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Lightning’s attempt to nurse 1-goal lead bites ‘em in the butt; Teravainen, Vermette help Hawks win
by George Malik on 06/03/15 at 10:01 PM ET
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The Tampa Bay Lightning looked like they were going to nurse a 1-0 lead to a Game 1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Final, but sitting on a lead against the Blackhawks isn't the best defensive strategy, as illustrated by the pair of goals that Teuvo Teravainen and Antoine Vermette scored just 1:58 apart, giving Chicago a 2-1 victory:
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I think you’re wrong to say that Tampa sat on the lead. Clearly Chicago activated their D-men, and got a seeing-eye goal to tie it. Tampa did get a breakaway, a direct result of the Chicago D-men activating, but could not convert. Chicago’s 2nd goal was off a bad Tampa turnover.
oh I think this was definitely a rope-a-dope performance that backfired. G2 TB will not know what to do and CHI will dominate.
Posted by duhduhduh on 06/04/15 at 06:27 AM ET
There were totally sitting on that lead. Multiple opportunities to get into the offensive zone resulted in just a dump in and peal back.
Posted by phillyd from Southern New Jersey on 06/04/15 at 09:00 AM ET
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I think you’re wrong to say that Tampa sat on the lead. Clearly Chicago activated their D-men, and got a seeing-eye goal to tie it. Tampa did get a breakaway, a direct result of the Chicago D-men activating, but could not convert. Chicago’s 2nd goal was off a bad Tampa turnover.
Tampa pretty much dominated this game until the the Hawks activated their D-men. This should be a good series.
Posted by JayK on 06/03/15 at 10:28 PM ET