BRANDON, Fla. — The Lightning had one distinct advantage playing on home ice for the first time this postseason: the last line change, allowing them to create favorable matchups with Toronto.
Tampa Bay tasked its second line of Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn with keeping the Maple Leafs’ top line at bay. For the most part, it worked in Game 3.
Sure, the Lightning didn’t get the result they wanted, a 5-2 loss that has them trailing the Maple Leafs 2-1 in the best-of-seven series. But managing Toronto’s top line is no easy feat.
