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Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks

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Tampa Bay Lightning
42-21-4
Final
6 - 2
Vancouver Canucks
21-39-8

Kucherov, Cirelli lead the Lightning past the NHL-worst Canucks, 6-2

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

Kucherov moved into sole possession of second place in the NHL scoring race with 114 points, one behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid. Tampa Bay is second in the Atlantic Division, four points behind Buffalo.

Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh, Yanni Gourde and Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for his NHL-leading 32nd victory.

Liam Ohgren and Linus Karlsson scored for Vancouver, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 24 shots.

Guentzel opened the scoring late in the first period to become the third Lightning player to reach 30 goals this season, after Kucherov and Hagel.

After establishing position at the net front, Guentzel tipped a shot from the top of the zone by Charle-Edouard D’Astous over the glove of the screened Lankinen.

Less than a minute into the second, Raddysh made it 2-0 with a big one-timer. Gourde followed with a tip of Raddysh's shot at 4:16, and Kucherov deflected the puck off the leg off a Canucks defenseman and into the net for his 38th of the season at 5:31.

Ohgren scored for Vancouver with 7:54 remaining in the second, putting in a low shot,

In the third, Karlsson batted the puck over Valisevskiy. Twenty-two seconds later, Cirelli restored the Lightning’s three-goal edge, then Hagel capped the scoring with his 32nd.

Up next Lightning: At Edmonton on Saturday night.

Canucks: Host St. Louis on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 17:37 Jake Guentzel Goal (30) Tip-In, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (17), Ryan McDonagh (8)
Goal 2nd Period 0:49 Darren Raddysh Goal (18) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (75), Anthony Cirelli (28)
Goal 2nd Period 4:16 Yanni Gourde Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Darren Raddysh (42), Pontus Holmberg (11)
Goal 2nd Period 5:31 Nikita Kucherov Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Cernak (7), Anthony Cirelli (29)
Goal 2nd Period 12:06 Liam Ohgren Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (20), Marco Rossi (17)
Goal 3rd Period 7:04 Linus Karlsson Goal (13) Batted, assists: Marco Rossi (18)
Goal 3rd Period 7:36 Anthony Cirelli Goal (17) Deflected, assists: Brandon Hagel (33), Erik Cernak (8)
Goal 3rd Period 10:35 Brandon Hagel Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (76), J.J. Moser (18)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 6
12 Hits 25
6 Takeaways 5
31 Shots 21
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 27
52.6 Faceoff Win Percent 47.4
16 Giveaways 12
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nils Hoglander, LW Out May 6
Evander Kane, LW Out Apr 14
Thatcher Demko, G Injured Reserve Mar 3
Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW Out Feb 27
Filip Chytil, C Injured Reserve Feb 25
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pontus Holmberg, RW Out May 5

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver,
Attendance: 18,345 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 9 23 109 50
Tampa Bay 6 26 106 50
Montreal 10 24 106 48
Boston 10 27 100 45
Ottawa 11 27 99 44
Detroit 10 31 92 41
Florida 4 38 84 40
Toronto 14 36 78 32

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 17 26 95 39
Edmonton 11 30 93 41
Anaheim 6 33 92 43
Los Angeles 20 27 90 35
San Jose 8 35 86 39
Seattle 11 37 79 34
Calgary 9 39 77 34
Vancouver 8 49 58 25
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