Saturday’s game against the Nashville Predators was a little more physical than the one against Carolina on Friday for the Tampa Bay Lightning prospects. For 59 minutes they held up pretty well, but a late goal for the Preds tied the game at two. The host team would win it in overtime.
If these games held any standing in the regular season, the early narrative would be an inability for the Lightning to hold a third period lead. For the second night in a row they led going into the third period, and for the second night in a row they saw that lead evaporate.