Tampa Bay converted on one of its two power plays with Brayden Point scoring at 6-on-4 with 54 seconds remaining.
It was good from a confidence side that you get to your game and you can have success.
Although New York lost to Tampa Bay in six games in the Eastern Conference Final last season, it emerged from that series believing it matched up well.
Another key was limiting the Lightning’s rush chances.
In fact, the Lightning’s top line of Ondrej Palat, Point and Nikita Kucherov combined for one shot on goal, from Kucherov in the first period, before Point got his first of the game with 2:11 remaining in the third.
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