The Tampa Bay Lightning made a few adjustments on the power play heading into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Crisp passes by Nikita Kucherov led to a shot from the slot by Brayden Point and a royal road pass to Ondrej Palat. Two goals later, the Dallas Stars found themselves chasing the game, ultimately losing 3-2.
At even-strength, the Lightning were able to get their top line away from the Stars’ shutdown line and they rolled three effective forward units. Dallas did make a solid push in the second period, and when they pulled within one goal at 5:27 of the third period, it seemed like the Stars might be able to pull off another major comeback.