nhl which team has the most conference finals appearances since 2002

Since 2001-02, the Tampa Bay Lightning have the most appearances by a team in conference finals, with 7 appearances.

TEAMSERIESGPWLTOTLPTSPTS%SOWSOLGGADIFFPP%PK%S/GPS%SA/GPSV%
1Lightning
Lightning
Conference Finals
47
25
22
0
0
50
.532
0
0
132
131
1
26.5
82.7
30.09
9.3
30.57
.909
2Hurricanes
Hurricanes
Conference Finals
30
9
21
0
0
18
.300
0
0
62
91
-29
14.9
76.5
29.50
7.0
27.53
.890
3Rangers
Rangers
Conference Finals
31
13
18
0
0
26
.419
0
0
81
83
-2
22.7
80.2
28.23
9.3
30.68
.913
4Blackhawks
Blackhawks
Conference Finals
28
16
12
0
0
32
.571
0
0
84
87
-3
20.7
78.2
31.07
9.7
33.71
.908
5Penguins
Penguins
Conference Finals
27
16
11
0
0
32
.593
0
0
80
61
19
19.4
90.7
34.52
8.6
27.74
.919
6Stars
Stars
Conference Finals
28
11
17
0
0
22
.393
0
0
56
85
-29
17.1
75.6
26.18
7.6
29.36
.897
7Sharks
Sharks
Conference Finals
27
9
18
0
0
18
.333
0
0
69
85
-16
20.0
76.0
29.48
8.7
28.30
.889
8Ducks
Ducks
Conference Finals
28
14
14
0
0
28
.500
0
0
75
77
-2
12.3
83.5
32.68
8.2
30.61
.910
9Oilers
Oilers
Conference Finals
20
12
8
0
0
24
.600
0
0
68
60
8
25.4
85.5
27.00
12.6
32.20
.907
10Red Wings
Red Wings
Conference Finals
24
14
10
0
0
28
.583
0
0
75
49
26
22.3
85.7
32.50
9.6
26.08
.922
11Panthers
Panthers
Conference Finals
15
12
3
0
0
24
.800
0
0
47
28
19
28.0
87.8
29.53
10.6
30.07
.938
12Golden Knights
Golden Knights
Conference Finals
16
9
7
0
0
18
.563
0
0
43
31
12
17.0
75.6
30.00
9.0
29.75
.935
13Kings
Kings
Conference Finals
17
9
8
0
0
18
.529
0
0
53
45
8
15.9
84.2
32.71
9.5
28.47
.907
14Bruins
Bruins
Conference Finals
15
12
3
0
0
24
.800
0
0
50
28
22
19.2
88.2
28.73
11.6
31.80
.941
15Flyers
Flyers
Conference Finals
17
8
9
0
0
16
.471
0
0
45
48
-3
12.3
77.3
26.71
9.9
28.41
.901
16Senators
Senators
Conference Finals
19
10
9
0
0
20
.526
0
0
41
44
-3
9.5
84.9
28.63
7.5
28.63
.919
17Blues
Blues
Conference Finals
12
6
6
0
0
12
.500
0
0
36
37
-1
23.7
82.4
26.17
11.5
26.67
.884
18Canadiens
Canadiens
Conference Finals
11
3
8
0
0
6
.273
0
0
22
37
-15
6.7
81.3
27.55
7.3
28.00
.880
19Sabres
Sabres
Conference Finals
12
4
8
0
0
8
.333
0
0
27
37
-10
12.7
80.7
25.42
8.9
29.17
.894
20Devils
Devils
Conference Finals
13
8
5
0
0
16
.615
0
0
32
27
5
12.5
86.4
26.08
9.4
27.54
.925
21Avalanche
Avalanche
Conference Finals
11
7
4
0
0
14
.636
0
0
35
35
0
18.2
80.0
30.91
10.3
31.64
.899
22Islanders
Islanders
Conference Finals
6
2
4
0
0
4
.333
0
0
12
20
-8
10.5
81.0
27.50
7.3
35.50
.906
23Jets
Jets
Conference Finals
5
1
4
0
0
2
.200
0
0
10
14
-4
23.5
81.8
32.20
6.2
28.00
.900
24Capitals
Capitals
Conference Finals
7
4
3
0
0
8
.571
0
0
23
15
8
23.5
66.7
33.14
9.9
24.86
.914
25Predators
Predators
Conference Finals
6
4
2
0
0
8
.667
0
0
19
15
4
9.1
88.9
33.33
9.5
31.17
.920

More Lightning Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.25

7th

GA/GP

2.56

4th

PP%

18.2

21st

PK%

85.4

3rd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Lightning Lightning
18
11
3
39
21
Bruins Bruins
19
14
0
38
4
Canadiens Canadiens
16
11
4
36
-11
Panthers Panthers
16
13
2
34
-1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
14
12
5
33
0
Senators Senators
14
13
4
32
-4
Sabres Sabres
13
14
4
30
-13
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAK LAK
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
CAR CAR
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
STL STL
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Sat
12/27
TBL TBL
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Last Game
TBL Lightning

18 - 11 - 3

2

Final

3

NYI Islanders

19 - 11 - 3

Sat 13 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
23
2
7
53
54
Stars Stars
21
7
5
47
22
Wild Wild
19
9
5
43
12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
16
6
9
41
6
Ducks Ducks
19
12
1
39
7
Kings Kings
14
8
9
37
1
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
18
11
3
39
21
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Bruins Bruins
19
14
0
38
4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
21
9
2
44
18
Islanders Islanders
19
11
3
41
7
Capitals Capitals
18
10
4
40
23

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
CGY CGY
@
CHI CHI
2-5
Mon
11/17
NYR NYR
@
VGK VGK
2-3
Mon
11/17
UTA UTA
@
SJS SJS
2-3
Tue
11/18
EDM EDM
@
WSH WSH
4-7
Tue
11/18
CGY CGY
@
BUF BUF
6-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
ANA ANA
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Mon
12/15
OTT OTT
@
WPG WPG
7:30 PM
Mon
12/15
NSH NSH
@
STL STL
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
LAK LAK
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM