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Eastern Conference Finals: Lightning Tickets Available Soon
The Tampa Bay Lightning will begin selling single-game tickets to the general public later this week.

TAMPA, FL — Tampa Bay Lightning fans eager to see if the Bolts can hang onto the Eastern Conference Championship title two years in a row will get their chance soon. The team has announced tickets for the conference championship round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs go on sale Thursday.
Bolts fans will be able to start purchasing single-game tickets at 2 p.m. May 12, the team announced in a media release. A maximum of three games will be played at Tampa’s Amalie Arena during the conference finals.
Just who the Lightning will face off against in the trek for the title remains unclear at the moment. A schedule for the conference finals won’t be announced until a later time. The opponent, however, will either be the Pittsburg Penguins or the Washington Capitals.
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Tickets for the finals will be made available starting at 2 p.m. May 12 at TampaBayLightning.com/tickets or by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Fans who buy tickets through Ticketmaster for games that aren’t played due to a team wrapping up the series early will have their money automatically refunded. Fans are reminded there is a strict four ticket per household limit for each game.
“Once playoff dates are finalized ticket-buyers will be notified via email and will be able to print their tickets 48 hours prior to each respective game,” the team’s release noted.
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Current season ticket holders can start buying pre-sale tickets on May 10.
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