When the puck dropped tonight, the Tampa Bay Lightning found themselves in the midst of a four-game losing streak. Having already passed the halfway point in the season, the time for excuses had passed. If the Lightning had any hopes at all of making the postseason, they would have to find a way to win.
Thankfully, the Tampa Bay Lightning received some rather good news before taking the ice to do battle with the Buffalo Sabres. For the first time in many games, the Lightning would be getting more players back in the lineup than they would lose on any given night.