TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Lightning now have a date to dance with the Devils.
The Florida Panthers offered up a big assist to Tampa Bay, knocking off the Boston Bruins 4-2 in Sunday’s final game of the regular season, to allow the Lightning to claim the top spot in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division.
The division title is the third in Lightning history and first since 2003-04, which is also the only other time in franchise history Tampa Bay claimed a regular season conference title. The Lightning will hold home ice advantage through at least the first three rounds of the playoffs, shou...
