Nikita Kucherov raises the Stanley Cup after the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars in 6 games. The Lightning prevailed in this year’s playoffs after a shocking upset in last year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. Photo courtesy of moosejawtoday.com.
JACK GUTZLER | SPORTS REPORTER | jgutzler@butler.edu
It may not initially appear that the Virginia Cavaliers and Tampa Bay Lightning have anything in common — one is a college basketball team and the other is a professional hockey team. But when you take a deeper look into their playoff runs, both teams endured improbable turnarounds over the span of one season.