Much like in Game 2, the Tampa Bay Lightning are rolling with 11 forwards and seven defensemen against the New York Rangers tonight.
That more or less means that promising blueliner Nikita Nesterov will remain in the mix, while Jonathan Drouin and his questioned defense prowess will not.
Apparently going with an extra defenseman and one fewer forward has worked out quite well for the Bolts:
Nesterov is in the lineup, so #TBLightning going with 11 forwards/7 defenseme. Bolts are 5-1 w/ that alignment in playoffs. #NYRvsTBL
— Bryan Burns (@BBurnsNHL) May 21, 2015
