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Critical two points puts Lightning on the brink of slipping the noose in opening segment of the year.
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Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 27 shots for the win.
First Period
0:32 TB Hedman (1), (Point)
1:22 SJ Karlsson (5), (Hertl)
13:44 TB Colton (2), (Killorn, Hagel)
Second Period
5:36 SJ Sturm (5), (Kunin, Vlasic)
18:41 TB Killorn (2), (Paul, Cernak)
Third Period
4:34 SJ Karlsson (6), (Meier, Hertl)(PP)
19:03 TB Kucherov (3), (Hagel, Point)
Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman were the game’s first and third stars.
The Lightning finish above .500 for this short road trip and, with a win against Ottawa, could close the first 10 game segment of the year dead on 12 points on solid playoff pace. None of this is particularly artistic looking, but they’re manufacturing points and finding ways not to dig themselves into too deep an early season hole and they attempt to find their footing as a team.
Cole Koepke was -1 with 1 shot and 2 hits in 10:01.
Nick Perbix had 2 shots and 2 hits in 17:39. For the time being, he’s your second pair RHD having clearly passed Foote and Myers on the depth chart.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
