Lightning rally past Hawks to take 2-1 Finals lead

Cedric Paquette scored the eventual winning goal and Ben Bishop looked strong in his return to the net as Tampa Bay rallied to beat Chicago 3-2 Monday in game three of the NHL Finals.

Forward Paquette redirected a feed from defenseman Victor Hedman past Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford with 3:11 remaining in the third period as the Lightning seized a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Bishop had an impressive performance as he finished with 36 saves. Bishop was questionable for Monday's contest after exiting Saturday's game two late in the third with an undisclosed problem.

Backup goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had to enter and finish the game, which the Lightning won 4-3.

Ryan Callahan and Ondrej Palat also scored for the Lightning, who are now 8-3 on the road in the postseason.

Brandon Saad and Brad Richards scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost two games in a row for the first time in the 2015 playoffs.

Game four is Wednesday in Chicago.
Source: AFP