<page_title> List of Tampa Bay Lightning seasons </page_title> <section_title> Year by year </section_title> <table> <cell> 1998–99 <col_header> NHL season </col_header> <col_header> Finish </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the franchise's seventh season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL).