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A rare win

By Times Staff Writer
Published April 29, 2004

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How unlikely was the Lightning's comeback victory in Game 3?

Try less than 1 percent.

Montreal led 3-2 Tuesday until Vinny Lecavalier tied it with 16.5 seconds remaining and Brad Richards won it 65 seconds into overtime.

From 1939-2003, when a home team led by one goal with fewer than 18 seconds left, it went 339-3, a winning percentage of .991, according to whowins.com, which tracks best-of-seven playoff series.

The only other teams to win in such a situation:

The Flyers 2-1 in double overtime in St. Louis on April 16, 1968.

The Rangers 3-2 in overtime in Montreal on April 16, 1974.

The Blackhawks 2-1 in triple overtime in Calgary on April 23, 1996.

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