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Tampa Bay Lightning Drop First Game To Detroit

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If someone had told me before tonight’s playoff game that the Tampa Bay Lightning would out shoot the Detroit Red Wings by a total of 46 to 14, I would have bet the rent that the Bolts would have won by 3 or 4 goals.

Welcome to the playoffs, where shots do not matter, as evidenced by the 3 to 2 victory for the Detroit Red Wings over the Lightning. Goaltending is king and Petr Mrazek stopped 44 shots and Ben Bishop allowed 3 goals on 14 shots for an embarrassing 78.