Seven wins in a row. That’s what the Tampa Bay Lightning have done since December 23rd following their 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night, their second game in as many nights.
The Lightning have played six games in nine days since Christmas, winning them all without much fuss it would seem. They are back in the playoffs, sniffing a divisional position with home ice advantage, decimating the Atlantic Division in its wake.
The Hurricanes aren’t in the Lightning’s division anymore, but their former South East rival came to play in this game.