Monday, 4 a.m.
Spend enough time on the road, and some stretches are going to turn rocky.
Ask the Tampa Bay Lightning, who saw their excellence away from home end in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Bolts, who took seven of eight points on their latest road trip, rallied from a 3-1 deficit to force overtime.
Few teams have played as well as the Bolts out of a suitcase this year. The Bolts have won 23 games away from home, tied with Colorado for most in the league.
The Bolts took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Ryan McDonaugh, but Calgary scored three straight goals to take a commanding lead.
Darre Radysh scored his 19th goal to bring the Bolts back within one, and Pontus Holmberg tied the game with 4:20 to play,
Calgary won the overtime faceoff and kept possession until Ryan Strome ended the game with 26 seconds into overtime.
Goalie Jonas Johansson allowed four goals on 29 shots. He is now 10-10-1 on the year.
The Lightning returns home to the Benchmark International Arena with a game against Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.