The Tampa Bay Lightning need to return to playing desperate hockey in Game 4 against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
That was the assessment of Lightning forward Alex Killorn following Wednesday’s practice session at Joe Louis Arena. The Lightning were in survival mode during Game 2 knowing that a second-straight loss at home and falling in a 0-2 hole would be a difficult proposition to overcome.
The result was a 5-1 victory and one of the best games the Lightning have played all season.
They’ll try to recapture that nothing-to-lose mindset trailing 2-1 in the First Round series and in danger of heading back to Tampa down 3-1 with another loss on Thursday.