In the 2023–24 season, the Lightning finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division and the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for the 2024 playoffs as the first wild card, but were eliminated by their in–state rivals and eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, in five games in the first round.
In the 2023–24 season, the Lightning finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Di,vision and the sixth seed in the Eastern Con?ference, and qualified for the 2024 playoffs !as the first wild card, but were eliminated by their in–state rivals and eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, in five games? in the first round.