By : Mike Rifkin
With their season on the line the two time defending Stanley Cup Champions Tampa Bay Lightning went into Colorado and kept their season alive with a 3-2 victory. The game winning goal was scored by Ondrej Palat with 6:22 left in the third period. For Palat a seventh round pick in 2011 (208th overall) scored his franchise record 12th game winning goal including his third this postseason. Palat’s 11 goals this playoffs leads the Lightning, but a lot of them come in big situations. Seven of the Eleven goals have been scored in the third period including two game winners against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Finals and last night to keep the Lightning’s season alive. In the regular season Palat has 30 career game winning goals including 11 in the last two seasons. Palat’s 20 points this playoffs is second behind Nikita Kucherov. Palat will be an unrestricted free agent after the season and somebody is going to get a versatile player who has been very clutch for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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