The two top teams in the Eastern Conference squared off this evening in Amalie Arena. Only one looked the part as the Tampa Bay Lightning were stymied 3-0 in a game they never felt they were in—it was also the first time the Lightning were shutout all season (guess who was the last team to shut them out?). The scoreline doesn’t tell the whole story since the game itself was an embarrassing display from the top team in the Eastern Conference.
Tampa Bay came out with fire for the first 1:30 of the opening period, but after that, it was all Boston.