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Tampa Bay Lightning

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Season by season

Tampa Bay Lightning franchise history

This page traces the Tampa Bay Lightning through 19 seasons of BluelineMetrics player ratings, from 2008-09 to 2026-27, covering 209 players who suited up for the franchise. By average rating of its regulars, the strongest roster was 2020-21 (average 66.6), led by Andrei Vasilevskiy at 99; the weakest was 2008-09 (average 35.1). Victor Hedman has the most rated seasons with the club (17).

Season by season

SeasonRated playersAvg ratingTop playerTop rating
2026-27155.8Andrei Vasilevskiy55.8
2025-262556.3Darren Raddysh100
2024-252261.8Nikita Kucherov99.4
2023-242647.1Nikita Kucherov99.1
2022-232157.6Brayden Point98
2021-222360.7Victor Hedman99.4
2020-212066.6Andrei Vasilevskiy99
2019-202260.6Nikita Kucherov99.8
2018-192464.4Nikita Kucherov99.4
2017-182262Nikita Kucherov98.3
2016-172552.8Nikita Kucherov100
2015-162457.2Nikita Kucherov98.9
2014-152462.2Anton Stralman98.9
2013-142560.3Ben Bishop100
2012-132253.5Steven Stamkos96.6
2011-122647.1Steven Stamkos96.5
2010-112558Steven Stamkos99.2
2009-102443.8Martin St. Louis98.8
2008-092535.1Martin St. Louis90.6

Best individual seasons

PlayerSeasonOverallGP
Nikita Kucherov2016-1710074
Darren Raddysh2025-2610073
Ben Bishop2013-1410063
Nikita Kucherov2019-2099.868
Victor Hedman2019-2099.666
Victor Hedman2021-2299.482
Nikita Kucherov2024-2599.478
Nikita Kucherov2018-1999.482
Steven Stamkos2010-1199.282
Nikita Kucherov2023-2499.181

Franchise mainstays

PlayerRated seasonsAvg rating
Victor Hedman1779.9
Steven Stamkos1688.8
Andrei Vasilevskiy1369.4
Nikita Kucherov1296.3
Alex Killorn1174
Brayden Point1090.8
Ondrej Palat1071.2
Tyler Johnson966.7

Ratings are BluelineMetrics overalls (0-100, percentile within position) for each season a player appeared for the club. Average rating counts players with at least 20 games that season. Relocated franchises include their earlier cities. See the current Tampa Bay Lightning cap sheet.