Sunday, 3 a.m.
They got off to a slow start ... and it didn't matter.
They played their backup goaltender ... and it didn't matter.
They played at home ... and yes, it mattered.
The Tampa Bay Lightning ran its record to 5-0 at Benchmark International Arena Saturday with a 4-2 win over Vancouver.
Backup goalie Dennis Hildeby didn't have to work too hard for his second win a Lighning net. He faced just 14 shots, and allowed only two in.
Those two goals gave the Canucks a 2-0 lead.
Nikita Kucherov scored a pair of goals to tie things. Jake Guentzel and Pontus Holmberg put the Bolts over the top for the win.
The Lightning plays on the road at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena Tueseay night at 10:30 p.m.