The Rangers and lightning, respectively, were the two best transition teams in the NHL all season. I remember hearing a stat that they were #1 and #2 respectively in scoring goals off of the rush. This was evidenced by them also being #1 and #2 in Sh% almost the entire season.
And, as you can see in these charts, the Lightning were the much better transition team in this series getting way more shots/chances off of the rush. Rush events are bolded and italicized. You will see a greater density of them for TB. Less turned into goals because of a guy named Henrik Lundqvist.
Somehow, after being shutout 2 games and scoring only 4 goals at home, we outscored tb at even strength 13 to 12. Just scored too many in some games and none in others.
Also, I wonder how many times ben bishop allowed tb to break out of the zone and score a goal the other end. That is the only thing in the universe skillwise he has over Lundy. No one's ability to stop the johnson line also played a huge role...
they're zone entry with possession was probably close to 90% (srs). They were able to just walk into the zone everytime it seemed. Which is another reason for they're dominance in transition.