NEW YORK — Five minutes and 30 seconds had elapsed in Anton Stralman’s postgame interview at his locker. He answered question after question about Tampa Bay's 2-0 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final that pushed the Lightning to a 3-2 series lead and one win from a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.
Yet at no point during those five minutes and change did he answer a question about captain Steven Stamkos.
It wasn’t particularly odd, as goaltender Ben Bishop had a 26-save shutout after allowing 10 goals in his previous two games and the Lightning's penalty kill squashed all four Rangers power plays on Sunday.