Jordan Staal scored on a power play at 5:57 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night in Game 3.
Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot, then left with injury as the Tampa Bay Lightning blowing out the Dallas Stars with a 5-2 win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The Stanley Cup Final is tied at 1-1 with a 3-2 Lighting win over Dallas. Nikita Kucherov had the primary assists on two power-play goals, the Lightning never trailed in Game 2.
Carter Verhaeghe had his first career hat trick and Tampa Bay scored six times to finish the second period helped the Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 9-2.
Nikita Kucherov gratefully accepted the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday in recognition of his spectacular 128-point regular season in Tampa Bay.
It was a hard fought game and the Canucks are starting to gel even more. In a heated game marked by a flurry of brawls, Canucks couldn't overpower the Lightning.