Jan Rutta’s right point one-timer through a screen at 2:16 of the third period, made it 3-1.
Key statistic
The Lightning have not suffered consecutive postseason losses since the 2019 first round, when they were swept by the Blue Jackets. Tampa Bay owns a playoff record of 11-0 in the contest following a loss, dating to Game 4 of that series, which is tied for the longest such run in NHL history with Montreal from 1985-86.
Turning point
All four officials missed the fact that the Lightning had too many men on the ice on Ondrej Palat’s second-period goal that made it 2-1, Lightning.