TORONTO — Riding a season-high five-game winning streak, the Lightning arrived at Scotiabank Arena playing some of their best hockey of the season.
Their first trip to Toronto since eliminating the Maple Leafs in last season’s opening round brought back memories of a big part of another deep postseason run. But everyone in the Lightning locker room knew there wasn’t much that separated the teams and that it could have been the Leafs who advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.
Tuesday, surging Tampa Bay had an opportunity to pull within a point of second-place Toronto in the Atlantic Division standings. But come game time, the Lightning had to battle for every shot against a defensive-minded team.
