7
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Lightning snowman the Avs to stay on playoff pace.
COL-2
TB-8
Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 25 shots for the win, as he purified himself in the clear water of sweet sweet goal support.
First Period
5:41 TB Perbix (2), (unassisted)
7:46 TB Guentzel (8), (Hagel, Kucherov)(PP)
8:56 COL Ivan (4), (Nichushkin, Manson)
10:03 TB Kucherov (12), (Hagel)
13:15 TB Glendening (1), (Hagel)(SH)
19:46 TB Cirelli (9), (Cernak, Hagel)
Second Period
9:38 TB Point (12), (Hagel, Kucherov)(PP)
Third Period
1:08 COL Ivan (5), (unassisted)
3:09 TB Guentzel (9), (Perbix)
4:44 TB Eyssimont (1), (Girgensons)
Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, and Mikey Eyssimont were the game’s three stars.
The offensive explosion will draw the headlines, but holding a roster as talented as Colorado’s to just 11 SOG through 40 minutes is outrageously good defending. Unlike previous outing where the Lightning held a big lead early they did not let off their defensive structure and you see the difference in the end product.
Conor Geekie was +2 in 12:12 and he was 67% on 12 draws.
Mitchell Chaffee had 1 shot in 9:55 as he left the game injured.
Emil Lilleberg was +1 with 2 hits and 2 blocked shots in 15:55.
Gage Goncalves was +2 with 2 shots and 1 hit in 10:56.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
