Tampa Bay doubles up against New York in dying seconds

The Tampa Bay Lightning made the break in their Eastern Conference final against the New York Islanders, a second success in a row (2-1) snatched 9 seconds from the siren by Russian winger Nikita Kucherov on Wednesday in Edmonton. Previously the Canadian Matt Martin had quickly opened the scoring after 1 min 24 sec, the Swede Victor Hedman equalizing for Tampa Bay, 17 minutes later, at the end of the first period. The last seconds that will have cost the Islanders dearly. “It’s a punch in the stomach,” said their coach Barry Trotz. I liked our game … except for the last 30 seconds. Next match Friday.

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