Ondrej Palat has a habit of scoring big-time goals for the Tampa Bay Lightning and there was no bigger than his third period tally in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
On Friday, the Lightning were facing down elimination against the Colorado Avalanche, who held a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final headed back into their home rink. After the big blowouts and controversial endings, Game 5 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final was a more back-and-forth affair, with the Lightning holding 1-0 and 2-1 leads before the Avalanche fought back to tie the game each time.
However, tied 2-2 with under six and a half minutes remaining, Palat scored the biggest goal of his career past Darcy Kuemper to give the Lightning the lead once more.
