Palat Scores Late, Lightning Beat Rangers 3–2 in Game 3

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18) reacts after scoring past New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) during the third period in Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference finals in Tampa, Fla., on June 5, 2022. Chris O'Meara/AP Photo

TAMPA, Fla.—Ondrej Palat scored with 42 seconds left and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 3–2 on Sunday to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference finals to 2–1.

Palat’s goal, off a nifty pass from Nikita Kucherov, capped a comeback that began after Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider scored power-play goals in a span of just over two minutes in the second period to put the Rangers up 2–0.