The Tampa Bay Lightning are no longer in the playoffs. That doesn’t mean we can’t keep talking about them, right? So, along the same lines of the eternal How Does this affect the Leafs? we present a recap from the perspective of what the Lightning pull from both teams in regards to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 overtime win against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
If you didn’t watch, well, first off, congratulations on getting a full night’s sleep. For a playoff season that was surprisingly lacking in lengthy overtime contests, it seemed like the game was heading for a second overtime before Leon Draisaitl slammed home his second goal of the game with 31 seconds left in the first bonus frame.