DALLAS – On a Thursday in Dallas, the Lightning went from being up, perhaps undeservedly, to being down, likely deserved, to being even, certainly deserved, to giving up a late goal in regulation to lose, with given how the game played out, is a just result.
Playing for the seventh time in the 11 days, missing their full second defensive pairing and having to start the game with only 17 skaters - one short of a full squad - saw Tampa Bay play perhaps its worst game of the season.
Yet, in the final minutes of the game, the Lightning nearly stole at least a point.
And then, they didn't on a pla...
