TAMPA – It's been two years, one month and one day since the Tampa Bay Lightning last played a playoff game at Amalie Arena.
That was back on April 19, 2019, when the Lightning limped out of the building following a second consecutive loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
When the puck drops to open Game 3 of the opening round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, things are much different than the last time.
Tampa Bay will take to home ice in a playoff game as a defending Stanley Cup champion. And the anticipated sell-out crowd of just under 50-percent capacity will feel like a sold out Wembley Stad...
