What about the rest of the game? The Flames owned a majority of the possession - particularly in the second period - but Andrei Vasilevskiy delivered a strong performance and helped neutralize Calgary's advantage. He allowed very few rebounds, so the Flames were not able to produce second-chance opportunities. Vasilevskiy made some tough saves, including a remarkable glove stop on Jonathan Huberdeau in the third period. But given their big possession edge, the Flames didn't generate as many quality looks as they might have liked. In fact, the Lightning may have generated a higher volume of scoring chances.
So credit the Lightning for defending well when they didn't have the puck. The Flames pressured the puck throughout the night and forced turnovers. But more often than not, they didn't translate that possession time into Grade-A chances.
The second period was the frame in which Calgary established its most decisive possession advantage. The first and third periods were more evenly-played. And after Myers' momentum-swinging goal, the Lightning successfully dictated play for much of the rest of the night.
It was a strange game regarding face-offs. For the second straight contest, the Lightning badly lost the face-off battle in the first period, but ended up winning more than 50 percent by night's end. Their strong third period work in the circle helped them close out this game - the Lightning went 16-6 on draws during the final frame.
The Lightning went almost half the game without Nick Perbix, who left in the second period and didn't return. It was a credit to the five other defensemen, four of whom are lefties, that they finished the game so strongly.
With the victory, the Lightning swept their three-game homestand. They'll look to keep rolling when they visit Nashville on Saturday.
Lightning Radio Three Stars of the Game (as selected by Phil Esposito):
1. Andrei Vasilevskiy - Lightning. 39 saves.
2. Mikhail Sergachev - Lightning. Two assists.
3. Ian Cole - Lightning. Assist.
