Lightning comeback bid falls short after sleepy start.
TB-2
COL-3
Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 47 shots for the loss.
First Period
2:43 COL Landeskog (20), (Rantanen, Toews)
6:16 COL Toews (9), (Kadri, Johnson)
10:45 TB Kucherov (6), (Point, Rutta)
Second Period
1:56 COL Nichushkin (13), (Burakovsky)
15:54 TB Point (17), (Sergachev, Palat)
Third Period
NO SCORING
Brayden Point was the game’s third star.
The rusty Lightning gave up two early goals and a 24-10 shot disparity in the opening 20 minutes of the game. They recovered for a very competitive final 40 minutes and had their chances but couldn’t find the equalizer at the end. All told, this could’ve been a clear cut schedule loss so I’m not super upset about the outcome.
Darren Raddysh was +1 with 1 hit and 2 blocked shots in 10:43.
Cal Foote was -1 with 1 hit and 2 blocked shots in 11:29.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.