The momentum of the Stanley Cup playoffs shifted on Saturday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks convincingly 4-3 to even the series at 1-1.
Tampa Bay's youth and speed were on dazzling display in Game 2 after a Game 1 that was slow out of the gate and after which a Blackhawks win in four games seemed a likely possibility.
But with their fast-paced attack on Saturday, the Lightning demonstrated that they won't go down that easily. Tampa Bay held the lead gained by Cedric Paquette's early goal until the second period, when Andrew Shaw got Chicago on the board.
Teuvo Teravainen gave the Blackhawks a 2-1 lead, but the Lightning answered with back-to-back goals by Nikita Kucherov and Tyler Johnson to take a 3-2 advantage heading into the third period.
That's when all the excitement this matchup promised materialized, as Brent Seabrook tied the score up at 3-3 early in the third. But on a power play, Jason Garrison deflected a shot off Blackhawk Andrew Desjardins' stick that found the goal for the winning score.
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