Monday, May 23, 2016

Penguins-Lightning Preview (Yahoo Sports)

Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikita Kucherov (86) is greeted by teammates Tyler Johnson (9) and Victor Hedman (77) after scoring to tie the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals, Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The young Russian has a knack for scoring when Tampa Bay needs it most, which is one of the reasons the Lightning are within one victory of reaching the Stanley Cup final for the second straight year. The 22-year-old's latest addition to his impressive playoff resume he began compiling last year was a late goal Sunday to force overtime against Pittsburgh in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. The 4-3 victory on the road gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.


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