Tampa Bay Lightning Tickets
Overall Rating
4.5
By Tampa Bay Lightning Game
Amazing stadium and great fan experience.
Amalie Arena - Tampa
As always game day is a special event at Amalie arena watching the Tampa Bay Lightning. The seats are comfortable, and each have their own cup holder. When there is a pause in the game or in the breaks between periods there is always something going on to keep the fans entertained. The fact that there are two Tesla coils there making lighting every time the lightning score is amazing. There are plenty of food and drink options. Highly recommend.
By Thunder
It was a great time!
Amalie Arena - Tampa
We walked to the game from the parking lot near Sparkman's Wharf. There was things to do and eat. A few first class bars/ restaurants along the way. Excellent!
By Tammy
Tampa Bay Lightning
Amalie Arena - Tampa
I have been to several Lightning games however this was my first live “playoff” experience….WOW!!!! Amazing experience! The atmosphere was electric…worth every penny!!!
By Mitch
Heck of a game!
Amalie Arena - Tampa
What a game! Place was packed. Fans were loud and the venue did an amazing job keeping the fans into the game. Go Lightning!
By Helen hockey
Bolts playoffs
Amalie Arena - Tampa
Close but no cigar. 2nd period had lots of continuous action.
By Rnrmadole
Bolts strike back
Amalie Arena - Tampa
Great game last night by the Bolts. The atmosphere in the arena was amazing. Not on the south Florida to force game six.
By I’m the Thunder
Lightning
Amalie Arena - Tampa
Electric in arena. Easy entry and exit. Ushers are great. New sign size limits were unknown. Couldn’t bring my lucky playoff sign in. Feel like that’s why we lost.
By Pamiami
Best way to watch
Amalie Arena - Tampa
This is an awesome way to support the Bolts. It is a well run event and I can only give it 👍🏼👍🏼
By Kit
What’s not to LOVE!!
Amalie Arena - Tampa
Kicking some Cats butt & watching Sergy come back gave me goosebumps!! What a FANtastic night!!!
By Fran
Lightning final regulation game
Amalie Arena - Tampa
FANtastic experience. Great seats, even in the third tier. The arena extras (music, video plays, initiation of morale boosting chants) adds to/generates a great deal of excitement in addition to the Lightning play.
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Tampa Bay Lightning History
The Tampa Bay Lightning joined the league as an expansion team (along with the Ottawa Senators) in 1992, and earned their first berth in the Playoffs in the 1995-1996 season. The Bolts began to achieve consistent success in 2002-2003; the key ingredient was 1998 first-round draft pick Vincent Lecavalier, a center who went on to play 14 seasons for the Lightning and set almost every team scoring record.
After making the second round in the 2002-2003 Playoffs, the Bolts rocketed to the Stanley Cup Final the following season behind the league's scoring leader, Martin St. Louis, the goaltending of Nikolai Khabibulin, and the efforts of Lecavalier, Brad Richards, Fredrik Modin, Ruslan Fedotenko, Cory Stillman, and captain Dave Andreychuk. The Lightning defeated the Calgary Flames in a Stanley Cup Final that included four games decided by one goal, two of which came in overtime. Fedotenko scored both goals in the clinching 2-1 victory in Game 7.
The Lightning flirted with Playoff success the next two seasons, but struggled for three years after that. After bringing in Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman as general manager, the team returned to the Playoffs in 2010-2011, 2013-2014, and again the following season, when the Bolts -- boasting the highest-scoring offense in the league -- won 50 games, and the Eastern Conference title. They dispatched the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and New York Rangers in a hard-fought series en route to the Stanley Cup Final, where they ultimately lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
Powered by the scoring of Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos, the Lightning contended again in 2015-2016, only to be turned away in the conference finals by the eventual winner of the Stanley Cup Championship, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Lightning subsequently went on to win back-to-back titles, taking home the Stanley Cup Championship in 2020 and 2021, becoming the first-ever team to win two Stanley Cup Championships within one year. The Lightning appeared in the championship again in 2022, but lost to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6.
Tampa Bay Lightning Team Info
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Year Founded: 1992
Team Colors: Blue, White
Team Rivals: Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Boston Bruins
Tampa Bay Lightning at AMALIE Arena
After undergoing renovations from 2011-2013, AMALIE Arena is considered to be one of the premier entertainment venues in Florida. Originally called the Ice Palace, the arena first opened in 1996, with the Lightning playing their first game on October 20 of that year, winning 5-2 over the New York Rangers.