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Lightning journal: Penalty kill off to strong start; lines shuffled Monday

BRANDON — Of all the areas that warranted frustration from the Lightning's performance Saturday, killing penalties was not one of them.
The Lightning killed all five Panther power plays.

Yes, the same Lightning team that finished with the 28th penalty kill in the NHL in 2017-18.

"I don't think we made any big, big changes," said D Anton Stralman, who played on the Tampa Bay penalty kill. "I think starting at zero and starting over and having a chance to improve, that's a big thing. You can just forget about last year. It doesn't matter now. We can start fresh and go from there.