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Amerant Bank Arena
Official Ticket Marketplace of the Tampa Bay Lightning
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.
Headed to Amalie Arena for a game? Get info on parking, food, seating options and more.
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Tickets for the 2024–25 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Check out the schedule for the Tampa Bay Lightning and see their games for the 2024-25 season on Ticketmaster.
The Lightning have made five appearances in the Stanley Cup Final, and have won the Stanley Cup three times (in 2004, 2020 and 2021).
The seating map for AMALIE Arena can be viewed here.
Very easy to enter with the new security equipment, it used to take forever to get inside. The music that was played after every stoppage of play was quit annoying, loud and uncalled for. Most arenas just play music during a TV time out. Also had a DJ that was loud and would not shut up. The night felt like a production not a hockey game.
Before the game,the game and after... everytime spectacular!!!! A great show, imbelievable!!!!
Tampa bay lighting seats Perfect for anyone who’s 5 ft 6 or under and less than 170 lbs Being 6 ft 240 lbs unfortunate for the guy sitting next to me on one side Tampa also needs to add tables to eat on after you purchase anything to eat Certainly couldn’t go back to our seat to eat
We had a great time at Amalie arena. It was a competitive game and we enjoyed ourselves. We had loyal fans from both Florida and Tampa Bay. The arena was welcoming. The only drawback was the lack of Restroom facilities. One of the restrooms on the third floor was closed during the second intermission.
Great first Hockey Game experience, great vibe. would definitely go see another.
A few friends from work and I went to watch the Bolts play on December 5th 2024 and it was an awesome night. They had 90’s theme night and between the music and the graphics and everything else it was an incredible night and one to certainly remember. The Lightning did an amazing job and we had an absolute blast. The arena is awesome and I’ve always had a good time every single game I’ve gone to.
The night out in Tampa was a blast. Experiencing THIS as a swiss resident was such a great experience!
Everything about the experience was great. Parking right out front, great meal downtown at The Pearl, comfortable seats with leg room. No complaints.
We loved every minute of going in person to the game. My husband had never even watched a game from home, so he was surprised at how much action there was and all the excitement even before the game started was so fun. I hope we can get tickets and come back again.
The tickets I bought looked as though they had legroom which was the attraction for two long legged guys. However there were not one, but two railings and glass barriers between us and one net and half of the ice surface. And , because we were atop an entrance whenever fans moved about they too blocked our view. In a word, a disappointment. After the first period we moved , that’s how bad they were. We were from out of town and wanted to see our home team play the Lightning. I think Ticketmaster owes its clients fair warning when seats are obstructed, even partially so.
