6 years agoTampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat was the team's lone scorer in Sunday's Game 3 loss to Columbus, which sent the Presidents' Trophy winner to the brink of disaster. Playing without Nikita Kucherov (suspension) and Victor Hedman (undisclosed), Tampa generated only three shots on goal in the opening frame and looked completely lost before Palat scored 4:40 into the third period. Erik Cernak and Tyler Johnson picked up the assists. The Bolts have now scored just twice since a three-goal outbreak in the first period of Game 1. Steven Stamkos is a minus-three in the series without any points and Brayden Point has generated only one shot. Kucherov, who returns for Game 4 on Tuesday, has failed to record any points in five of his last six playoff games.--Taavi Pailk - RotoBaller
Source: ESPN