The Tampa Bay Lightning truly needed to make a statement tonight. In the last eight games, seven games have gone to overtime or a shootout. As the Lightning forge their path to the postseason, the team truly needed to find a way to be stingy with their points and not give away freebies to their opponents.
This means the Lightning would need to give a complete effort against their Atlantic Division opponents, the Ottawa Senators, as they invaded the Sunshine State. In the opening minutes of the game, the Lightning looked much like they did on March 8 against the New York Rangers.