With forty games complete, the Tampa Bay Lightning have now finished nearly half of their season. They’ll reach the official halfway point after their next game against the Kings on Thursday.
After forty games, the team sits in first place in the NHL in terms of standings points and goal differential. They have a comfortable lead in both. Their 64 points is ten more than the second place Toronto Maple Leafs. Their +51 goal differential is 16 more than the Leafs. They’ve earned points in fifteen consecutive games, going 14-0-1 during a stretch that covers all of December and the end of November.