6
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Crozier the good luck charm?
TB-4
NYI-2
Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots for the win. Two garbage time goals, but was incredibly solid all game.
First Period
4:12 TB Paul (16), (Hagel, Raddysh)
5:34 TB Kucherov (37), (Hedman, Perbix)
Second Period
5:00 TB Point (29), (Kucherov, Hedman)(PP)
Third Period
13:44 NYI Lee (15), (Barzal, Dobson)
17:25 NYI Nelson (25), (Dobson)(PP)
19:30 TB Glendening (9), (Hedman, Kucherov)(EN)
Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, and Victor Hedman were the game’s three stars.
Pretty strong game for over 50 minutes at a time where they really needed to arrest the free fall. Crozier at least let them spread some minutes out a little better with the 11/7 lineup, but they desperately need another LHD because Hedman was practically a statue by game’s end. Asking a 33 year old d-man to play 25-30 big minutes night in and night out when he’s nicked isn’t a recipe that’s sustainable.
Mitchell Chaffee was +1 with 3 hits in 12:27.
Max Crozier had 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 1 hit in 10:13 after being recalled officially today.
Emil Lilleberg was -1 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 14:09. He just seems to play better with Crozier paired up with him.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
