Steven Stamkos dished out a pair of assists in his return to Tampa Bay, but the Nashville Predators ultimately fell to the Lightning by a 3-2 final in overtime on Monday night at Amalie Arena.
The result sees Nashville’s three-game win streak come to an end on a night where they almost found a way to come back once more, but the storybook ending for Stamkos and his club wasn’t meant to be.
“I mean, I obviously wanted to come in here and get a win for our team, but we’ll take the point,” Stamkos said. “I thought we started a little sluggish in the game. They’ve got some skilled players that made some good plays, but we battled back. And, for me, obviously a pretty weird night, pretty emotional. But, once the tribute happened, you kind of settle into the game, and then you focus on what you need to do to help your team win. And [we] just came up a little short tonight.”…