Was it really Game 5 in the Eastern Conference finals Sunday?
That's not exactly the way Rangers center Derek Stepan viewed it.
With the Rangers and Lightning tied at two games apiece in the best-of-seven series, "It's really Game 1 of a best-of-three," Stepan said Sunday.
Steven Stamkos, the Lightning's star forward, had another perspective: "We're two wins away from the Stanley Cup Final. It will be a waste not to leave everything out there."
As this unpredictable series continued to unfold, both players were entitled to their assessments. What will be clear after the ice chips settled Sunday at Madison Square Garden is this: Game 6 is on Tuesday in Tampa.