The captain of the Lightning is one of the most dynamic players in hockey, but Steven Stamkos hasn't played that way so far in the playoffs. He certainly did not look good in Tampa's 3-0 loss to the Red Wings in Game 3 on Tuesday.
As Scott Cullen of TSN noted, "Tampa Bay’s marquee player had team-worst possession stats (3 shot attempts for, 10 against, 23.1%) and his line, with wingers Ryan Callahan and Alex Killorn, was controlled by the Red Wings’ line of Pavel Datsyuk, Darren Helm and Tomas Tatar."
Stamkos ranked second in the regular season in goals (43) and finished 14th in total points (72). So far this postseason, Stamkos has no goals and two assists.
Whatever is plaguing Stamkos, he needs to figure it out fast because the Lightning are two losses away from the end of their season.
(h/t Kukla's Korner)
