Tyler Johnson led a Tampa Bay rally late in regulation, then scored 2 minutes 25 seconds into overtime to lift the Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the host Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, evening their playoff series at two games each.
The Red Wings led by 2-0 in the third period before Johnson scored with 5:26 remaining. He then assisted on Ondrej Palat’s tying goal 77 seconds later.
Early in overtime, defenseman Victor Hedman led an odd-man rush from the right side and slid the puck across the goal mouth. It deflected slightly off goalie Petr Mrazek, but Johnson was able to shoot into an open net from a tough angle for his fourth goal of the series.