Lightning Round: Is it too early to start thinking about magic numbers?

Believe it or not the end of the regular season is right around the corner for the Tampa Bay Lightning. We’ve moved under the one month to go mark for the Bolts and following their 4-3 shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils they now have only have 13 games to go before the normal season is over and the playoffs begin. They end the night where they began, in the third spot in the Atlantic Division. So, is it too early to start thinking about clinching a playoff spot?

No, not really. Following the win, the Lightning now have 88 points in 69 games. They trail the Toronto Maple Leafs by just a point, but the Leafs have two games in hand on them at the moment. That being said, the Lightning…