4
0
Lightning grind out two points they needed.
TB-4
AZ-3
Brian Elliott allowed three goals on 19 shots for the win. He was rusty, and it was a good thing his workload was pretty light.
First Period
3:30 TB Point (18), (unassisted)
17:11 TB Perry (13), (McDonagh, Maroon)
19:08 AZ Galchenyuk (4), (Moser, Keller)
Second Period
NO SCORING
Third Period
4:03 TB Stamkos (21), (Hedman, Killorn)
9:54 AZ Keller (18), (Boyd, Kessel)
12:18 TB Stamkos (22), (Joseph, Rutta)
18:22 AZ Schmaltz (8), (Fischer, Chychrun)
Steven Stamkos and Corey Perry were the game’s first and third stars.
I, oddly, feel less comfortable with this win than I was with the loss against the Avs. Put aside the bad opening frame and I thought the Lightning played reasonably well in Denver. The opposite was mostly true tonight. This was sloppy and lethargic at times once the Lightning built their early lead and they got away with it. But I’m not super-happy about it.
Darren Raddysh was +1 with 1 hit and 1 blocked shot in 9:06.
Cal Foote was +1 with 1 hit and 2 blocked shots in 9:30.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
