Lightning claim 2-0 lead on Wings

Shaw, Keith help Blackhawks edge Blues to even series.

Tyler Johnson scored two third-period goals Friday night, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the visiting Detroit Red Wings 5-2 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Ben Bishop had 30 saves for the defending Eastern Conference champions, who took the first two games at home despite playing without injured leading goalscorer Steven Stamkos and defenseman Anton Stralman.

A bloody brawl involving several players capped this one, with 14 penalties called — including a game misconduct on Justin Abdelkader — with 54 seconds left.

Game 3 is Sunday in Detroit.

Johnson put Tampa Bay ahead for good two minutes after Detroit’s Brad Richards made it 2-2 with a power-play goal. Nikita Kucherov and Brian Boyle also scored for the Lightning, who tacked on Alex Killorn’s empty-netter with 2:14 remaining.

Blackhawks 3, (at) Blues 2: Andrew Shaw stuffed home a rebound on a power play with 4:19 remaining, minutes after Chicago won a coach’s challenge to negate a goal, and the defending Stanley Cup champions pulled even with host St. Louis in Game 2 of their playoff series. Duncan Keith also scored for Chicago in his first game back from a six-game suspension for a dangerous high stick to Minnesota’s Charlie Coyle. Keith assisted on rookie Artemi Panarin’s clinching empty-net goal with 1:34 to go, and Patrick Kane also had two assists. Vladimir Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk scored for St. Louis.

(At) Panthers 3, Islanders 1: Roberto Luongo made 41 saves for his first playoff win in five years as Florida won Game 2 to tie New York at 1 in its playoff series. Reilly Smith, Nick Bjugstad and Dmitry Kulikov each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers. John Tavares scored a goal for his sixth consecutive game going back to the regular season for the Isles.

Flyers: Center Sean Couturier will miss the rest of the first-round series against the Capitals because of an upperbody injury. Reports said the injury was an AC sprain in his left shoulder. Couturier was checked into the boards near center ice in the second period of Thursday’s Game 1 by Alex Ovechkin. Couturier left the game moments later favoring his left shoulder and did not return. The team would not confirm the injury, but said he will be out at least two weeks.

Penguins: After both participated in practice Friday, forward Evgeni Malkin and goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury are game-time decisions to play today in their playoff series against the Rangers. Malkin has been out since March 11 with an upperbody injury, and Fleury has missed the past two weeks with a concussion.

DIRK SHADD / TCM The Lightning’s Brian Boyle (center) celebrates his goal against the Red Wings on Friday. Tampa Bay takes a 2-0 series lead to Detroit for Game 3 on Sunday.