Despite all the hype surrounding him after game one, the Tampa Bay Lightning proved that Marc-Andre Fleury is in fact human Friday night. The Bolts got that crucial first goal against Fluery early in game one, and then they got several more on their way to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, tying the series at one game a piece and giving Tampa Bay home ice advantage as the series shifts back to Tampa.
After a strong game one, some were questioning if Fleury would find a way to steal the series all on his own. The answer to that was a resounding no in the early going in this one. The Lightning got off to a quick start, with defenseman Eric Brewer scoring on a 2-1 break on the Lightning’s first shot on goal, just over two minutes into the game. Brewer beat Fleury high, glove side with a wicked shot to give the Lightning their first goal of the postseason; it set the tone that tonight was going to be different.
This article appears in Apr 14-20, 2011.