or Sheahan, when shots were taken and stressing shots over passes whenever possible.

The free-agent signings of Green and Richards, who has excelled playing the point for his entire career, was supposed to bolster a power play that was one of the best in the NHL in 2014-15, but those moves did not pay dividends until late in the season.

The penalty-killing unit suffered a huge blow with Drew Miller being limited to 28 games because of injuries. Miller, one of the NHL's best penalty-killers, sustained a broken jaw in early December that sidelined him for a month. In his second game back, Miller sustained a season-ending knee injury.

SERIES CHANGERS

Video: MIN@DET: DeKeyser deflects a shot to save a goal

Lightning: Nikita Kucherov, forward -- With Stamkos unavailable, the offense will revolvethe Lightning.

DeKeyser's outstanding skating ability and his positioning are his biggest assets, and he logged more minutes in late-season games than he had earlier in the season.

WILL WIN IF ...

Lightning: Bishop is dominating in goal. He's been the best player on the ice many nights this season and the Lightning still came up on the losing end. There is no margin of error for Bishop; the Lightning will have to win some very low-scoring games. Tampa Bay cannot afford any more injuries on defense, and Hedman is going to have to get used to playing close to 30 minutes a game.

Red Wings: Howard or Mrazek rediscovers the level of play he exhibited at points during the season. Datsyuk and Zetterberg also each needs to turn back the clock