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Johnson a force as Tampa Bay beats Detroit again

Tyler Johnson scored two third-period goals and also had two assists Friday night to lead the host Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Ben Bishop had 30 saves for Tampa Bay, which took the first two games of the Eastern Conference best-of-seven series.

A brawl capped this one, with 14 penalties called — including a game misconduct on Detroit’s Justin Abdelkader — with 54 seconds left. Tampa Bay’s Mike Blunden had a bloody face after fighting with Abdelkader.

“It’s just a scrum.