Stamkos had a multi-point game, too, with a goal and an assist. But no question the ‘been there before’ has really helped our mindset in games.” The power play got us going, and then we took off from there. “I think in maybe years past - three, four years ago - maybe panic would’ve set in at some point, but not with this group. But our 5-on-5 game I liked, and so we just needed to stick with that and stay out of the box," Cooper said. “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 Both squads will have to contend with a solid goaltender at the other end but could catch them off-guard early in the game.Palat scores late, Lightning beat Rangers 3-2 in Game 3 Neither team can afford to fall and stay behind in this game, so expect fireworks early. Kreider‘s Game 1 goal happened at 1:11 of the first period, while Kucherov’s Game 2 goal was only 2:41 into the contest. The first goals in Game 1 and Game 2 came within the first three minutes of the opening face-off. Keeping with the theme of the scoring starting early, expect a goal in the first half of the first period. At +210, there is value on both teams getting on the scoresheet early. The Rangers will not want to fall behind in a pivotal game, so they should also come out aggressive. The Lightning are still trailing by a game in the series, so expect another quick start. In contrast, New York didn’t score in the first period twice against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but only once against the Carolina Hurricanes. Tampa Bay failed to score in the opening frame twice against the Toronto Maple Leafs and twice against the Florida Panthers. Meanwhile, Game 2 had Nikita Kucherov score a powerplay marker for the Bolts, while K’Andre Miller and Kaapo Kakko both found the back of the net for the Blueshirts. Game 1 saw Chris Kreider open the scoring for New York and Steven Stamkos draw even for Tampa Bay.
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