While the Tampa Bay Lightning lost in their first-round series, their American Hockey League and ECHL affiliates advanced out of the first round in their respective playoffs. On Friday (May 10), the Syracuse Crunch defeated the Rochester Americans 5-2 in their Game 5 finale. The Orlando Solar Bears advanced to the second round when they defeated the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in six games. As a franchise with a long string of playoff appearances in the NHL playoffs, the Lighting values its affiliates' participation as part of the development process.
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | |
82 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 109 | |
82 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | |
82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 98 | |
82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 91 | |
82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 84 | |
82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 78 | |
82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 76 |