Who Is In The NHL Finals?
The NHL Finals are upon us and it’s time to take a look at who’s in it to win it. We’ll break down the teams and their chances, and let you know who we think will come out on top.
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning have made it to the NHL Finals! They will be facing off against the Dallas Stars. This is the Lightning’s second appearance in the Finals in franchise history, and they are looking to take home the Stanley Cup this time around.
Overview
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. The team is often referred to as the Bolts, and the nickname was used on their former third jerseys from 2008 to 2017.
Roster
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The Lightning play their home games at Amalie Arena. The Lightning were founded in 1992 as an expansion team, and were then known as the Tampa Bay Lightning, until changing their name to the current one in 1999.
The Lightning have appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals four times, winning twice in 2004 and 2020. With their Stanley Cup wins in 2004 and 2020, they became just the second team to win the Stanley Cup twice while being based in Florida; the other is the NHL’s other Florida-based team, the Panthers, who won it in 1996 and 2019. They have also won division championships five times since 2011–12 with 2013–14 marking their most recent one.
Dallas Stars
The Stars advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2000, when they lost to the New Jersey Devils in six games, and will face the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa Bay is in the final for the second time since 2015, when they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games.
Overview
After a long and difficult regular season, the NHL playoffs are finally here. The first round kicked off on Wednesday, April 10th with a matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Lightning won that game 6-2, setting the tone for what promises to be an exciting playoffs.
There are 16 teams in total vying for the Stanley Cup this year, including last year’s champions, the Washington Capitals. After a grueling regular season, it’s anyone’s guess who will come out on top. But one thing is for sure: these teams have all put in the work and are ready to battle it out for a chance at hockey’s greatest prize.
So, who will make it to the Stanley Cup Final? It’s impossible to say for sure, but we’ve put together a list of the teams we think have the best shot at taking home the trophy this year.
1. Tampa Bay Lightning
2. Calgary Flames
3. Boston Bruins
4. Nashville Predators
5. Winnipeg Jets
6. San Jose Sharks
7. Vegas Golden Knights
Roster
Forwards
Jamie Benn – #14
Tyler Seguin – #91
Alexander Radulov – #47
Mats Zuccarello – #36
Jason Dickinson – #16
Roope Hintz – #24
Justin Dowling – #20
Corey Perry – #10
Joel Kiviranta – #38
Andrew Cogliano – #13
Blake Comeau – #15
Defensemen
Miro Heiskanen – #4
John Klingberg – #3
Esa Lindell – #23 Jamie Oleksiak -#5 Andrej Sekera-#2 Joel Hanley-#45 Stephen Johns-#28
Ben Bishop-#30 Anton Khudobin-#35
Predictions
Many people are wondering who is in the NHL Finals this year. As of now, the two teams that are projected to be in the Finals are the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Vegas Golden Knights. These two teams have been standouts throughout the entire playoffs so far, and it is no surprise that they are the two teams left standing. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Presidents’ Trophy this year, which is awarded to the team with the most points in the regular season.
