The Tampa Bay Lightning go back on the road to play the New York Rangers on Sunday for Game 5 of their NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2015 series, and after four games there is still nothing between these two teams.
Today's big Eastern Conference Final Game 5 between the Lightning and the Rangers has a scheduled start time of 8 p.m. ET and takes place from Madison Square Garden in New York. The game will be broadcast live on the NBC Sports network, but can also be watched online through live stream via the link below.
After the Rangers were so effectively trounced in Game 2 and left disappointed by an overtime loss in Game 3, they stormed back to demolish Tampa Bay in Game 4. That 5-1 win for the Rangers at Amalie Arena marked the first time that Lightning goalie Ben Bishop has allowed five goals in two straight games for four years.
Some had expected the Lightning to turn the screw and run out towards an easy series win after their wins in Games 2 and 3, however, the Rangers showed the fight and determination that their team has become so well known for over recent years.
However, the Lightning are not a team to be fazed by losses, and in this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, they are 4-1 after suffering losses. They will hope to rebound today to claim a win that would move them to within one more victory of the Stanley Cup Final.
Lightning coach Jon Copper has said, "Well, if you think about the history of our team since I guess our band has been together for the last two years, we've had pretty good responses after we've lost games."
Cooper added, "I'm not sitting here saying we're playing poorly, because I don't think we're playing poorly. Do we have some things we have to tighten up? Yes. But give the Rangers credit. They're making us do things that are probably a little outside of our comfort zone."
Talking about the Rangers he said, "They've got a lot of good players over there, so they're hard to contain, just as probably they think we are in some respect. But we've been a pretty good bounce-back team, and we've had a fairly good history of bouncing back after losses."
Indicating that his team are ready to do a bit of fighting back of their own, he said: "I know when we spoke after the game yesterday our guys had a pretty determined look on their face. They know the series wasn't going to be a sweep. Now it's down to the best of three, and game on."
Today's big Game 5 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New York Rangers has a scheduled start time of 8 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the NBC Sports network. The game can also be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
