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Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Seattle Kraken 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Seattle Kraken 2. Shots on goal: TBL 26, SEA 18. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 2-0 SEA; P2 TBL 1-2 SEA; P3 TBL 3-0 SEA.

Scoring plays: P1 05:45 Gage Goncalves (assists: Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel) to make it TBL 1-0 SEA; P1 18:49 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Brandon Hagel) to make it TBL 2-0 SEA; P2 00:57 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel) to make it TBL 3-0 SEA; P2 01:07 Bobby McMann (assists: Matty Beniers) to make it TBL 3-1 SEA; P2 09:46 Jared McCann (assists: Jordan Eberle, Philipp Grubauer) to make it TBL 3-2 SEA; P3 04:35 Anthony Cirelli (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel) to make it TBL 4-2 SEA; P3 16:54 Brandon Hagel (assists: Gage Goncalves, Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 5-2 SEA; P3 17:16 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Anthony Cirelli) to make it TBL 6-2 SEA. Top skaters: Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 3 G, 2 A; Brandon Hagel (TBL) 1 G, 3 A; Anthony Cirelli (TBL) 1 G, 2 A; Gage Goncalves (TBL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Philipp Grubauer (SEA) 19 saves on 24, decision L; Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 16 saves on 18, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Nikita Kucherov
3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS, 7 SOG · 19:49 TOI
Goals · TBL
Brandon Hagel
1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:21 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
16 saves on 18 shots (.889) · W
Season highs
Nikita Kucherov · Season-high 3 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TBL 4 largest lead P3 17:16 (TBL 6, SEA 2) · 3-0 run, P1 5:45–P2 0:57
SEA 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 1:07–P2 9:46
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:45 Gage Goncalves (Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel) TBL · tip-in shot · TBL 1, SEA 0
  • P1 18:49 Nikita Kucherov (Brandon Hagel) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 2, SEA 0
  • P2 0:57 Nikita Kucherov (Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 3, SEA 0
  • P2 1:07 Bobby McMann (Matty Beniers) SEA · wrist shot · TBL 3, SEA 1
  • P2 9:46 Jared McCann (Jordan Eberle, Philipp Grubauer) SEA · wrist shot · TBL 3, SEA 2
  • P3 4:35 Anthony Cirelli (Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel) TBL · snap shot · TBL 4, SEA 2
  • P3 16:54 Brandon Hagel (Gage Goncalves, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 5, SEA 2
  • P3 17:16 Nikita Kucherov (Anthony Cirelli) TBL · Empty net · wrist shot · TBL 6, SEA 2

Linescore

123 T
TBL 213 6
SEA 020 2

Shots on goal: TBL 25, SEA 18

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLSEA
26Shots on goal18
46Shot attempts53
25Faceoff wins21
21Hits23
7Blocked shots20
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
16Giveaways20
11Penalty minutes11
88.9%Save %79.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL961126
SEA49518

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning6 G · 39 attempts
Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Gage Goncalves: missed the netGage Goncalves: goal (tip-in)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (slap)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Brayden Point: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Victor Hedman: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (snap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (slap)Gage Goncalves: saved (tip-in)Victor Hedman: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (tip-in)Anthony Cirelli: goal (snap)Victor Hedman: missed the netZemgus Girgensons: saved (backhand)Ryan McDonagh: saved (wrist)Jake Guentzel: missed the netJ.J. Moser: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: goal (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (tip-in)Nick Paul: missed the netNick Paul: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netCorey Perry: missed the net
  • 6Goals15% of attempts
  • 20Saved51% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% of attempts
Seattle Kraken2 G · 29 attempts
Jacob Melanson: missed the netChandler Stephenson: saved (wrist)Matty Beniers: missed the netRyan Winterton: saved (wrist)Brandon Montour: saved (wrist)Berkly Catton: saved (wrist)Bobby McMann: goal (wrist)Adam Larsson: saved (wrist)Jamie Oleksiak: missed the netJamie Oleksiak: saved (wrist)Bobby McMann: missed the netJared McCann: missed the netJared McCann: goal (wrist)Ryan Winterton: saved (backhand)Jordan Eberle: missed the netVince Dunn: saved (snap)Brandon Montour: saved (slap)Brandon Montour: saved (wrist)Ryan Lindgren: saved (wrist)Jacob Melanson: missed the netJared McCann: missed the netBobby McMann: saved (wrist)Frederick Gaudreau: saved (tip-in)Chandler Stephenson: missed the netAdam Larsson: saved (wrist)Jordan Eberle: saved (wrist)Kaapo Kakko: missed the netShane Wright: saved (wrist)Vince Dunn: missed the net
  • 2Goals7% of attempts
  • 16Saved55% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikita Kucherov R 325+371019:49
Brandon Hagel L 134+320217:21
Anthony Cirelli C 123+220015:48
Gage Goncalves C 112025012:58
Jake Guentzel C 011+111019:39
Brayden Point C 011+100118:46
Darren Raddysh D 000+151122:10
Ryan McDonagh D 000+210021:17
J.J. Moser D 000+100019:11
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000024117:59
Victor Hedman D 000000117:14
Erik Cernak D 000+100016:27
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000010115:01
Nick Paul L 000001013:34
Corey Perry R 000002013:06
Yanni Gourde C 000001012:07
Zemgus Girgensons C 000023012:05
Pontus Holmberg R 000002010:25
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 161888.9259:03
SEA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bobby McMann C 101-122016:58
Jared McCann L 101-110112:53
Jordan Eberle R 011-110118:44
Matty Beniers C 011-100118:21
Brandon Montour D 000-431123:11
Vince Dunn D 000011219:23
Adam Larsson D 000022418:43
Ryan Lindgren D 000-310218:05
Chandler Stephenson C 000-110017:54
Ryker Evans D 000001217:50
Jamie Oleksiak D 000015217:14
Frederick Gaudreau C 000-110016:53
Shane Wright C 000010215:51
Ryan Winterton C 000-122114:26
Berkly Catton C 000010013:55
Kaapo Kakko R 000000013:22
Ben Meyers C 000-100011:52
Jacob Melanson R 000-109109:14
SEA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Philipp Grubauer L 192479.2559:23

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