The Tampa Bay Lightning’s penalty killers staked their claim in Saturday night’s 5-0 win over the Dallas Stars and the offense then took the game over.
The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t throw a perfect gem in Friday night’s 3-1 conquest of the Detroit Red Wings, but they found ways to win their fourth game of the four-game home stand even when they didn’t have the crispness of the team that is now 7-1-1 over it’s first nine games.
The Minnesota Wild came into Tampa Bay on a hot streak with points in 11 straight games, but the talk surrounding the Lightning after their 5-4 loss was centered around defense and paying attention to details.