* The Lightning’s eight road wins are a franchise playoff record, surpassing their 7-3 clip when they won the Stanley Cup in 2003-04. The NHL record for road wins in one postseason is 10, last achieved by the Kings in 2012 (10-1).

* The Lightning have won four straight road games dating to Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final vs. NYR. They have outscored opponents 13-4 in that span.

* The Lightning extended their road shutout streak to 160:05 before Brad Richardsscored at 14:22 of the first period.

* The Lightning improved to 3-0-1 in their last four visits to United Center dating to April 3, 2011 (regular season and playoffs).

* Bishop improved to 8-3 on the road this postseason (1.50 GAA, .947 SV%, 2 SO). He has not allowed more than two goals in any of his 11 road appearances.

* Paquette scored for the second straight contest, including his first career playoff game-winning goal (3-2—5 in 25 GP). Overall, he has 15-10—25 in 91 career outings (regular season and playoffs) – four of those goals have been decisive markers, including three of 12 during the regular season.

* ICYMI: Click here for an all-access look at Paquette’s game-winning goal.

DID YOU KNOW?
Cedric Paquette (at 16:49) scored the second go-ahead goal in the final five minutes of regulation during the Stanley Cup Final. Antoine Vermette (at 15:26) registered the other such goal in Game 1 of the series to lift the Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory.

* Per Elias, only two other series in the Stanley Cup Final – since 1927 – have featured multiple games with tiebreaking goals scored in the final five minutes of regulation: in 1964 between the Maple Leafs and Red Wings (by Toronto’s Bob Pulford in Game 1 and Detroit’s Alex Delvecchio in Game 3) and in 2006 between the Hurricanes and Oilers (by Carolina’s Rod Brind’Amour in Game 1 and Edmonton’s Ryan Smyth in Game 3).

* Overall, 10 games have featured a go-ahead goal in the final five minutes of regulation this postseason, including one other by the Lightning. In Game 3 of the Second Round vs. MTL, Tyler Johnson scored the tiebreaking goal with 1.1 seconds remaining in the third period to power the club to a 2-1 win (and 3-0 series lead).

CLUBS COMBINE FOR TWO GOALS IN 13 SECONDS
Even at 1-1 after 40 minutes, the Blackhawks and Lightning combined for two goals in 13 seconds in the third period – Brandon Saad scored at 4:14 to give Chicago a 2-1 lead, and Ondrej Palat responded 13 seconds later to tie the game.

* The two goals were three seconds shy of the Stanley Cup Final record for the fastest two goals by both teams, set in 1936 and equaled in 1947.

* Last year, the Kings and Rangers combined for two goals in 11 seconds in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Fastest Two Goals, Both Teams, Stanley Cup Final History

0:10 – Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings in Game 1, April 5, 1936. Detroit’s Wally Kilrea and Toronto’s Buzz Boll scored at 12:05 and 12:15 of 1st period, respectively. Detroit 3, Toronto 1. Detroit won series 3-1.

0:10 – Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3, April 12, 1947. Toronto’s Vic Lynn and Montreal’s Leo Gravelle scored at 12:23 and 12:33 of 2nd period, respectively. Toronto 4, Montreal 2. Toronto won series 4-2.

0:11 – New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings in Game 2, June 7, 2014. Los Angeles’ Willie Mitchell and New York’s Derick Brassard scored at 14:39 and 14:50 of 2nd period, respectively. Los Angeles 5, NY Rangers 4 (2OT). Los Angeles won series 4-1.

0:13 – Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1, April 11, 1964. Detroit’s Bruce MacGregor and Toronto’s George Armstrong scored at 4:31 and 4:44 of 1st period, respectively. Toronto 3, Detroit 2. Toronto won series 4-3.

0:13 – Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3, June 8, 2015. Chicago’s Brandon Saad and Tampa Bay’s Ondrej Palat scored at 4:14 and 4:27 of 3rd period, respectively. Tampa Bay 3, Chicago 2. Series TBD.

DOWN TO THE WIRE
Game 3 continued the trend of close games throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

* More than half of the games this postseason (53 of 86, 61.6%) have been tied or within one goal entering the final five minutes of regulation, including the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final.

* All three games in the Stanley Cup Final have been decided one goal. That had not happened in the opening three games since 2010, a series that also featured the Blackhawks (vs. PHI).

First Three Games of 2010 Stanley Cup Final
Game 1: PHI 5 at CHI 6
Game 2: PHI 1 at CHI 2
Game 3: CHI 3 at PHI 4 (OT)

* The opening four games of the Stanley Cup Final have not been decided by one goal since 1968, when the Canadiens swept the Blues.

