The Tampa Bay Lightning can book their second straight trip to the Stanley Cup Finals on home ice.
Thanks to a Jason Garrison point shot that deflected off Tyler Johnson's back, the Lightning topped the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime Sunday to take a 3-2 series lead.
At 53 seconds, it was the fastest overtime winner in Lightning playoff history.
.@tjohnny09 scored the fastest OT goal in @TBLightning playoff history. Previous: Richards (1:05) in Game 3 of 2004 CSF at MTL. @EliasSports
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 23, 2016
Pittsburgh started the game strong, jumping ahead 2-0, but Tampa Bay's resilience ultimately shifted the complexion of the series.
Nikita Kucherov netted the game-tying goal - his second of the game - with three minutes remaining in the third period.
In his first start of the playoffs, Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury didn't appear to be in top form, allowing four goals on 25 Lightning shots.
Pittsburgh fired 34 shots at Andrei Vasilevskiy, with Brian Dumoulin, Patric Hornqvist, and Chris Kunitz finding the back of the net for the Penguins.
Game 6 goes Tuesday night in Tampa Bay.
