Tonight the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Boston Bruins in the second game of the series, coming back from a loss on 8/23.
Though I did not see the first two periods of the game, I could already feel the momentum built up in the third; plays were longer, skating was faster, and passes were stronger.
Going into the third period the teams were tied at two points, both having less than 25 shots on goal.
11 minutes into the period, the Lightning took the lead as centerman Blake Coleman scored in a break-away against Bruins’ defenseman Connor Clifton, where he took advantage of a great pass given by Victor Hedman of Tampa Bay.
The leg up acquired by Tampa was short lived, however, as Brad Marchand, winger for the Bruins, tipped in a goal at 3:58 left in the period.
From there both teams were skating on thin ice, hoping to score a quick win to set up tomorrow night’s game (8/26).
For the Lightning, they did just that.
15:21 into overtime, winger Ondrej Palat of the Lightning snagged the win in a rebound pass by teammate Patrick Maroon.
The teams are now tied 1-1 in the seven game series, set to play again tomorrow night with puck drop at 8pm.
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