NEW YORK — The Lightning won two straight Stanley Cups by perfecting the art of self-correction. They couldn’t be beaten two games in a row because you could trust that they would take a hard look at their own errors and ensure they wouldn’t make them again the next time out.
Because of that, Tampa Bay was unbeatable in the postseason.
With Friday night’s 3-2 Eastern Conference final Game 2 loss to the Rangers, the Lightning not only fell into a 2-0 series hole going back to Tampa, but their streak of 17 straight postseason wins following a loss (2020 to now) — a staple of their success the past two postseasons — also came to an end.
