The Tampa Bay Lightning needed overtime to defeat the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, but it’s a critical win for the Bolts as they try to chase down a playoff spot.
The hero? Jonathan Drouin, and he did so with a thrilling individual effort -- making moves, then losing the puck and then immediately getting it back before he finally scored on the backhander.
That’s his 17th goal of the season. Tampa Bay gets a 3-2 win, which keeps them five points back of Toronto for the final wild card spot in the East.
Bishop on Drouin: "He wasn't going to be denied. He was a man on a mission." Said Johnson: "A pretty heroic effort." #tblightning
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithNHL) February 20, 2017