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.
The Tampa Bay Lightning struck early and often Thursday night, tallying four goals in the first seven minutes and delivering a dominant power play performance (62.5% effectiveness) en route to a decisive 9-3 win over the New York Rangers at Amalie Arena.