Down 2-0 in their Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers, the Tampa Bay Lightning mixed things up for their first home game of the series.
The Bolts have abandoned the typical 12 forwards and six defensemen configuration in favor of an 11 and seven setup for most of these playoffs. However, Joe Smith notes that the team reverted to the usual 12-6 setup for Game 3.
Looks like Cal Foote could be out, and Riley Nash in for #tblightning (12/6)
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As noted by Smith, Cal Foote was the odd-man-out on the backend, with Riley Nash rejoining the forwards’ corps at home against the Rangers.