7
0
Lightning close out season segment in style.
NJ-3
TB-6
Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 25 shots for the win.
First Period
NO SCORING
Second Period
1:09 TB Paul (13), (Hedman, Raddysh)
10:40 TB Hagel (15), (Hedman, Paul)
Third Period
2:49 NJ Palat (6), (Hischier, Hatakka)
3:49 TB Stamkos (21), (Perbix, Kucherov)
7:19 NJ Bratt (19), (unassisted)
13:52 TB Point (24), (unassisted)
17:22 NJ Toffoli (21), (Palat, Nemec)
18:21 TB Hagel (16), (Cirelli, Kucherov)(EN)
19:06 TB Point (25), (Hedman, Stamkos)(EN)
Victor Hedman, Nick Paul, and Steven Stamkos were the game’s three stars.
The Lightning finish the fifth ten game segment of the season with 59 points. That means they’re just a lone point off comfortable playoff pace, which a couple of weeks ago seemed unthinkable given the size of the hole they’d dug for themselves. My only regret is the all-star break coming up at the wrong time. When you’re rolling like this, you don’t want or need a pause.
Waltteri Merela had 3 hits in 9:37.
Mitchell Chaffee had 1 shot and 2 hits in 9:50.
Max Crozier was +1 with 2 hits and 1 blocked shot in 16:56. Had a much more sound game defensively tonight.
Emil Lilleberg was +1 with 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 5 hits in 17:26.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
