TAMPA, Fla. — Becky McKeen has stuck with one tried and true tradition for the past month and a half. Even a run to the airport didn’t change things when the Lightning needed her.
Tampa Bay led its second-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers 1-0, but Game 2 was tied at 1 in the third period.
McKeen was en route to pick up her daughter, Grace, at Tampa International Airport. On the way home, she asked her husband, Barry, to make a quick pit stop at Amalie Arena. It was time to work her particular brand of magic.