I didn’t listen to tonights radio broadcast of the Lightning vs. Capitals game, but from what was passed on to me – it sounded familiar in a negative sense and (upon reading the recap) familiar in a highly positive sense.
The negative sentiment was directed at the Lightning special teams not taking advantage of opportunities and the Lightning offense not capitalizing more against the Caps (but they were facing Olaf Kolzig). When I heard Vinny Lecavalier scored on a 5-on-3 to tie it, visions of last season danced before my eyes and memories of listless and uninspired play with lone goals on lop sided Power Play opportunities (if at all).
Dan Boyle’s game-winning, overtime goal (also scored on a power play) cemented that thought in my mind.
But lets get to the good news. The one stat that stands out to me is Marc Denis 40 saves. Denis, whose stats were less-than-stellar during scrimmages over the past few days, let in an early goal (on the 2nd shot of the game) but settled down. I wish I had seen the game to be able to comment on the defensive effort in front of him and what not…
Sorry for the blind-eye comments on the game… Bolts win the Preseason opener 3-2 in overtime.
