"Tampa Bay G Dwayne Roloson tends to cite amnesia when it comes to putting past games behind him.

That's exactly what he'll have to have this afternoon in Game 5 against Pittsburgh to try to put Wednesday's double-overtime loss behind him when a shot from the side boards by James Neal hit Roloson's glove before ending up in the net.

That goal, however, won't waver the team's confidence in Roloson, who entered Friday ranked second among all goaltenders who have started a game in the playoffs with a .943 save percentage despite suffering three losses.

"The way he has performed, he can pull a few rabbits out of his hat, that's for sure. Obviously we hope (today) that the rabbit is pretty big," Lightning coach Guy Boucher said. "We have all the confidence in Roli, and I just felt bad for him last game, playing well and it's a shot like that that beats him. He was the first guy disappointed for the team, but it's like every player, you don't play your best for a little moment, that's all that people hear about. Where if you hear about the rest of the game, he played great."

Roloson said that while his stats might look good on paper, they become irrelevant this time of year, save the win category.

"I've felt good, but that doesn't really matter, it's all about the wins, stats go out the window except for wins and losses," Roloson said.

Fire away

Shoot from any and all angles.

That's the Lightning thought process heading into this afternoon's Game 5 at the CONSOL Energy Center as Tampa Bay has been outshot by an average of 12 shots per game. While that number is a bit skewed after Wednesday's double-overtime game in which Pittsburgh outshot the Lightning 53-31, it's a far cry from where the Lightning wanted to be through the first four games of the series."