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Lightning Round: Tampa Bay moves into second place with victory

With their win against the Colorado Avalanche the Tampa Bay Lightning increased their point total to 72, drawing them level with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division. Due to the fact that they hit 72 points in 53 games compared to the Leafs 54, the Bolts are technically in second place now.

Neither team is likely to catch the Boston Bruins for the top spot in the division (although epic collapses aren’t unheard of in Boston sports history). Still, locking up the second spot in the division would give the Lightning home ice advantage in their first round of the playoffs (likely to be against the Leafs).