Tampa Bay Lightning averts elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals

{O/C} In the NHL, no holiday letdown for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

They've managed to maintain a 2-0 lead against the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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With a mere 3.8 seconds left, Ross Colton upped the game by scoring a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of their best-of-seven series on Thursday night.

It was a spectacular no-look, backhand pass that Colton achieved when Nikita Kucherov retrieved a loose puck behind the Florida net.

The Lightning have nabbed four straight wins since straggling in the first round.

Game 3 is slated for Sunday when the Lightning will again take on the Panthers in Tampa.