National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 23, 2015
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Brad Meier, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 20027

DETROIT -- Center Tyler Johnson's second goal of the game, 2:25 into overtime, completed the Tampa Bay Lightning's comeback from a two-goal deficit, and gave them a 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday at Joe Louis Arena to tie the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 2-2.

Johnson also had an assist and left winger Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay while goalie Ben Bishop stopped 22 shots.

Right winger Gustav Nyquist and center Joakim Andersson scored for Detroit. Goaltender Petr Mrazek stopped 26 shots.

Johnson put in a cross-crease pass from defenseman Victor Hedman from below the left circle on a 2-on-1 rush.

Tampa Bay scored twice in 1:17 late in the third period to tie the game at 2.

Johnson put the Lightning on the board with 5:26 left. He cut in off the left wing and beat Mrazek from the bottom of the left circle for his third goal of the series.

The goal snapped Mrazek's shutout streak at 114:34.

Palat tied it with 4:09 left in regulation when he converted Johnson's pass from behind the net from in front, off the rush.

Detroit scored both of its goals in the second period.

Nyquist opened the scoring 5:42 into the second with his first career playoff goal when he tapped in center Henrik Zetterberg's backhand cross-crease pass.

Andersson made it 2-0 with 5:36 left in the middle period. Bishop made the save on Andersson's original shot from the high slot, but the puck popped up in the air, Bishop hit it with his stick and the puck went off the crossbar, bounced down onto the ice and tricked into the net just inside the right goal post.

NOTES: Red Wings D Brendan Smith went to the dressing room a little under eight minutes into the third period after taking a shot in the jaw/neck area. ... Detroit C Luke Glendening went to the dressing room and did not return with 7:28 left. ... Detroit G Petr Mrazek is responsible for the only two times Tampa Bay has been shut out this season. He made 22 saves in Game 3 in the Red Wings' 3-0 win and 23 on March 28 when the Red Wings beat the Lightning 4-0. Both came at Joe Louis Arena. Tampa Bay was the NHL's highest-scoring team during the regular season. ... Lightning C Steven Stamkos was held to two assists, both in Game 2, in the first three games of the series. He had 11 shots. ... Tampa Bay D Jason Garrison returned after missing the first three games with an upper-body injury. Garrison replaced C Vladislav Namestnikov in the lineup as the Lightning went with seven defensemen. ... Lightning LW Jonathan Drouin, who had been a healthy scratch, replaced LW Brenden Morrow in the lineup and joined C Brian Boyle and RW J.T. Brown on the fourth line.
Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Detroit
Tyler Johnson 3 Points Joakim Andersson 1
Tyler Johnson 2 Goals Joakim Andersson 1
Tyler Johnson 1 Assists Justin Abdelkader 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ben Bishop .917 Save Percentage Petr Mrazek .897
Ben Bishop 22 Saves Petr Mrazek 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 29 3 0-4 4-4 12 31
Detroit 24 2 0-4 4-4 12 25
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .488 after a win and .564 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Lightning have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .688 after a loss.