The defense seemed to falter again, allowing several great Carolina chances that resulted in goals. While Dwayne Roloson couldn't carry over his success from his shutout last game, the defense put him in some bad situations, and some of the time the pucks are bound to go into the net.
The Lightning had a tough night offensively, missing quite a few open looks and failing to capitalize on some great opportunities, such as a full 2-minute 5-on-3 powerplay that went for nothing. One positive from the night was Brett Connolly scoring his first NHL goal, after some good hard work by Marty St. Louis and Vinny Lecavalier behind the net. The goal brought the score within 1 at 3-2; unfortunately, less than a minute later the Canes got the goal back on a 2-on-1 breakaway, and the 4-2 score would stand.
The loss drops the Bolts to 4th in the Southeast Division, with 12 points on the year. If the season ended today, Tampa Bay would be in 9th place in the conference and out of the playoffs.
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