Raleigh, North Carolina: Elias Lindholm scored 49 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes prevented Tampa Bay from clinching the top spot in the Eastern Conference by beating the Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.
Justin Williams had a goal and an assist, Jordan Staal scored a deflected goal and Phil Di Giuseppe had two assists for the Hurricanes.
They had lost three straight and four of five down the stretch during their ninth straight season without making the playoffs — tied for the third-longest such drought in NHL history. Ondrej Palat scored the tying goal with 8:49 left and Ryan Callahan also scored for Tampa Bay.
