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Furious Lightning comeback to cap the regular season.
TB-6
NYI-4
Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 37 shots for the win.
First Period
0:32 NYI Pageau (18), (Dobson, Lee)
11:57 TB Stamkos (40), (Cernak, Palat)
Second Period
9:35 NYI Bellows (6), (unassisted)
18:48 NYI Bailey (14), (Beauvillier, Dobson)(PP)
Third Period
1:21 TB Perry (19), (Kucherov, Hedman)(PP)
10:10 TB McDonagh (4), (Maroon, Bellemare)
11:13 TB Stamkos (41), (Palat)
17:50 TB Stamkos (42), (Palat, Kucherov)
19:16 NYI Chara (2), (Barzal, Parise)
19:35 TB Hagel (25), (McDonagh, Cirelli)(EN)
Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat were the game’s second and third stars.
It’s on to Toronto now to face a Leafs team that is the antithesis of tight, defensive playoff hockey. Truly, as long as the Lightning PK isn’t on the ice a bunch and/or isn’t porous, it’s advantage Lightning, IMO.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
