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There’s something different in the air at Benchmark International Arena, which can only mean one thing. The post-season is here.

Tampa Bay leads the NHL with 74 playoff victories since 2016, winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021. No NHL team has scored more playoff goals than Tampa Bay’s 372 over the last 10 years, and their 2.66 goals against average is fourth-best among all NHL teams.

It is Stanley Cup Playoff season once again and the Tampa Bay Lightning are ready to start on a high note, with a familiar post-season foe.

The 2026 NHL playoffs brought a slate of four first-round games on Sunday. The Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins opened the day with a Game 4 clash that the Sabres won in dominant fashion. The Colorado Avalanche then became the second team to punch their ticket to the second round.

The Tampa Bay Lightning enter the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference after a season that saw them go 50-26-6 and finish second in the Atlantic Division. They have not won a playoff round in the past three seasons,

Lightning hoping to avoid disappointment in the first round, but Canadiens or Sabres in second round could end their season

As the team gears up to take home a fourth Stanley Cup, Bolts fans have numerous events to bring the thunder and show their team spirit ahead of the playoffs.

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