Cernak scores on his own net to tie the game for the Islanders

Oh boy... you've got to feel for Erik Cernak.

The Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman just made a giant mistake in Game 3 of his team's best of seven series against the New York Islanders, essentially scoring on his own net and pulling the Isles even 1-1 in the game.

Here's how it played out: Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky makes a save, but has trouble with the rebound. A bit of a scramble ensues and Cernak tries to play the puck back into Vasilevsky so that the goaltender can get a stoppage in play. The only problem is that both Cernak and Vasilevsky fumble it and the puck ends up going between Vasilevsky's legs and into the goal.

Check it out:

Ouch... you gotta feel for the guy.

But fear not, Bolts fans! Just moments later the Islanders would take a penalty and Brayden Point would reclaim the lead for the Lightning on the powerplay. Game on.