Tampa Bay Lightning
DETROIT — The Lightning have enough left after all.
Coming off a lackluster effort in the previous game and all but counted out, Tampa Bay rebounded in a big way at a crucial time to save the season with a 5-2 victory against Detroit in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal at Joe Louis Arena.
Nikita Kucherov had three assists, Tyler Johnson had a pair of goals and Jason Garrison had his second career playoff goal. Ben Bishop finished with 22 saves.
Alex Killorn scored with 5:09 left to seal the victory and force a deciding Game 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday.