They have racked up 44 points and have scored 110 goals while giving up only 74 which means a differential of 36. The differential for the second place team is 17 and the third place goes all the way down to 3.
So, yes, they are hot right now. Last night, C.J., Zack, and I headed down to Tampa to see them hopefully extend their 3 game win streak. They played the Winnipeg Jets who also have a great record at 17-8 with a goal differential of 16.
It's safe to say that the game could not have gotten off to a worse start. Winnipeg scored just a minute and a half into the game, the Lightning had 0 shots in the first 8 minutes of the game, and they also did not win a single face off in the 7 attempts during that time period.
But after some shift changes, they hit their groove and started becoming the aggressive players we are used to seeing this year. Goals were traded throughout the game ending in a tie and overtime (although I'm at a loss as to understand a goalie interference call that negated a Lightning goal and resulted in a couple rounds of "refs you suck" cheers - basically a Lightning players was close to the goalie and then got pushed from behind by a Winnipeg player which made him fall into the goalie. How is that the Lightning player's fault???)
Anyway, 30 some seconds into overtime Brayden Point scored on a breakaway and the Lightning pulled out the win. Terrible reffing aside, it was a fun game to watch.
I miss my camera. I have to see about replacing the internal battery.
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