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Yes, Johnson and Hedman are playing for Lightning in Game 1

Tyler Johnson, Petr Mrazek

Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson (9) celebrates after scoring past Detroit Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek (34), of the Czech Republic, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t heading into the playoffs at 100 percent ... but they’re about as close to 100 percent as they could hope for in Game 1.

Some toss-ups are going the Bolts way, as Tyler Johnson, Victor Hedman, Ryan Callahan and Nikita Kucherov can go against the Detroit Red Wings.

(Johnson seemed like a wild card, in particular.)

Now, playing isn’t always the same as playing at your full capacity, so we’ll see how things shake out when the playoffs kick into action.

Now get ready for the fun.