Tampa Bay Lightning All-Time Team: Best First Line (2005–2026)
Who makes the Tampa Bay Lightning all-time team? We rated every player season from 2005–06 to 2025–26 (128 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the first line.
The all-time first line
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Brayden Point | 2018–19 | 94 | 10 |
| LW | Brandon Hagel | 2024–25 | 92 | 4 |
| RW | Nikita Kucherov | 2025–26 | 98 | 12 |
| D | Victor Hedman | 2017–18 | 96 | 16 |
| D | Ryan McDonagh | 2018–19 | 90 | 6 |
| G | Ben Bishop | 2015–16 | 93 | 5 |
| Extra skater | Tyler Johnson | 2014–15 | 94 | 7 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Hockey Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- Nikita Kucherov – 2025–26 Tampa Bay Lightning (98)
- Nikita Kucherov – 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning (97)
- Nikita Kucherov – 2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning (96)
- Victor Hedman – 2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning (96)
- Nikita Kucherov – 2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning (95)
- Victor Hedman – 2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning (94)
- Brayden Point – 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning (94)
- Tyler Johnson – 2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning (94)
- Ben Bishop – 2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning (93)
- Brandon Hagel – 2024–25 Tampa Bay Lightning (92)
Best team seasons
- 2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning: 62-16-4
- 2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning: 54-23-5
- 2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning: 36-17-3 🏆
- 2021–22 Tampa Bay Lightning: 51-23-8
- 2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning: 43-21-6 🏆
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Who is the best Tampa Bay Lightning player since 2005–06?
By our ratings, Nikita Kucherov in 2025–26 had the best season (98).
What was the best Tampa Bay Lightning season?
2018–19, with a 62-16-4 record.
Can I draft the Tampa Bay Lightning all-time team?
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