If the Tampa Bay Lightning are tenacious enough to sneak into the playoffs, it’ll be because of their youngsters. Rookie Adam Erne scored twice and veteran Ondrej Palat added a power-play goal and two assists as the Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 6-3 on Sunday night. Rookie Brayden Point scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to break a 2-2 tie. “We have to do everything to stay (in the playoff hunt),” Erne said. “We want to contribute. We don’t just want to be passengers on our run here. We consider ourselves a part of this team now, and we’re desperate to win these games because we know each of these last games are must wins.” Braydon Coburn and Anton Stralman also had goals for Tampa Bay. Backup Peter Budaj made 23 saves to help the Lightning move within three points of the idle Ottawa Senators, who hold the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have a key road game Tuesday, traveling to Boston, which is four points ahead of Tampa Bay.
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