BRANDON — Defenseman Anton Stralman single-handedly preserved the tie when he stepped in front of the shot.
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had stopped the previous handful of pucks that Columbus fired at him during its first power play, but he was not in position to make one more. Only Stralman stood between the puck and a goal that would have tied the game at 1 early in the first. Because Stralman stopped the puck while on the penalty kill, the Lightning was able to take a 2-0 lead instead moments later when Cedric Paquette scored.
And the Lightning rolled from there.