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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat played the hero on Sunday in Game 3’s victory over the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Palat took a pass from Nikita Kucherov and got his shot past Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin with about 42 seconds remaining in the game. Palat’s score proved to be the game-winner in the comeback 3-2 victory. It was Palat’s sixth goal of the postseason.
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New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a wave on a deflection by Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18) during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
New York now leads the series against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions 2-1.
The Rangers got off to a 2-0 lead in the second period. Mika Zibanejad scored his 10th goal of the postseason and about two minutes later Chris Kreider would add his 10th.
Kucherov scored at the halfway point of the second and went into the third down 2-1.
Tampa Bay Lightning center Riley Nash (16) crashes into New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. Nash was called for a penalty on the play. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Longtime Lightning great Steven Stamkos tied the game more than 1 minute into the third period on assists from Kucherov and Corey Perry. Kucherov added his third point of the game with an assist on the Palat goal.
Tampa Bay was bound to get some goals past Shesterkin. The Lightning had 51 shots on goal during the game. The Rangers only put 30 shots on goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy.
New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren (55) catches the puck in front of Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) during the second period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
The Lightning were on the brink of going down 3-0 in the series but their win, on their home ice, puts the team right back into the series.
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Game 4 of the conference finals is set for Tuesday night.
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