The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 in Tampa Wednesday night.
It looked like the story for this game was going to be a case of missed opportunities for the Lightning, but what a difference five minutes can make.
For much of the game, it was hard to tell the Flyers, including goalie Steve Mason, were playing their second game in two days. They beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 Tuesday night in Sunrise. This was especially difficult to believe during the second period, when they outshot the Lightning 22-9. They also took pressure off of Mason by blocking 21 shots and successfully killing off all seven penalties they incurred during the game.