The Tampa Bay Lightning played probably one of their best games of the season last night against the Nashville Predators, but small mistakes and not very confident play on the penalty kill led to an overtime loss. [Raw Charge]
This was a game that Tampa Bay shouldn’t have lost if we’re being honest. They outplayed Nashville at 5v5, and didn’t allow them to penetrate the slot all evening. That’s a sound gameplan, but poor special teams play will always doom teams in close games, and it did yet again for Tampa Bay this evening.