In the Lightning’s Game 3 overtime win, there were two power-play goals and the game-tying goal came with a man advantage when goalie Ben Bishop was pulled.
Friday, it was a vastly different, defense-oriented Game 4, which ended 1:34 into overtime when Jason Garrison’s point shot at even strength provided a 2-1 win.
But the penalty-killers on each team played a major role, especially in the first 40 minutes.
Maybe that shouldn’t have been unexpected. The shorthanded units have fared very well all year — the Lightning ranked fourth at 89.5 percent in the playoffs and seventh at 84.