Nikita Kucherov scored just 27 seconds into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Monday night.
Kucherov completed a two-on-one move with Brayden Point to secure the victory as Tampa Bay reached the 50-win mark for the fifth time in franchise history.
Erik Cernak, Jake Guentzel and Conor Geekie also scored for the Lightning, while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves.
The result leaves Tampa Bay tied with Montreal for second place in the Atlantic Division with one game remaining.
Meanwhile, Detroit saw a major milestone from Patrick Kane, who recorded his 1,400th NHL point.
The assist made him the 24th player in league history to reach the goal and the fourth active player to do so.
Alex DeBrincat, David Perron and Marco Kasper scored for the Red Wings, who fought back from a two-goal deficit in the third period.
DeBrincat tied the game late, finishing a pass from Kanw with just over four minutes remaining to force overtime. However, Kucherov’s attack sealed the result.
Detroit closes the season on Wednesday against Florida, while Tampa Bay hosts the New York Rangers.
