PHILADELPHIA - Heading into the second half of a back-to-back generally creates a sense of uncertainty.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning showing signs of heavy legs for most of the game the night before in Boston, facing a Philadelphia Flyers team reeling and rested, Tampa Bay knew what was facing them playing less than 24 hours after an overtime victory against the Bruins.
And it's games like Sunday in which the lopsided 7-1 victory in favor of Tampa Bay betrays how the game started. And it's those moments, a team looks to their goaltender, generally the backup in these situations, to keep the ga...
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