TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the verge of joining exclusive NHL playoff company. All they have to do is not let their own history -- or the Pittsburgh Penguins -- get in the way.
In Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday (8 p.m. ET), the Lightning have the opportunity to return to the Stanley Cup finals for the second straight year.
We know how hard it is for a team to repeat as Cup champions. No team has done it since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and '98 and, before that, the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and '92.