Hockey can be a funny game sometimes. On Thursday in Game One, the Lightning thoroughly dominated play and outshot Detroit, 46-14, but ended up losing, 3-2. In this contest, the Red Wings played a much better overall game. They were hungrier on pucks and applied more consistent pressure in the Tampa Bay d-zone. And while it ended as a 5-1 Lightning win, Game Two was actually much closer than the final score might indicate.
While it’s true that the Red Wings picked up their game on Saturday, but the Lightning didn’t stand pat on their Game One performance either.