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Tampa Bay uses 2 goalies, beats Chicago 4-3 to even Final

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing J.T. Brown, left, watches as Cedric Paquette's shot goes by Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Fla., Saturday, June 6, 2015. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing J.T. Brown, left, watches as Cedric Paquette's shot goes by Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Fla., Saturday, June 6, 2015. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP) Tampa Bay Lightning right wing J.T. Brown, left, watches as Cedric Paquette's shot goes by Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford during the first period in Game 2 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final in Tampa, Fla., Saturday, June 6, 2015. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Two goalies taking turns in the crease in the third period. A low-scoring defenseman getting the biggest goal of all.

The Tampa Bay Lightning found some strange ways to even the Stanley Cup Final.

Jason Garrison scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 11:11 to play, rookie goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy relieved Ben Bishop twice to earn the victory, and the Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in Game 2 on Saturday night to even the series.

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who played with all the aggression they lacked in the third period of Game 1 when Chicago rallied late to win.

Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette also scored for Tampa Bay, which curiously made three goalie changes in the third period. The 20-year-old Vasilevskiy twice replaced starter Ben Bishop and made five saves in 9:13 to earn his first NHL playoff win.