MONTREAL -- PA Parenteau scored with 4:07 remaining in the third period to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1, Game 5 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Bell Centre on Saturday, extending the Eastern Conference Second Round series a second time.
Parenteau beat Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop with a one-timer from the top of the slot on a pass from defenseman P.K. Subban.
Montreal trails the best-of-7 series 3-2 with Game 6 at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. It is the first time the Canadiens won Game 5 of a best-of-7 series they trailed 3-0.
Canadiens goalie Carey Price made 24 saves, and right wing Devante Smith-Pelly scored his first goal of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs 9:01 into the first period.
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos tied it at 1-1 with his second goal of the playoffs at 9:27 of the third period. Stamkos turned around in the slot and put a shot inside the right post.
Bishop, who was pulled in Game 4 after allowing three goals on 14 shots, made 27 saves.
Smith-Pelly scored on a wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. Play continued briefly even though referee Steve Kozari immediately signaled a goal, and a video review confirmed his on-ice ruling that the puck struck the bar inside the top of the net.
Montreal hit the post three times going 0-for-2 on the power play in the second period.
Subban struck the crossbar during a brief 4-on-3 advantage after Tampa Bay's Nikita Nesterov was called for interference with each team short a skater. Parenteau, who came out of the penalty box at the same time as Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, hit the post later in the same power play.
Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry hit the left post on another power play, and Tampa Bay defenseman Anton Stralman cleared the loose puck behind Bishop to deny Alex Galchenyuk's scoring chance.
Price, who is a finalist for the Hart and Vezina trophies, got his left glove on Lightning forward Valterri Filppula's wrist shot from the right side at 7:21 of the third period.
The Montreal goalie had his right pad in position to make the save on Tampa Bay left wing Brenden Morrow's shot in the second.
The 2014 Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings are among the four teams in NHL history to come back from 3-0 down to win a best-of-7 series. Los Angeles accomplished the feat in the first round against the San Jose Sharks.
The Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1942 Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings were the first team to accomplish the feat, which was achieved by the New York Islanders against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the quarterfinals in 1975, and the Philadelphia Flyers against the Boston Bruins in the 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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