Yes, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final to the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday night. A bad sign for the Bolts?
Not really. Why? The Lightning also lost the first game in the series that they played against the Detroit Red Wings (also at Amalie Arena). The Bolts also lost the first game of the series against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in the Eastern Conference Final.
The Bolts have shown the ability to bounce back this postseason. In fact, the Bolts have been near-perfect in games following a loss, going 7-1 in the 2015 playoffs. The only back-to-back losses came in Games 4 and 5 vs. Montreal when the Lightning already had a 3-0 series lead.
In this Stanley Cup Final, the Bolts and Hawks are almost mirror images of one another. Of the top 25 scorers in the Stanley Cup playoffs so far, 14 of those players are either on the Lightning or the Blackhawks. Look at the production from the Bolts. Tyler Johnson has 12 goals and 21 total points, which leads everyone. Nikita Kucherov has nine goal ...
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Tampa Bay Lightning: A Lesson Learned in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
June 5th, 2015 by Bob Fox Leave a reply »
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