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TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay played one good period, which was enough to beat the lowly Edmonton Oilers.Ondrej Palat scored a pair of third-period goals, and the Eastern Conference-leading Lightning beat the Oilers 3-2 on Thursday night.Liked the ending ... leave it at that, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said.Steven Stamkos also scored in his fourth straight game for the Lightning, who overtook the idle New York Islanders atop the EastIm happy so far, Palat said. Our team is in front in the standings, and thats what I want.Tampa Bay finished a run of 21 games that included a 6-0-1 record against Edmonton, Buffalo and Carolina, the NHLs worst three teams. The Lightning went 5-8-1 against other opponents during that stretch.It wasnt our best two periods, but the guys certainly came alive in the third period, said Lightning goalie Ben Bishop, who made 30 saves. Its hard to win games when you play 20 minutes, but we were able to do it.Edmonton, which has lost 14 consecutive road games, got two goals from Benoit Pouliot. He has scored the last five Oilers goals.Its not like were getting blown out every game like last year, Edmonton goalie Ben Scrivens said. Weve been playing better, but weve got to figure out its easier to play defence in the third than try to score one late.Scrivens stopped 16 shots.After Palat scored from in-close at 1:33 of the third, he made it 3-2 from the slot with 8:01 to play. It was the first time Tampa Bay has won when trailing after two periods (1-13-1)Edmonton took a 2-1 lead on Pouliots second of the game, coming on a goal-mouth scramble during a power play with 57.3 seconds left in the second period. The left wing has a four-game goal streak.Pouliot put the Oilers ahead 1-0 with a short-handed rebound goal at 13:52 of the first.The guys Im playing with now are really clicking, Pouliot said. Like tonight, we got chances and we got goals on it. Its just a matter of trying to win those games, and theyre not easy to win.Stamkos tied it 7:10 into the second on his 26th goal from the right circle. Matt Carle set it up right after serving a penalty.During a one-minute stretch late in the second, Edmontons Nail Yakupov hit the post, and Stamkos missed the net with an in-close shot and had another scoring chance blocked by defenceman Anton Lander.We had our chances in the third period, but I thought that if we buried a couple in the second where there were some Grade A (chances), the result might have been different, Oilers coach Todd Nelson said.NOTES: Tampa Bay C Tyler Johnson returned after missing one game due to a lower-body injury and had two assists. ... Lightning D Victor Hedman missed his second game with a lower-body injury and might be out until after the All-Star break. ... Oilers C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two assists. ... 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"He was attacking, finishing, finding guys and making plays for us," said Khris Middleton, who added 21 points and three crucial 3s in the fourth quarter. Maurice Harkless had 14 points to lead seven players in double figures Orlando, which got guard Victor Oladipo back after the rookie missed two games with left ankle soreness. Oladipo finished with 12 on 5-of-6 shooting off the bench. The Magic just had no answer for Knight. "I thought his aggression as far as attacking the basket was a huge plus," coach Larry Drew said. A game between two of the worst teams in the league -- the Bucks and Magic had combined for 95 losses coming into the night -- turned into an entertaining affair down the stretch that saw the Bucks snap a three-game skid. Several times early in the contest, it looked as though the Magic would hold on for their fifth road victory of the year. But the stretch run belonged to Knight, who had an emphatic answer to start the fourth quarter to answer two buckets by Oladipo that ended the third. "NBA games are extremely long and an 18-point lead in the first half doesnt mean a lot," Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn said. Knight nearly singlehandedly blew past Orlando to start the fourth. A layup with 11:21 left gave Milwaukee a 72-71 lead, its first advantage since the quarter. Then came Knights dunk. Rookie Giannis Antetokounmpo threw a high pass downcourt back to Sessions, who jumped with one arm outstretched and got the ball to the streaking Knight for the throwdown. After another missed Magic shot, Knightt hurt Orlando again with a 3 from the wing for a 77-71 lead with 10:30 left.dddddddddddd. "Its real frustrating. We were playing basketball the right way. But we stopped playing team ball," said Tobias Harris, who scored all 11 of his points during a 13-0 run in the first half that allowed the Magic to build a 31-13 lead. Knights hustling play was in stark contrast to a lethargic Bucks squad that couldnt hit shots and appeared to be just standing around the hoop defensively during Orlandos early spurt. "I just wanted to come out and be aggressive, come out and be strong and attack the basket," Knight said. "We were able to get out and get a lot of easy baskets, so that got us in a good rhythm and we were able to steamroll from there. Not quite, even if Middleton added three fourth-quarter 3s to help the Bucks build its own double-digit lead. The lead swelled to 95-81 with 2:49 left before Orlando mounted its own late charge to get within three off a 3 from Jameer Nelson with 35 seconds left. But the Bucks hit their foul shots late and Orlando was hurt after Nikola Vucevic was whistled for an offensive foul with 22 seconds left. Nelson finished with 13. Sessions had 16 points and eight assists and went 6 of 6 from the line. Sessions combined with Knight to effectively lead the Bucks up-tempo attack in the second half. Even Oladipos return couldnt help Orlando. The rookie said after the game he wasnt working out or shooting for about a week because of his sore foot, so Vaughn eased Oladipo back into the rotation Monday. "I felt like I was kind of slow with my reaction time because I havent played in a while. Still no excuse," Oladipo said. "I feel like I let my team down a little bit today but Ive just got to keep growing and getting better." NOTES: The Magic fell to a league-worst 4-30 on the road. ... Vucevic finished with a double-double off 12 points