1. Greetings from our nation’s capital, where the Lightning wrap up their three-game road trip on Friday against the Washington Capitals. The Bolts have won the first two games on the trip, including Tuesday’s come-from-behind victory in Toronto. Can the Lightning can use that win as a “turning point” in what has been, to this point, an up-and-down season?
Of course, we’ve wondered that same thing following earlier Lightning wins this year. I wrote a column about that very subject after the Lightning’s 4-3 win over Carolina on November 1. In terms of their record, now three games over .