During our postgame interview on Lightning Radio, Ondrej Palat said that this was “our best game of the season.” It’s hard to argue with that statement. This was a gem.
The Lightning dominated the hottest team in the NHL, a club that had won a franchise-record 12 consecutive games heading into tonight’s contest. The Bolts had a large advantage in a number of statistical categories. They outshot the ‘Hawks, 33-18 (and the 18 shots allowed were a season-low for the Lightning). In terms of shot attempts, the Lightning held an advantage of 56-36. The Bolts also won 67 percent of the faceoffs.