TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning dropped the first two games of the the Eastern Conference final in part because they struggled to possess the puck.
Now they’re making the Rangers chase the puck, and after holding home ice, they have evened the series at two games apiece following their 4-1 win Tuesday night at Amalie Arena.
As the series returns to Madison Square Garden for Thursday’s pivotal Game 5, the Lightning are coming off their finest defensive performance of the series. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 33 saves and for most of the night, the Lightning prevented any net front danger — limiting second-chance shots and deflections.
