Game 45 - Tampa Bay at Florida

The Lightning now have won two games straight on the road. That's the first time this season they've managed to do that. And I think tonight's game was only their 5th or 6th road win this season as well. They've not had a good time on the road, but I think they might've just turned the corner on that.

I saw some really good things that went on in this game. Holmqvist was aggressive in net, which I thought was great. He hasn't come out of the net to challenge many shooters much so far this season, and he was doing that tonight. That's a sign of confidence, and considering how he hasn't been playing a lot lately, good for him.

Kuba was having a very good game. I thought that those two blocked shots were very nicely done. There were a lot of blocked shots in this game, but his were the more obvious. But I guess sliding across the ice after letting a guy get past you would be more noticeable.

And I think that getting scoring from the 3rd and 4th lines tonight was exactly what they needed. It's unfortunate that they had a mini-collapse at the end of the third, but they did hold on to win. When you've gotten out of the practice of holding on to leads, sometimes it takes a while for that to come back to you.

So, Tampa Bay is definitely doing good things - winning being the best of them all. Apparently, the Lightning are only 10 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Sad thing for the Conference, but good thing for the Lightning. So it is still possible for this team to make it to playoffs. And if they manage to stick to their winning ways, they should make it there.

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