Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA — Scoring wasn’t supposed to be an issue for the Lightning, who led the NHL with 262 goals during the regular season.
But Saturday night, with a chance to take command of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, what did the Lightning offense offer?
Zero.
Absolutely nothing.
After Tampa Bay’s 4-0 defeat against the Detroit Red Wings, an effort that practically sucked the energy out of a sellout crowd at Amalie Arena, the Lightning are facing elimination. And following one of the franchise’s most goal-oriented seasons, they are looking at an unthinkably meek exit.