12-16: to Calgary, 282 km (L)2023-12-19: to Tampa, 3,683 km (W)2023-12-23: to Washington, 1,318 km (SOW)2023-12-27: to Tampa, 1,318 km (L)2024-01-02: to Winnipeg, 2,740 km (L)2024-01-04: to St. Paul, 628 km (W)2024-01-06: to Boston, 1,790 km (L)2024-01-09: to Tampa, 1,905 km (OTW)2024-01-20: to Buffalo, 1,691 km (W)2024-01-21: to Detroit, 347 km (L)2024-01-23: to Philadelphia, 714 km (W)2024-01-25: to Tampa, 1,488 km (W)2024-02-07: to New York, 1,620 km (L)2024-02-08: to Elmont, 23 km (L)2024-02-10: to Columbus, 791 km (W)2024-02-13: to Boston, 1,034 km (SOW)2024-02-15: to Tampa, 1,905 km (W)2024-02-24: to Elmont, 1,628 km (W)2024-02-25: to Newark, 38 km (W)2024-02-27: to Philadelphia, 126 km (L)2024-02-29: to Tampa, 1,488 km (OTL)2024-03-16: to Sunrise, 289 km (W)2024-03-19: to Paradise, 3,475 km (W)2024-03-21: to San Jose, 614 km (W)2024-03-23: to Los Angeles, 491 km (OTL)2024-03-24: to Anaheim, 45 km (OTW)2024-03-27: to Tampa, 3,426 km (W)2024-04-03: to Toronto, 1,767 km (W)2024-04-04: to Montreal, 504 km (W)2024-04-06: to Pittsburgh, 767 km (L)2024-04-09: to Tampa, 1,408 km (W)2024-04-13: to Washington, 1,318 km (L)2024-04-15: to Tampa, 1,318 km (L)TampaDetroitOttawaBuffaloColumbusTorontoMontrealSt. LouisChicagoRaleighDenverTempeDallasNashvilleSeattleVancouverEdmontonCalgaryWashingtonWinnipegSt. PaulBostonPhiladelphiaNew YorkElmontNewarkSunriseParadiseSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimPittsburgh
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
10 GP · 5–5–0 · 7 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
48.8%
1 day
50 GP · 29–14–7 · 8 vs fresher opponent
65.0%
51.6%
2 days
14 GP · 8–6–0 · 0 vs fresher opponent
57.1%
51.8%
3+ days
7 GP · 2–4–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
35.7%
44.9%

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
51.7%
52.4%
Goals share
51.9%
53.5%
Shooting %
12.0%
15.8%
Save %
.896
.882