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Lightning's turn to make defensive adjustments

Tampa Bay's corrections for Sunday night's Game 5 seem pretty simple: Score more, give up less.

Scoring goals would not have appeared to be an issue for a Lightning team that pumped in 12 goals in Games 2 and 3, but Tampa Bay's Game 4 issues weren't about lack of opportunities, just lack of conversion. The Lightning threw 39 shots on Henrik Lundqvist, who was superb, but there also were glorious chances in the first two periods for some of Tampa's best forwards that misfired.

"I think we spent a lot of time in their zone, had a lot of good chances and should have scored a few more goals," Lightning center Valtteri Filppula said.