NEW YORK: The Tampa Bay Lightning fought back to clinch a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to seize control of their Eastern Conference finals series.
The Lightning snatched a dramatic win after only 53 seconds of overtime when Tyler Johnson deflected Jason Garrison's wrist shot from the left circle to give his team a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Nikita Kucherov played a starring role for Tampa, scoring twice as the Lightning recovered from a two-goal deficit to clinch their second win in three games in Pittsburgh