TAMPA (CBSMiami/AP) — The Florida Panthers are running out of time if they want to make a late-season run at a playoff spot.
Ondrej Palat gave the short-handed Tampa Bay Lightning a full two points in the standings.
Palat scored with 2:23 left to give the Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Panthers on Saturday night.
Palat redirected Andrej Sustr’s shot to complete Tampa Bay’s comeback from a two-goal deficit.
“We stuck with it,” Palat said. “I’m happy it went in. Today, got a lucky bounce.”
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves, and Nikita Kucherov and Yanni Gourde also scored for the Lightning.