Lightning Fight for Playoff Spot, Treat Remaining Games as Playoffs

0:00It's April 10th. Welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Tampa Bay Lightning just dropped a tight 2-1 decision to the Montreal Canadiens, putting them on a 3-game losing streak with only 3. Regular season games left. They're scrambling for that prime postseason spot, and this match up feels like a first-round playoff teaser. The game got chippy quick, with the teams racking up over 100 penalty minutes in the second period alone. Lightning killed off all 7 ha power plays, 13 minutes worth, but went 0 for 4 on their own chances, which wore them down big time. Coach John Cooper kept it real, saying they didn't get it done and need to shake off the fatigue. Forward. Cory Perry fired up the room, stressing that gritty, no-backed down style is in their blood, and makes them dangerous when they channel it. Right, huh? Now they're treating every remaining game, like the playoffs, to peak at the perfect moment. They sit at 102 points, trailing Montreal's 104 on Buffalo's 106 in the Atlantic Division

1:02Hunt. Leaguewide off day Friday gives them a breather before hitting Boston Saturday at 12.30 PM against the Bruins, then home dates Monday, versus Detroit and Wednesday with the Rangers to wrap it up. Time to flip the script and lock in that momentum.