The Tampa Bay Lightning carved out their own slice of NHL history during a dominant regular season in which they tied the league record for most victories. A fourth straight loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, and the Lightning will have a chapter of NHL lore all to themselves. Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is a big reason the Tampa Bay Lightning are just three periods away from being eliminated. Yet Tampa Bay finds itself three periods away from an unprecedented post-season exit heading into Game 4 Tuesday. He knows more than anyone that if the Penguins can’t get it together, summer is coming earlier than anyone expected.

Source: thestar April 15, 2019 22:07 UTC