As much as I want to go right after the offense again, this one was tough, so I’ll let it go. The Bolts got some great goaltending tonight from Mike Smith who stopped 35 of 36 and scored just enough to get a tough win in Philadelphia. The offense came from Jussi Jokinen and Vinny Prospal, who got the two goals in spite of only getting 22 shots at Marty Biron. Never the less, Smith stepped up big time tonight against a tough Philly team. This is even more impressive considering the ugly night he had on Thursday. I personally thought Kolzig would get the nod tonight after Smith’s display the other night, but it looks like The Mullet pushed the right button this time. The Lightning are still struggling to limit scoring opportunities and get some of there own. They need more to show than 22 shots with the caliber of offensive talent they put on the ice. The defense also needs to help the net minders out a little bit more, we can’t expect these type of performances routinely from our netkeepers. Still a nice road victory though.

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