TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning are going to the playoffs, and they know the set of teams they’ll have to get past to return to the Stanley Cup Final. But they only have a few games left to round into postseason form.
There was plenty to like out of the Lightning’s 4-3 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday night at Amalie Arena. They had a terrific start and rallied, but ultimately committed too many costly turnovers that led to scoring opportunities on the other end.
The Lightning (46-22-8, 100 points) came back from a two-goal deficit, tying the score on Ross Colton’s second goal of the night 43 seconds into the third period, only to see the game slip away when defenseman Mikhail Sergachev’s turnover in the neutral zone ended up in the back of the net.
