The Tampa Bay Lightning are one victory away from winning another Eastern Conference title thanks to Tyler Johnson's game-winner in overtime, which gave the Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of the conference final Sunday.
Tampa Bay came back from a 2-0 deficit early in the second period, only to see the Penguins retake the lead late in the frame. Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the night with just over three minutes left in regulation to tie the game, and a Jason Garrison wrist shot deflected off Johnson to end it in overtime.
The Lightning celebrated as the team seized a 3-2 advantage in the series:
ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy was also elated by the result:
Marc-Andre Fleury replaced Matt Murray in net for the Penguins and recorded 21 saves, while Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who was in for the injured Ben Bishop (leg), recorded 31 saves and allowed only one goal in the final 38 minutes, 30 seconds of regulation.
Much like they did in Game 2, the Penguins got off to a hot start Sunday. Brian Dumoulin scored his fi ...
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