The news Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos would miss the next six to eight weeks as he has surgery Monday to repair a core muscle injury came out right as the puck dropped between the Lightning and the Calgary Flames at AMALIE Arena Saturday afternoon, casting a pall over the sellout crowd in attendance.
Against the Flames, the Lightning discovered the formula they'll have to use to keep winning without Stamkos: win the special teams battle, get scoring contributions throughout the lineup, make timely saves and respond when the opposition swings momentum.
Tampa Bay did all four versus Calgary to pull out of a four-game losing skid and win 4-3, improving to 41-19-5 on the season.
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