Flames vs Lightning live stream: Watch online free 7:30 ET Thursday as Tampa looks to move ahead of Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division with only five games to go after this one.

The Tampa Bay Lightning (42-25-9) remain as one of the hotter teams in the NHL, going 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and battle vs a Calgary Flames (31-38-7) team that has lost their last two games. Last time these teams met, it was back in January and the Bolts won 2-0. Watch the free live stream online as they try to do it again.

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Tampa Bay's ability to score while shorthanded played a role in its push to the postseason. The Lightning have scored 10 shorthanded goals after having none last season and a combined nine in five seasons from 2008-13, according to NHL.com.

"It can change the course of a game," Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman told the Tampa Bay Times. "It has a real uplifting effect on your team. And having a power play that gets scored on can be demoralizing. In our League, where there are so many one-goal games and close games, a shorthanded goal can be huge."

The Lightning are coming off a 3-1 victory against Montreal on Tuesday to gain its first postseason berth in three years. They are currently tied with the Canadiens in points, but have a game in hand. This playoff berth came in a season where they traded Martin St. Louis and one where they lost Steven Stamkos for 45 games due to a broken shin.

"We're proud in here," Stamkos said. "It's been an adverse season, to say the least. Guys have battled through a lot of things and a lot of people were probably doubting us after certain guys got injured and trades and the amount of young guys we had on this team."

The Flames know there's still plenty to play for even though they're eliminated from playoff contention.

"This is an evaluation period for everyone," Flames forward Curtis Glencross told the team's website. "We have a lot of pride and obviously were not in the playoffs right now, but at the same time you don't like losing games either, so we're going to play hard right till the end."