SEPTEMBER 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ONDREJ PALAT
#18 - LEFT WING - TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
11 G
7 A
3.20 S/G
Lightning miss out in OT for once and head to Game 6 The Stanley Cup Final is headed to Game 6 after the Tampa Bay Lightning missed a chance to get yet another overtime win this postseason
Finishes off passing sequence Palat scored a goal on three shots and added three hits in Saturday's 3-2 double-overtime loss to the Stars in Game 5.
Impact Palat was able to finish after receiving a pass from Nikita Kucherov. Palat dangled around Anton Khudobin to put away the Lightning's first goal of the game. The 29-year-old winger has racked up 11 goals, seven assists, 78 shots on net and 73 hits in 24 appearances, showing fantastic chemistry with Kucherov and Brayden Point on the top line.
SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE
Ondrej Palat Swings Around Anton Khudobin And Scores A Beauty For Lightning
SEPTEMBER 26 • YOUTUBE
Bags assist Friday Palat had an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Stars in Game 4.
Impact Palat fed Brayden Point at 19:27 of the first period for the Lightning's first goal of the game. In the Stanley Cup Final, Palat has four points in as many games. The winger has racked up 10 goals, seven helpers, 75 shots and 70 hits through 23 postseason contests overall.
SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE
Shattenkirk scores in OT, Lightning up 3-1, on verge of Cup Kevin Shattenkirk scored in overtime on a questionable power play, Brayden Point had two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 to take a 3-1 series lead in th...
SEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Like in 2009, back-to-back could tilt this Stanley Cup Final After the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars in overtime Friday night, it’s right back for Game 5 on Saturday night in just the second Stanley Cup Final with a back-to-back...
SEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stamkos scores, leaves, Lightning beat Stars 5-2 in Game 3 Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, left with injury and the Tampa Bay Lightning kept dominating without him, blowing the Dallas Stars out of an empty arena wit...
SEPTEMBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nabs pair of second-period points Palat registered a goal and an assist with three shots in Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the Stars in Game 3. He also had four hits and two PIM.
Impact Palat gave the Lightning a 5-1 lead with 65 seconds left in the second period, knocking home a loose puck in front for his 10th goal of the playoffs. He had also drawn the secondary assist on Victor Hedman's power-play goal earlier in the period. The 29-year-old has struck for three points over the last two games and boasts 16 playoff points overall.
SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Lightning's Vasilevskiy standing tall in Stanley Cup Final For all the hype Dallas goaltender Anton Khudobin is receiving for helping the Stars reach the Stanley Cup Final, fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy is reminding everyone the Tampa...
SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stars, Lightning tied 1-1 heading into game 3 The Dallas Stars and the Tampa Bay Lightning are in a 1-1 series tie in the Stanley Cup Final
SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kevin Shattenkirk, Ondrej Palat on evening up Stanley Cup Final
SEPTEMBER 21 • Fox Sports
Parade to penalty box could prevent Stars Stanley Cup parade Penalty trouble is finally hurting the Dallas Stars
SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lightning beat Stars 3-2 in Game 2, get even in Stanley Cup Tampa Bay has evened the Stanley Cup Final at 1-1 with a 3-2 win over Dallas
SEPTEMBER 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ondrej Palat Finishes Off Pretty Tampa Bay Lightning Passing Play
SEPTEMBER 21 • YOUTUBE
Contributes power-play tally Palat scored a power-play goal on four shots and doled out six hits in Monday's 3-2 win over Dallas in Game 2. He also had four PIM.
Impact Palat buried a shot from the bottom of the left faceoff circle to give Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead with 5:38 remaining in the second period. The goal came just after teammate Brayden Point had opened the scoring with the man advantage. It was the ninth tally of the playoffs for Palat, who tied for the team lead in hits Monday.
SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE
Dallas takes 1-0 lead into game 2 against Tampa Bay The Dallas Stars take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final with a 1-0 lead in the series
SEPTEMBER 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tampa Bay aims to clinch conference finals against New York in game 6 The Tampa Bay Lightning look to clinch the series over the New York Islanders in game six of the Eastern Conference finals
SEPTEMBER 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lightning face adversity and Islanders in East final Game 6 The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing their biggest adversity of the playoffs after failing to eliminate the New York Islanders in Game 5 on Tuesday night
SEPTEMBER 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Top players have Lightning on verge of first final since '15 The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from the Stanley Cup Final because their best players have been dominant
SEPTEMBER 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kucherov and the Lightning try to clinch conference finals against New York The Tampa Bay Lightning look to clinch the Eastern Conference finals over the New York Islanders in game five
SEPTEMBER 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
‘Ultimate compliment’: Lightning need Ondrej Palat on their top line For a guy who doesn’t get a lot of accolades, Palat is passing some elite players in Lightning playoff history.
SEPTEMBER 13 • TAMPABAY.COM
Quick-strike Lightning beat Islanders, on verge of final Blake Coleman tied it 15 seconds after the New York Islanders took the lead, Ondrej Palat scored the go-ahead goal 12 seconds later and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved within a victo...
SEPTEMBER 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ondrej Palat, Yanni Gourde break down 4-1 win in Game 4
SEPTEMBER 13 • Fox Sports
Notches goal, assist in Game 4 Palat scored a goal on a team-leading five shots and added an assist Sunday in a 4-1 win over the Islanders. He also contributed four hits and two PIM.
Impact Palat scored the go-ahead goal at 11:54 of the second period, finishing off a pretty tic-tac-toe passing play with linemates Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. He also assisted on a Point goal early in the third period. Palat has recorded at least one point in eight of his last nine games, rolling up eight goals and three assists during that stretch.
SEPTEMBER 13 • ROTOWIRE
Kucherov and the Lightning take on New York with 2-1 series lead The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the New York Islanders in the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-1 lead in the series
SEPTEMBER 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
