Monday, 3 a.m.
This time, the comeback fell short. This time, the road curse returned.
The Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a three-goal deficit Sunday night against Winnipeg only to lose when Mark Scheiffele scored with a third of a second left on the clock.
The Bolts had been lethargic much of the night, falling behind 3-0 midway through the third period. But Brandon Hagel scored with 10:22 left to play. Pontus Holmberg then scored twice in 26 seconds to tie the game.
Alas, penalties doomed the Bolts. They were down two men on the ice when Scheifele scored.
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 of 25 hots, but he fell to 8-4-1 on the season.
The Bolts are now 3-4-2 on the road this season.
Tampa Bay travels to Buffalo for a Wednesday game (7 p.m.)/