TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning are playing like they’re ready for the postseason. And with two games remaining on the regular-season schedule, they’ll need this energy heading into next week’s first-round series.
Tampa Bay defeated the Blue Jackets, 4-1, on Tuesday night at Amalie Arena. Toronto (53-21-7, 113 points), meanwhile, defeated Detroit, securing the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic.
Boston (50-25-5, 105), the first wild-card seed in the Eastern Conference, defeated Florida and remains in contention for the No. 3 seed, trailing the Lightning (50-22-8, 108) by three points with two games remaining.
