Advertisement

NHL: Calgary 3, Tampa Bay 2 (OT)

TAMPA, Fla., June 3 (UPI) -- Oleg Saprykin scored his first goal in 18 games 14:40 into overtime Thursday night, giving Calgary a 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay.

The Flames moved to within one win of their first Stanley Cup in 15 years.

Advertisement

Saprykin put a rebound between the pads of Nikolai Khabibulin after the goaltender stopped a blast by Jarome Iginla.

Calgary won its fourth straight Game 5, all on the road, to take a 3-2 lead in the series. The Flames can capture the second Stanley Cup in franchise history with a win at home on Saturday night.

The Flames owned a one-goal lead going into the third period, but defenseman Rhett Warrener was penalized for holding Vincent Lecavalier's stick at the 31-second mark.

The Lightning needed just six seconds to tie it at 2-2 as Game 4 hero Brad Richards faked a shot in the right faceoff circle, carried beyond the goal line and backhanded a pass in front of the net.

Fredrik Modin shoved aside Chris Clark at the top of the crease and flipped the puck past goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.

Advertisement

Latest Headlines