This evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning struggled in their 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. Johnny Gaudreau scored a hat-trick while Mikael Backlund netted the fourth goal for Calgary. Alex Killorn was the lone goal scorer for Tampa Bay. Jacob Markstrom stopped 30 of 31 shots. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 32 shots. The Lightning lost consecutive games in regulation for the first time with tonight's loss.
Frustration sums up this evening's game. Tampa Bay failed to maintain control and didn't dictate the pace consistently all game. There were flashes from the Lightning, but Markstrom and the Flames defense did a spectacular job taking away Tampa Bay's top weapons.