“We were down 2-0, and I don’t want to sit here and say we didn’t deserve to be down 2-0 because their power play has been great. Palat scored with 42 seconds left, off a nifty back pass from Kucherov, to cap a rally that began after Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored power-play goals in a span of just over two minutes to put the Rangers up 2-0 in the second period.įacing the prospect of falling behind 3-0 in a series that began with a pair of losses on the road, the Lightning fought back with Kucherov scoring on the power play in the second period and Stamkos blistering a shot past goalie Igor Shesterkin from the left circle early in the third. Whether it was a break, whatever it was, we weren’t in sync.” I think there were times in the series where we’ve tried to manufacture things that weren’t there that put us on our heels, gave up opportunities. “A big thing for us was, we felt we had a recipe, we just had to stay with it. “We’ve been in spots like this," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored to wipe out a two-goal deficit, and Ondrej Palat finished a dramatic comeback with the 10th winning playoff goal of his career Sunday in a 3-2 victory that cut the Rangers' lead in the Eastern Conference final to 2-1. Just when it appeared the New York Rangers might be ready to push Tampa Bay to the brink of elimination, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning showed they were nowhere near finished. NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers Palat scores late, Lightning beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 3
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