The ’14-’15 Tampa Bay Lightning had a tough time getting to the Final, but breezed through an easy five-game series win once they got there. (via lightning.nhl.com)

Here is the 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning Qualifying Tournament in its entirety.

The 2nd-seeded ’14-’15 Tampa Bay Lightning are now the third different representative for the franchise and they almost dropped the opening game of this qualifier final. The 4th-seeded ’13-’14 Tampa Bay Lightning led 2-1 very late into the third period. With the goaltender pulled and the extra attacker on, Brian Boyle tied it for the ’14-’15 Lightning with just 17 seconds remaining. It then took just over two minutes into overtime for Alex Killorn to win it for the ’14-’15 Lightning as they took a 1-0 series lead. Then, courtesy of a five-point (4G, 1A) performance from Tyler Johnson, the ’14-’15 Lightning took a 2-0 series lead with a 5-2 win in Game 2. The ’13-’14 Lightning got on the board in the series with a 6-2 win of their own. Ondrej Palat registered a hat trick and added an assist for a four-point effort in the win for the ’13-’14 Lightning. Palat did the same thing in Game 4, only for the ’14-’15 Lightning. He scored twice, including the game-winner four plus minutes into overtime, while also tallying two assists as the ’14-’15 Lightning won 4-3 to take a 3-1 series lead. They closed the series out with a 3-0 shutout win in Game 5 as Ben Bishop stopped all 27 shots he saw while both Palat (1G, 2A) and Nikita Kucherov (2G, 1A) posted three-point nights. 

GAME 1:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’14-’15 TBL – 3   ’13-’14 TBL – 2   (OT)   (1-0   ’14-’15 TBL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – Ben Bishop (’13-’14 TBL) – OTL   3.00 GAA   .932 SV% (41 SV’s)

2nd Star: G – Ben Bishop (’14-’15 TBL) – W   2.00 GAA   .933 SV% (28 SV’s)

3rd Star: C – Tyler Johnson (’14-’15 TBL) – 0 G   2 A   2 P   Even   8 S

GAME 2:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’14-’15 TBL – 5   ’13-’14 TBL – 2   (2-0   ’14-’15 TBL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: C – Tyler Johnson (’14-’15 TBL) – 4 G   1 A   5 P   +5   8 S

2nd Star: RW – Ryan Callahen (’14-’15 TBL) – 0 G   2 A   2 P   +3   1 S

3rd Star: D – Victor Hedman (’14-’15 TBL) – 0 G   2 A   2 P   +2   2 S

GAME 3:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’13-’14 TBL – 6   ’14-’15 TBL – 2   (2-1   ’14-’15 TBL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: LW – Ondrej Palat (’13-’14 TBL) – 3 G   1 A   4 P   +6   6 S

2nd Star: D – Victor Hedman (’13-’14 TBL) – 1 G   2 A   3 P   +4   4 S

3rd Star: C – Valtteri Filppula (’13-’14 TBL) – 1 G   2 A   3 P   +4   2 S

GAME 4:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’14-’15 TBL – 4   ’13-’14 TBL – 3   (OT)   (3-1   ’14-’15 TBL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: LW – Ondrej Palat (’14-’15 TBL) – 2 G   2 A   4 P   +3   6 S

2nd Star: RW – Nikita Kucherov (’14-’15 TBL) – 1 G   2 A   3 P   +3   11 S

3rd Star: RW – Martin St. Louis (’13-’14 TBL) – 2 G   0 A   2 P   -1   6 S

GAME 5:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’14-’15 TBL – 3   ’13-’14 TBL – 0   (4-1   ’14-’15 TBL)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – Ben Bishop (’14-’15 TBL) – W   0.00 GAA   1.000 SV% (27 SV’s)

2nd Star: RW – Nikita Kucherov (’14-’15 TBL) – 2 G   1 A   3 P   +3   11 S

3rd Star: LW – Ondrej Palat (’14-’15 TBL) – 1 G   2 A   3 P   +3   4 S

Up next is the 2016 Calgary Flames Qualifying Tournament!