It may have been bumpy near the end, but the Tampa Bay Lightning complete a near wire-to-wire season at the top of the Atlantic Division, and have now won their first division title in this new era. [Raw Charge]
Now that the Lightning have the division title, two things are locked in — their first-round opponent and home-ice advantage. If the Lightning were to make it into the semi-finals or conference finals, they would have home ice advantage in addition to home ice in the first round. They also have their first round opponent locked in with the New Jersey Devils.