TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Lightning faced a big challenge this week.
Returning home from an extended five-game road trip, dropping the final two games after winning the first three, the Lightning had three playoff teams - including the league's top team - waiting for them upon returning home for three consecutive games before their bye week.
The Tampa Bay Lightning faced a challenge on Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings, coming off that big win the game before against the league's top team and having to come back to play the final game before their bye week.
Perhaps no challenge, however, was ...
