The Lightning are just one point out of a playoff spot at 27-20-4 overall with a 3-9-0 record against their Atlantic Division opponents. They’re averaging 3.4 goals per game which puts them fourth in the league, but the past month has proven to be their most difficult hurdle offensively.

If the Lightning end up making a push to the postseason, these might end up being the days that began their second-half surge. When the week began, they were outside a playoff spot with two games against an Ottawa team four points ahead of them in the Atlantic Division standings.