First Four Games of 1968 Stanley Cup Final
Game 1: MTL 3 at STL 2 (OT)
Game 2: MTL 1 at STL 0
Game 3: STL 3 at MTL 4 (OT)
Game 4: STL 2 at MTL 3

* Overall, eight of the past 10 games between the Lightning and Blackhawks have been decided by one goal dating to March 9, 2011 (TBL: 8-1-1, CHI: 2-4-4).

* More than one-third of the games this postseason have featured a comeback win (32 of 86, 37.2%), including all three games thus far in the Stanley Cup Final.

* Dating to Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Final – which also featured the Blackhawks – seven of the past nine Stanley Cup Final games have seen the victorious team overcome a deficit at any point in the contest, including five in the third period.

Last Nine Stanley Cup Final Games, Dating to 2013
2015: Game 3 – TBL 3 at CHI 2 (TBL trailed 2-1 in 3rd period)
2015: Game 2 – CHI 3 at TBL 4 (TBL trailed 2-1 in 2nd period)
2015: Game 1 – CHI 2 at TBL 1 (CHI trailed 1-0 in 3rd period)
2014: Game 5 – NYR 2 at LAK 3 (2OT) (LAK trailed 2-1 in 3rd period)
2014: Game 4 – LAK 1 at NYR 2^
2014: Game 3 – LAK 3 at NYR 0^
2014: Game 2 – NYR 4 at LAK 5 (2OT) (LAK trailed 4-2 in 3rd period)
2014: Game 1 – NYR 2 at LAK 3 (OT) (LAK trailed 2-0 in 1st period)
2013: Game 6 – CHI 3 at BOS 2 (CHI trailed 2-1 in 3rd period)
^ Winning team did not trail

HEDMAN SETS PAIR OF FRANCHISE RECORDS IN WIN
Victor Hedman registered two assists to establish a pair of Lightning playoff records for defensemen – in career assists (21) and points (23).

Most Career Playoff Assists, Lightning Defensemen
1. Victor Hedman: 21 (45 GP)
2. Dan Boyle: 19 (45 GP)
t-3. Anton Stralman: 7 (23 GP)
t-3. Darryl Sydor: 7 (28 GP)

Most Career Playoff Points, Lightning Defensemen
1. Victor Hedman: 2-21—23 (45 GP)
2. Dan Boyle: 3-19—22 (45 GP)
3. Pavel Kubina: 3-6—9 (46 GP)
4. Anton Stralman: 1-7—8 (23 GP)

* Hedman also has set Lightning records for assists and points by a defenseman in one playoff year (1-13—14 in 23 GP), eclipsing the marks established by Boyle during the team’s 2004 championship run (2-8—10 in 23 GP).

* Hedman ranks second among defensemen in assists and points this postseason, behind Stanley Cup Final opponent Duncan Keith (2-18—20 in 20 GP). Hedman also places second in the NHL with a +12 rating, trailing only Keith (+14).

KEITH CONTINUES STELLAR CAMPAIGN FOR BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith posted one assist and logged 31:37 of ice-time in the loss.

* Keith leads all defensemen with 18 assists and 20 points this postseason (20 GP). Only four defensemen in NHL history have collected more assists in one playoff year:Paul Coffey (25 in 1985 w/ EDM), Al MacInnis (24 in 1989 w/ CGY), Brian Leetch (23 in 1994 w/ NYR) and Bobby Orr (19 in 1972 w/ BOS).

* Keith’s 20 points also are the second-most by any defenseman in the playoffs over the last 20 years. Only Chris Pronger surpassed that total, recording 5-16—21 with the Oilers in 2006 (24 GP).

QUICK HITS
* The Lightning scored the opening goal for the fourth consecutive game (dating to Game 7 of the CF at NYR). They are 11-1 in that scenario during the playoffs; their lone loss was in Game 1 vs. CHI.

* The Lightning improved to 4-0 in the postseason when tied after two periods. The Blackhawks fell to 4-2.

* The Lightning improved to 3-1 in Game 3s this postseason. The Blackhawks fell to 2-2.

* The Lightning have led for 51.3% of total playing time in the Stanley Cup Final, the Blackhawks have led for 3.5% and the teams have been tied for 45.2%. The clubs have been tied or separated by one goal for the entire series.

