Tampa Bay Lightning beat Vancouver Canucks 4-2 after two-goal deficit
Tampa Bay erases a two-factor deficit against Vancouver
The Tampa Bay Lightning turned a two-goal deficit into a 4-2 victory against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday in Tampa, Florida. Nikita Kucherov scored twice and Jake Guentzel netted the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Lightning stretched their home record to 5-0.
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The Tech TL;DR:
- Tampa Bay overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Vancouver 4-2 on Saturday, extending their home win streak to five games.
- Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the span of 4:53, while Dennis Hildeby stopped 12 shots in the Lightning net.
- Vancouver finished an winless five-game road trip at 0-4-1, extending their overall winless skid to seven games.
Kucherov and Guentzel execute the third-period override
Vancouver built an early advantage through Linus Karlsson and Elias Pettersson. Karlsson opened the scoring at 15:32 of the first period with a shot from the right point, and Pettersson added a power-play goal at 4:35 of the second period.
Kucherov tied the game with two goals in a span of 4:53 during the second period. He struck first on a power play at 6:30 off his own rebound, then tied it at 11:23 by converting a faceoff win from Brayden Point. Guentzel claimed the game-winner at 2:04 of the third period, snapping a shot off a pass from Charle-Edouard D’Astous that deflected off Liam Ohgren.
// Execution flow of the game-winning sequence
function processTiebreaker() {
let pass = dAstous.slidePassToWall(guentzel);
let deflection = pass.snapShot.hit(ohgren.stick);
return deflection.goal; // 3-2 Tampa Bay
}
Lankinen records 31 saves as Canucks drop seventh straight
Pontus Holmberg sealed the final score at 15:57 of the third period by collecting a loose puck off a faceoff and beating Vancouver goaltender Kevin Lankinen through the pads. Lankinen finished with 31 saves for the Canucks, while Dennis Hildeby turned away 12 shots for the Lightning. The loss drops Vancouver to 0-4-1 on their five-game road trip and 0-6-1 over their past seven games overall.
Both clubs return to the ice on Tuesday. The Canucks host the Carolina Hurricanes, while the Lightning head on the road to face the Vegas Golden Knights.
