The Lightning made some personnel changes to their power play before Friday’s game at Washington, hoping a new look would give the team a spark on the man-advantage.
But the same problems haunted the Lightning against the Capitals at Capital One Arena. They couldn’t take advantage of scoring opportunities in the offensive zone or on the power play and continued to leak oil in their end in a 5-1 loss.
A bone-rattling shoulder-to-head hit on Cal Foote that forced the Tampa Bay defenseman from the game, and Pat Maroon’s retaliatory fight, should have energizes the Lightning (7-6-1). Instead, they continued to sink into their special-teams rut.