Breakdown of Time Leading, Tied
TBL Ahead – 92:20 (51.3%)
CHI Ahead – 6:19 (3.5%)
Tied – 81:21 (45.2%)

* Lightning forward Ryan Callahan (1-1—2) registered multiple points for the second consecutive game; he posted 0-2—2 in Game 2. Callahan’s four points in the past two contests equal his total from his first 20 appearances of the postseason (1-3—4).

* Blackhawks forward Brad Richards scored his fifth career Stanley Cup Final goal (15 GP) and first since Game 6 of the 2004 Final at CGY (2-1—3 w/ TBL).

* The Lightning’s “Triplets” line of Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palatall collected points on Palat’s tying goal in the third period. Johnson (13-10—23), Kucherov (10-12—22) and Palat (8-8—16) have combined for just under half of the team’s goals during the playoffs (31 of 63, 49.2%). Johnson and Kucherov rank first and second, respectively, in playoff scoring.

* Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa notched a pair of assists, raising his career playoff totals to 49-94—143 (191 GP). Hossa jumped to 27th place on the NHL’s all-time playoff assists list, passing Sergei Zubov (93), and moved into a tie with Ron Francis(46-97—143) for 33rd place on the League’s all-time playoff points list.

GAME 3 TREND
The team that has won Game 3 after a split of the opening two contests of the Final has gone on to capture the Stanley Cup 21 of 26 times (80.8%) since the series adopted the best-of-seven format in 1939. Road clubs that have won Game 3 in that scenario are 13-0 in the Stanley Cup Final.

* In the last such instance, in 2013, the Blackhawks lost Game 3 at BOS (2-0 L) before ultimately winning the Stanley Cup in six games.

* In the instance prior to that, in 2004, the Lightning also lost Game 3 at CGY (3-0 L) before ultimately winning the Stanley Cup in seven games.

* The other three instances in which the loser of Game 3 ultimately won the Stanley Cup following a split of the opening two contests of the Final: the 1964 Maple Leafs (in 7 GP vs. DET), the 1989 Flames (in 6 GP vs. MTL) and the 1991 Penguins (in 6 GP vs. MIN).

GARRISON, DESJARDINS BLOGS ON NHL.COM
Lightning defenseman Jason Garrison and Blackhawks forward Andrew Desjardinswill be blogging for NHL.com throughout the Stanley Cup Final, offering insight on what’s happening inside the locker room as well as within the confines of the rink.

Click on the respective links to view the latest entries by Garrison and Desjardins.

GAME 2 GENERATES RECORD RATING ON NBC . . .
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final averaged 6.6 million viewers on NBC, making it the most-watched Game 2 on record (data available since 1994) and the most-watched non-deciding Stanley Cup Final game on record.

Viewership for the game peaked in the final full quarter-hour (9:45 – 10:00 p.m. ET), with more than 7.2 million viewers.

Overall, the game delivered a 3.9 household rating. Locally, Chicago produced a 22.6 rating and Tampa Bay drew a 15.1 rating (the second-highest in the market behind Game 1: 17.9).

. . . GAME 3 ALSO DELIVERS HIGH MARKS ON NBCSN
Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final produced a 2.88 overnight rating on NBCSN, making itthe second-best Stanley Cup Final game ever on the network.

Locally, both Chicago (24.0) and Tampa (13.2) delivered their best-ever ratings on NBCSN for their respective teams.

TOP PROSPECTS ATTEND GAME 3
Six of the top prospects for the 2015 NHL Draft – Connor McDavid (No. 1 North American Skater), Jack Eichel (No. 2 North American Skater), Noah Hanifin (No. 3 North American Skater), Dylan Strome (No. 4 North American Skater), Lawson Crouse (No. 5 North American Skater) and Mitchell Marner (No. 6 North American Skater) – attended Monday’s morning skates as well as Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

L to R: Dylan Strome, Connor McDavid, Mitchell Marner, Lawson Crouse, Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin attend Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

LOOSE PUCKS
The Blackhawks suffered consecutive losses for the first time this postseason . . . They also suffered their second home loss of the playoffs (7-2). Their other such defeat was in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final vs. ANA (2-1 L) . . . Blackhawks forwardBrandon Saad scored his seventh goal of the playoffs (20 GP), including his fourth in his past seven games . . . Blackhawks defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk, who had not played in the NHL since Nov. 16, made his playoff debut . . . The Red Wings namedJeff Blashill the 27th head coach in franchise history . . . The Oilers signed defenseman Brad Hunt and forward Andrew Miller to one-year contract extensions.

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