The Lightning are off to an impressive start in their home opener against the Atlanta Thrashers at the St. Pete Times Forum tonight. Up 2-0 after one period, they hold statistical edges in shots taken (20 to 13), face-off percentage (71% to 29%) and hits (11 to 7). They’re also 1-for-1 on the power play so far, scoring the opening goal with the man advantage at 5:23.
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