The Tampa Bay Lightning got the positive results (and a much better game from goalie Ben Bishop) that they didn't get in Game 1 of their playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings by doing the same things, with them paying off to the tune of a 5-1 win to tie the series at a game apiece.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 at Amalie Arena in Tampa Saturday afternoon to tie their 2015 NHL Playoffs opening series at one game each.
After Game 1 on Thursday night, a game when the Lightning played as complete a game from start to finish as they have all year against an opponent that clearly wasn't at their best and came away with a loss, there were two scary unasked questions floating around:
- Could the Lightning possibly play that well or even better in four of the potentially remaining six games?