Tampa Bay Lightning center Ross Colton celebrates after scoring the winning goal during the third period against the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at FLA Live Arena. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

Lightning stun Panthers in Game 2 with last-second goal

By Adam Stites | Last updated 5/19/22

The Tampa Bay Lightning are up 2-0 in a second round series against the Florida Panthers after a dramatic 2-1 win in Game 2 on Thursday.

The winning goal for the Lightning came with less than four seconds left in the third period when Nikita Kucherov found Ross Colton all alone in front of the net for a dramatic finish.

As called on Lightning radio by @DaveMishkin: pic.twitter.com/FuzijnqVoe
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) May 20, 2022

According to ESPN Stats and Info, it's the seventh time in Stanley Cup Playoffs history that a game-winner was scored in the last four seconds of regulation and the second time the Lightning have pulled off the feat.

Tampa Bay scored first with a power play goal in the first period from Corey Perry. Florida tied the game back up late in the second period when Eetu Luostarinen snuck a shot through the pads of Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.

It was the only mistake of the day for Vasilevskiy, who finished with 35 saves.