It was entertaining for those who were there, but the Lightning would take the worst kind of win, any win, at the moment. Tuesday night's 4-3 overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers meant Tampa Bay fell to its third consecutive defeat, leaving it winless in its last five and 1-6-4 after 11 matches. The Lightning also fell to 2-8 this season on games decided in overtime or a shootout.
Not good numbers, but at least the Lightning are providing opposition fans with some entertainment.
It all happened late on as the Lightning rallied from two down in the third, first on a popped-up puck that bounced off Vinny Prospal's shoulder, then through former Flyer Steve Downie. The night could so easily have had a happy ending when Ryan Malone had a breakaway opportunity with 16.3 seconds left, but he failed to convert. But when Scott Hartnell threw his glove Malone had a penalty shot and a chance to win it but Biron saved.
Malone's bad luck continued when he bumped into Biron in overtime and Mike Richards scored on the power play.
Life is never dull with the Lightning around...
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