The Tampa Bay Lightning have been severely outplayed by the New York Rangers, yet it’s 1-1 as of this writing.
Simply put, the “Triplets” line of Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Nikita Kucherov is one of the hottest in the NHL in both the regular season and playoffs. You really can’t take them lightly at any time, and even when they’re well-monitored, members of that unit can still score power-play beauties like these:
There’s only so much you can do about that, right?
The Palat-Johnson-Kucherov line is responsible for 18 of 35 #TBLightning goals in these playoffs.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) May 16, 2015