TAMPA, Fla. — Here’s a look at some of the notable numbers from the Lightning’s Stanley Cup championship run:
0
Overtime wins for the Lightning (0-4), making them the first team to win the Stanley Cup without at least one since the 1983 Islanders.
3
Players to win at least three consecutive Stanley Cups with two franchises in the NHL era (since 1926): Pat Maroon (Blues 2019, Lightning 2020-21), Ab McDonald (Canadiens 1958-60, Blackhawks 1961) and Ed Litzenberger (Blackhawks 1961, Maple Leafs 1962-64).
6
Years since the Stanley Cup was won on the winning team’s home ice (2015, when the Blackhawks defeated the Lightning in six games).
4
Goals for Ross Colton, a franchise rookie record for a playoff year. Cedric Paquette had three in 2015.
7
Franchises in the expansion era (since 1967-68) to have multiple Cup-clinching wins on home ice: Edmonton (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988), Montreal (1968, 1979, 1993), N.Y. Islanders (1980, 1981, 1983), Detroit (1997, 2002), New Jersey (1995, 2003), Los Angeles (2012, 2014), Tampa Bay (2004, 2021).
9
Home wins for the Lightning, tying the team playoff record set in 2004.
9
Straight games in which Brayden Point scored, one short of the playoff record set by the Flyers’ Reggie Leach in 1976.
14
Goals for Point, which led the postseason.
18
Times the Lightning scored first, tying the single-postseason record set by the 1990 Oilers.
24
Assists for Nikita Kucherov, which led the postseason.
32
Points for Kucherov, which led the postseason.
18,110
Largest announced attendance, Game 5 in the Cup final at Amalie Arena.
3,500
Smallest announced attendance, Games 3 and 4 of the Cup final at Montreal.
282
Days between championships. It’s the shortest gap between two titles in any of the four major U.S. team sports, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
