After 26 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning are currently mired in the muddy middle of the Atlantic Division with 29 points, which technically puts them in sixth place. But those numbers don’t tell the whole story.
The Bolts have still played anywhere from two to four games less than the rest of the teams in the division due to some odd early season scheduling. Despite that, they’re only two points behind teams tied for second place. They also have a +9 goal differential which is comfortably second best in the division as every other team aside from the first place Bruins is currently in the negatives.