After the game, Coach Cooper stated that the Tampa Bay Lightning had survived two of their toughest rounds in his history with the organization. That’s something considering some of the match-ups they’ve had in the past. Despite how tough the series were, the Lightning never faced elimination. That makes six series in a row where they didn’t have a “lose and go home” game.
While the individual games have been close for the most part, the series themselves haven’t been all of that close. When you avoid back-to-back losses that tends to keep you out of trouble.