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Ross Colton scores late, Lightning beat Panthers 2-1

2-time defending Stanley Cup champions take 2-0 series lead
Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe shoved down by Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare as Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy watches, May 19, 2022
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Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) is shoved down by Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) as Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) looks for the puck during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL second-round playoff series Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla.
Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe shoved down by Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare as Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy watches, May 19, 2022
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SUNRISE, Fla. — Ross Colton scored with just under four seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory Thursday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The stunning finish puts the Lightning up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series that heads to Tampa for Game 3 on Sunday.

The game appeared headed for overtime before Colton scored from right in front of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky off a backhand pass from Nikita Kucherov, who chased down a loose puck behind the Florida net.

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