It's not clear if the balance of power in the Sunshine State has shifted to the Florida Panthers, whose two wins over the Tampa Bay Lightning can partly be credited to good fortune.
The Lightning have used a season-high four-game win streak to creep closer to the Atlantic Division leaders heading into Sunday evening's matchup against a visiting Panthers team that was crushed in its last contest.
Florida (26-13-5) has used a club-record 12-game win streak that ended with Monday's 3-2 overtime loss at Vancouver to take over the division lead. The Lightning are seven points behind.