During their five-game sweep of the Montreal Canadiens during the 2014-15 regular season, the Lightning were consistently and decisively the better team. In each of those games, they had more of the puck possession, a huge shot advantage and better scoring chances. They were able to use their speed to keep the Habs back on their heels. The games that were close on the scoreboard were tight because Montreal goaltender Carey Price kept his team in it.
Through the first five games of the Tampa Bay-Montreal Second Round playoff series, however, the Lightning were not able to replicate that script.