from Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times,

Worried about the Lightning?

Freaking out, maybe?

The fans' sense of panic hasn't quite hit the Tampa Bay dressing room. This is still a first-place team, a playoff team, an experienced team. You don't rack up 106 points by luck.

But this upcoming five-day stretch will be extremely telling for the Lightning, starting with Thursday night's showdown with the Bruins at TD Garden. It is the first of two final meetings between the rivals, and they'll go a long way in deciding the Atlantic Division title. The Bruins trail Tampa Bay by one point, with a game in hand and seven to go.

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