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Tyler Johnson helps Tampa Bay to series-levelling win over Detroit

Image: Tyler Johnson: Helped Tampa Bay Lightning level their series against the Detroit Red Wings

Tyler Johnson helped Tampa Bay Lightning to a series-levelling 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings in their latest play-off game.

The Red Wings led 2-0 in the third period before Johnson scored with five minutes remaining before he assisted on Ondrej Palat's tying goal 77 seconds later.

Gustav Nyquist and Joakim Andersson scored in the second period for Detroit. Game five is in Tampa on Saturday.

Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice and Karl Alzner added a goal and an assist as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-1 for a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.

Washington got goals from Kuznetsov, Brooks Laich and Jason Chimera in the third period, which it began ahead only 2-1.

The Capitals can end the Eastern Conference series by winning game six at New York on Saturday.

Rookie Filip Forsberg had his first career hat-trick as Nashville Predators forced a sixth game in their first-round Western Conference series with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

A triple-overtime loss in Chicago on Wednesday pushed the Predators to the brink of elimination, and these teams appeared headed for the third overtime game of this series tied at 1-1 after two.

But James Neal put the Predators ahead in the opening minute of the third to start a flurry of three goals in a span of less than three minutes and Nashville pulled to 3-2 in the series.

Forsberg finished his hat-trick with an empty netter in the final minute. Colin Wilson also had a goal, and Neal had an assist.

Daniel Sedin scored early in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks avoided elimination with a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames.

Nick Bonino scored the other goal for Vancouver, and Ryan Miller had 19 saves in his first start in the series after replacing Eddie Lack in game four. David Jones.

Game six of the best-of-seven series is Saturday night at Calgary.

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