Stamkos and his teammates react after the Boston Bruins
score to seal the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals.
Stamkos’s great play helped the Lightning finish
fifth in the Eastern Conference. They made the
playoffs. Stamkos finally got a chance to play for the
Stanley Cup. He and the Lightning got hot in the
playoffs. They upset the Pittsburgh Penguins four
games to three in the first round. Then they swept
the Washington Capitals in the quarter-finals.
Stamkos was just one series away from the
Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning played tough
against the Boston Bruins. The series came down
to a deciding Game 7. Stamkos got hit in the face
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