When the schedule came out for second round match-up between the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning came out, the NHL made the odd decision to have Games 3 and 4 to be played on back-to-back night at the St. Pete Times Forum. There wasn't any explination given why it was scheduled that way, but Greg Auman of the St. Pete Times found out the reason this morning.
How did Sun Dome renovations impact NHL playoffs? USF graduation is next Thursday at Times Forum, so Lightning must play Tuesday-Wednesday.less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® 
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Greg Auman
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Normally USF holds the graduation ceremonies at the Sun Dome on campus. But with the arena undergoing a complete renovation this summer, officials from the university moved everything downtown to the Forum. Unfortunately, it just fell on the right day to force the NHL's hand.
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