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Lightning's lapses mean lessons learned heading to Game 7

TAMPA, Fla. -- As dejected as the Tampa Bay Lightning were after failing to close out the Eastern Conference finals in Game 6 on Tuesday, they can’t waste any more time thinking about their 7-3 loss to the New York Rangers.

It’s on to Game 7.

The winner of Friday’s game at Madison Square Garden will earn a trip to the Stanley Cup finals to face either the Anaheim Ducks or Chicago Blackhawks.

Trailing 2-1 to start the third period Tuesday, Tampa lost focus and was lit up. The Lightning hung in there and kept it close for two periods, but they pressed too much in the final 20 minutes and fell apart. Too many mistakes and maybe a bit of inexperience in this type of situation caused them to grip the sticks a little too tight.

“For our team, as a group, we’ve never been this far before, and so it’s just more lessons learned,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper. “Sometimes you have to go to the school of hard knocks to find out what works and what doesn’t. We’ve got a young group. They’ve played some unreal hockey here to get us this far, and we showed if we’re not going to play the proper way, a really, really good hockey team is going to beat you, and that’s what they did. It’s a lesson learned.”

Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop wasn’t at his best, but it wasn’t completely his fault. Tampa had too many breakdowns and the Rangers capitalized. It also didn’t help the Lightning’s chances that New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was outstanding in the first two periods.

“We obviously did everything we could, especially in the first two periods. We had a lot of good chances,” said Tampa defenseman Victor Hedman. “Lundqvist made some unreal saves. You know as players there’s going to be ups and downs. Game 7 at Madison Square Garden, it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

After New York made it 5-1 in the third period, Cooper replaced Bishop with backup Andrei Vasilevskiy. With the game out of hand, it was also a way to give Bishop a little more rest leading up to Game 7.

“Coop and I have been doing this for a long time,” Bishop said. “I know the way he’s thinking, that’s just the way it is.”

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Lightning relish chance to upset Rangers in Game 7

TAMPA, Fla. -- If there is a team that can look at the New York Rangers' dominant Game 7 record and turn it into something to lick your chops about, it’s indeed these young Tampa Bay Lightning.

They’re not quite the young Edmonton Oilers of the early to mid-1980s, sticking their tongues out after scoring goals, but there’s something about these kids from Tampa that makes you think they relish the chance to write a little history Friday night at Madison Square Garden, where the Rangers are 7-0 all time in Game 7s.

"I guess that means they’re due to lose one, right?" mused Lightning winger Alex Killorn, 25, during a media call Wednesday.

No bold prediction a la Alex Ovechkin from this group -- and frankly, enough of that already -- but there's certainly a sense from the Lightning that if you’re counting them out because they "blew" their chance at wrapping up the Eastern Conference finals in Game 6, you don’t know what makes them tick.

"We’ve got a pretty young, confident group, and when they’ve been pushed against the wall they have found an unbelievable way to push back," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Wednesday. "We’re looking for that again on Friday."

That same youth, however, has also been a detriment at times during these playoffs. Such as when the Bolts followed up an impressive Game 4 win at Detroit in the opening round with a dud at home in Game 5. Or when, after going up 3-0 in the series with Montreal in the second round, they responded by playing lousy in the next two games to suddenly give the Habs life.

Or when, after a remarkably dominant defensive performance in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, the Lightning got lit up 7-3 at home in Game 6.

The learning curve of a youthful squad -- with its tendency to take the foot off the gas after big, emotional wins -- is part of the process, but it’s also frustrating.

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Rangers get a charge out of playing Game 7 against Lightning at MSG

hese two teams have battled hard in the Eastern Conference finals and it comes down to Game 7 Friday night (8 p.m. ET) at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers avoided elimination with a 7-3 win in Game 6 Tuesday at Amalie Arena, and it’s not surprising this series will go the distance.

The Rangers improved to 15-3 in their last 18 playoff games when facing elimination, dating back to Game 6 of the 2012 quarterfinals against the Ottawa Senators. New York also improved to 43-0-1 this season when leading after two periods, including 7-0 in these postseason.

It’s been nearly impossible to predict the outcome of any of these games. It truly has been back and forth. When puck drops Friday, and no matter the outcome, Game 7 will not disappoint.

“What you can predict is that two teams are going to go on the ice and battle and work extremely hard to try and win a game,” said Rangers coach Alain Vigneault. “You’ve got two highly skilled teams that both want to win.”

Both teams were off Wednesday. The Lightning stayed in Tampa for an extra day, while the Rangers returned home to New York. Vigneault’s message to his players Wednesday focused on getting the proper rest for what’s ahead.

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