Lightning must overcome home playoff woes or they won't survive opening round against Montreal

TAMPA, Fla. — (AP) — Behind a loud, energetic, sellout crowd chanting “Let’s Go Bolts!” from Thunder Alley into the arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning should have a clear home-ice advantage. A 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 on Sunday was the Lightning’s 10th loss in 11 games at home in the postseason, going back to Games 4 and 6 in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final against Colorado. The Lightning have been knocked out of the playoffs in the first round three straight years since th...