Lightning storm back to beat Bruins in Stadium Series
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Hockey in Florida came into the mainstream in 1990, when NHL Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito and his group won a bid for an expansion team, the Lightning, which would begin play in the NHL in the 1992-93 season. Miami was awarded an NHL franchise, the Panthers, for the 1993-94 season.
The NHL's annual Stadium Series game is in Tampa, Florida, for a contest between the Lightning and Boston Bruins.