TAMPA — Cedric Paquette won the opening faceoff, skated up ice and scored on the game's first shot.
It was not exactly how the Lightning drew things up for Saturday's Game 5. Paquette was on the ice to prevent a goal not score one, but that is how the puck is bouncing for the Lightning.
The unlikely goal from an unlikely source sent the Lightning on its way to a 3-2 victory Saturday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final.
The Lightning leads this best-of-seven series 3-2 and needs one win to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in four years and the third time in franchise history.