The Tampa Bay Lightning came up short in the opener of this Eastern Conference finals series when the New York Rangers picked up a narrow 2-1 win. They came back strong in Game 2 though as they defeated the Rangers 6-2 at Madison Square Garden, and I like the Lightning tonight as the series shifts to Amalie Arena.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. The Triplets - Tyler Johnson, 24, centering Nikita Kucherov, 21, and Ondrej Palat, 24 had combined for 18 of the Lightning's 35 post-season goals coming into Game 2 Monday. They played a big part in Tampa's success once again as Tyler Johnson scored a hat-trick and I can see the youngsters thrive in front of an enthusiastic home-crowd tonight.

2. Special Teams - Tampa Bay was 3-for-6 on the power play in the last game and is now 7-for-5 in its last five games.

3. X-Factor - Ben Bishop has lost just one of his nine match-ups against the Rangers over his career.

Selection: This is a play on the Tampa Bay Lightning (10*)