The Tampa Bay Lightning have been one of the most successful teams in the NHL. As they prepare for the start of the 2025-26 season, they have secured a spot in the playoffs in each of the last eight seasons. During that time, they earned back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.

Despite all their success, they have been supplanted as the top team in their home state by the Florida Panthers. The Miami-area team has won the Stanley Cup in each of the past two seasons.

Head coach Jon Cooper appears to have another strong team this year. The Lightning have perhaps the best line in the sport with Brayden Point at center, Nikita Kucherov at right wing and high scoring Jake Guentzel at left wing.

Kucherov is one of the NHL's best scorers. He belongs in a class with Edmonton's Connor

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