Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning
6:30 PM ET, May 3, 2011
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
The Tampa Bay Lightning aren't impressed with their surprising 2-0 NHL playoff lead over the Washington Capitals.
Coach Guy Boucher and his players know there's still much work to be done to pull off an upset in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
With the top-seeded Capitals vowing to find a way to overcome their slow start in the best-of-seven matchup, the Lightning know first-hand why they can't take anything for granted when the series resumes with Game 3 on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay rallied a 3-1 deficit to eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.
Boucher shrugged off a suggestion Monday that his team finds itself in a reverse role returning home after winning twice on the road to begin the series.
"It's because for me, the roles are not reversed. For me, it's one game, and every game's a championship game," the first-year coach said. "That's what we try to do all year long. We never try to look at standings. We never stressed where we were in the big picture. We kept it very limited to what we have to do.
Coach Guy Boucher and his players know there's still much work to be done to pull off an upset in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
With the top-seeded Capitals vowing to find a way to overcome their slow start in the best-of-seven matchup, the Lightning know first-hand why they can't take anything for granted when the series resumes with Game 3 on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay rallied a 3-1 deficit to eliminate the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round.
Boucher shrugged off a suggestion Monday that his team finds itself in a reverse role returning home after winning twice on the road to begin the series.
"It's because for me, the roles are not reversed. For me, it's one game, and every game's a championship game," the first-year coach said. "That's what we try to do all year long. We never try to look at standings. We never stressed where we were in the big picture. We kept it very limited to what we have to do.
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