from Chris Johnston of Sportsnet,

They have grown with age and Stanley Cup heartbreak. They’ve reassembled the pieces, revised the gameplan and reimagined what they should be in the process.

And as the Tampa Bay Lightning march into the Eastern Conference final for a fourth time in six years, even veteran members of the team concede that this trip feels different.

“Maybe our mentality has changed a little bit. We pay attention all over the ice,” said Victor Hedman, smiling amidst the glow of a double-overtime winner that eliminated Boston on Monday night.

No NHL team has scored more goals or won more regular-season games than Tampa since the start of the 2014-15 season. And thus, no team better understands why trouble can arrive when you’re trying to score five per night in the playoffs.

It’s somewhat fitting that the decider in a five-game series with the Bruins ended by a score of 3-2 because it underlines how Jon Cooper’s crew has become the leopard that changed its spot.

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