Colton Scores Late, Lightning Beat Panthers 2–1 in Game 2

Colton Scores Late, Lightning Beat Panthers 2–1 in Game 2
Tampa Bay Lightning center Ross Colton celebrates scoring against the Florida Panthers in the closing seconds of Game 2 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series in Sunrise, Fla., on May 19, 2022. Reinhold Matay/AP Photo
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SUNRISE, Fla.—Ross Colton scored with 3.8 seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2–1 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night.

The stunning finish put the Lightning up 2–0 in the best-of-seven series that heads to Tampa for Game 3 on Sunday.