Lightning continue to struggle in loss to Jets

The Lightning lost to the Winnipeg Jets, 5-2 Monday night.

Yet another poor road showing from the Bolts. This time, it wasn't just a poor start to the game, but an overall terrible game. Defensive turnovers gave the Jets all the chances they would need. The Lightning, on the other hand, had plenty of chances but failed to capitalize. Several times they had open looks at the net, but either sent the shot wide or high or back towards the goalie. Marty St. Louis finally scored again, just his 3rd goal of the year, and Steven Stamkos scored his 11th, but the 2 goals were not enough in the losing effort.

One glaring problem with the Lightning right now is the unproductivity of the power play. They had not only a 4-minute 5-on-4, but they also had a full minute of a 5-on-3, and failed to score each time and in fact were only able to muster a few shots off. The passing has been terrible on the power play unit, they lack the ability to keep the puck in the offensive zone for very long, and there seems to almost never be a big body in front of the net to screen the goalie and tip shots and rebounds in. If only Dave Andreychuk could come on down and re-lace up the skates again...