Give the Tampa Bay Lightning credit. Their game against the Florida Panthers on Monday night was a complete team effort. Sure, it was a terrible effort, but at least it was one that all 19 players managed to contribute to. Matthew Tkachuk put up five points for the Panthers as they throttled the Lightning 7-1.
The Bolts managed to throw all of their bad habits into 60 minutes:
Turnovers - yup
Random passes to no one - yup
Power play goals allowed - yup (x2)
Defensive zone breakdowns - yup
Lack of sustained pressure in the offensive zone - yup
Copious amount of shots allowed - yup (49)
Throw in a solid performance by Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 31 shots) and the Lightning were pretty much road kill from the second period through the end of the game.