TAMPA — Thomas Greiss has been so spectacular and nearly flawless, that these days, the real surprise is when he lets in a goal that doesn’t look so flashy. In that case, the goalie and his team just focus on letting go of the memory.
To be sure, of the three Lightning goals he allowed in the Islanders’ 4-1 defeat in Game 2 on Saturday, Greiss regretted one in particular. “The second one,” he said, referring to Jonathan Drouin’s score at 11:55 of the first period which gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead. But, with the same unfazed manner in which he met his recent victories, he added, “That’s hockey.