2
0
Kucherov creeps closer to the century mark.
OTT-3
TB-2 (SO)
Matt Tomkins allowed two goals on 27 shots and one on three penalty shot attempts for the SO loss. He’s played well in his two emergency starts and definitely looked comfortable in this game.
First Period
8:45 OTT Tkachuk (35), (Chychrun)
9:45 TB Sheary (4), (Kucherov, Point)
12:56 TB Point (45), (Kucherov, Sheary)
Second Period
NO SCORING
Third Period
2:11 OTT Batherson (28), (Tkachuk, Chabot)
Overtime
NO SCORING
Shootout
OTT- Tkachuk
TB- NONE
Tomkins and Conor Sheary were the game’s second and third stars.
Nikita Kucherov is now two assists shy of 100, which would make him the fourth ever player to reach that milestone along with Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Bobby Orr. Basically, 3/4 of hockey Mount Rushmore.
The Lightning are pretty much locked into their playoff position, so the milestones are what’s left to play for.
Emil Lilleberg was -1 with 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 4 blocked shots in 17:30.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.
