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Tampa Bay Lightning 7, San Jose Sharks 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 7, San Jose Sharks 3. Shots on goal: TBL 26, SJS 22. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 3-1 SJS; P2 TBL 4-1 SJS; P3 TBL 0-1 SJS.

Scoring plays: P1 02:37 Brayden Point (assists: Max Crozier, Nikita Kucherov) to make it TBL 1-0 SJS; P1 04:08 Darren Raddysh (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves) to make it TBL 2-0 SJS; P1 06:46 Brandon Hagel (assists: Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) to make it TBL 3-0 SJS; P1 10:50 Pavol Regenda (assists: Timothy Liljegren, Macklin Celebrini) to make it TBL 3-1 SJS; P2 02:49 Darren Raddysh (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel) to make it TBL 4-1 SJS; P2 03:55 Dominic James (assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand) to make it TBL 5-1 SJS; P2 09:50 Pavol Regenda (assists: Timothy Liljegren, Jeff Skinner) to make it TBL 5-2 SJS; P2 14:08 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brayden Point) to make it TBL 6-2 SJS; P2 16:53 Darren Raddysh (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Nick Paul) to make it TBL 7-2 SJS; P3 16:11 Pavol Regenda (assists: Jeff Skinner) to make it TBL 7-3 SJS. Top skaters: Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 1 G, 4 A; Darren Raddysh (TBL) 3 G, 0 A; Pavol Regenda (SJS) 3 G, 0 A; Brayden Point (TBL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 19 saves on 22, decision W; Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) 12 saves on 16, decision L; Yaroslav Askarov (SJS) 7 saves on 10.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 4 A, 5 PTS, 2 SOG · 15:37 TOI
Goals · SJS
Pavol Regenda
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 09:11 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
19 saves on 22 shots (.864) · W
Season highs
Pavol Regenda · Season-high 6 shots on goalNikita Kucherov · Season-high 5 pointsDarren Raddysh · Season-high 3 goalsPavol Regenda · Season-high 3 pointsPavol Regenda · Season-high 3 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

TBL 5 largest lead P2 16:53 (TBL 7, SJS 2) · 3-0 run, P1 2:37–P1 6:46
SJS 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:37 Brayden Point (Max Crozier, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 1, SJS 0
  • P1 4:08 Darren Raddysh (Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves) TBL · slap shot · TBL 2, SJS 0
  • P1 6:46 Brandon Hagel (Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) TBL · snap shot · TBL 3, SJS 0
  • P1 10:50 Pavol Regenda (Timothy Liljegren, Macklin Celebrini) SJS · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 3, SJS 1
  • P2 2:49 Darren Raddysh (Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel) TBL · Power play · slap shot · TBL 4, SJS 1
  • P2 3:55 Dominic James (Oliver Bjorkstrand) TBL · backhand shot · TBL 5, SJS 1
  • P2 9:50 Pavol Regenda (Timothy Liljegren, Jeff Skinner) SJS · tip-in shot · TBL 5, SJS 2
  • P2 14:08 Nikita Kucherov (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brayden Point) TBL · Power play · wrist shot · TBL 6, SJS 2
  • P2 16:53 Darren Raddysh (Nikita Kucherov, Nick Paul) TBL · Power play · slap shot · TBL 7, SJS 2
  • P3 16:11 Pavol Regenda (Jeff Skinner) SJS · wrist shot · TBL 7, SJS 3

Linescore

123 T
TBL 340 7
SJS 111 3

Shots on goal: TBL 26, SJS 22

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 4 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLSJS
26Shots on goal22
51Shot attempts55
26Faceoff wins33
8Hits23
8Blocked shots17
3Power-play goals1
2Takeaways7
18Giveaways13
16Penalty minutes28
86.4%Save %73.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL146626
SJS95822

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning7 G · 42 attempts
Pontus Holmberg: saved (tip-in)Brayden Point: goal (wrist)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netDarren Raddysh: goal (slap)Yanni Gourde: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Max Crozier: saved (wrist)Declan Carlile: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (wrist)Brandon Hagel: goal (snap)Max Crozier: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (tip-in)Pontus Holmberg: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (wrist)Gage Goncalves: saved (slap)Darren Raddysh: goal (slap)Dominic James: goal (backhand)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: goal (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netDarren Raddysh: goal (slap)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (wrist)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (wrist)Max Crozier: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netPontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Zemgus Girgensons: missed the netNick Paul: saved (tip-in)Erik Cernak: missed the netYanni Gourde: missed the netJ.J. Moser: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (tip-in)Nikita Kucherov: missed the net
  • 7Goals17% of attempts
  • 19Saved45% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net38% of attempts
San Jose Sharks3 G · 37 attempts
Jeff Skinner: saved (wrist)Zack Ostapchuk: saved (backhand)Zack Ostapchuk: saved (wrist)William Eklund: saved (wrist)Pavol Regenda: saved (wrist)Pavol Regenda: saved (tip-in)Pavol Regenda: goal (wrist)Timothy Liljegren: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (snap)Macklin Celebrini: saved (slap)Ty Dellandrea: saved (wrist)Tyler Toffoli: missed the netBarclay Goodrow: missed the netCollin Graf: missed the netVincent Iorio: missed the netJeff Skinner: saved (wrist)Pavol Regenda: goal (tip-in)Ryan Reaves: missed the netVincent Iorio: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: missed the netSam Dickinson: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Igor Chernyshov: saved (wrist)Vincent Iorio: missed the netMacklin Celebrini: saved (wrist)Macklin Celebrini: saved (deflected)Dmitry Orlov: saved (wrist)Sam Dickinson: saved (slap)Macklin Celebrini: missed the netWilliam Eklund: saved (wrist)Dmitry Orlov: missed the netAlexander Wennberg: missed the netTyler Toffoli: missed the netJeff Skinner: saved (wrist)Pavol Regenda: goal (wrist)Pavol Regenda: saved (wrist)Pavol Regenda: missed the net
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 19Saved51% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net41% 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 145+321015:37
Darren Raddysh D 303+231120:48
Brayden Point C 112+320014:44
Jake Guentzel C 022010116:56
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 022+230014:28
Brandon Hagel L 101021016:58
Dominic James C 101+110010:35
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 011010220:48
Max Crozier D 011+112016:49
Nick Paul L 011+210016:38
Gage Goncalves C 011+210013:31
Erik Cernak D 000001219:29
Anthony Cirelli C 000000018:08
Declan Carlile D 000+110117:36
J.J. Moser D 000+101116:57
Yanni Gourde C 000-130015:19
Pontus Holmberg R 000-121013:36
Zemgus Girgensons C 000-120013:27
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 192286.4360:00
SJS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Pavol Regenda L 303062009:11
Timothy Liljegren D 022-101221:39
Jeff Skinner L 022+130109:33
Macklin Celebrini C 011051024:19
Vincent Iorio D 000+100423:58
Dmitry Orlov D 000011023:20
William Eklund L 000-122121:54
Mario Ferraro D 000-301021:02
Sam Dickinson D 000011020:03
Alexander Wennberg C 000000219:38
Collin Graf R 000000017:17
Igor Chernyshov L 000-112316:05
Tyler Toffoli C 000000113:56
Zack Ostapchuk C 000-221011:35
Barclay Goodrow C 000-204111:31
Ty Dellandrea C 000-112110:28
Ryan Reaves R 000-205009:15
Shakir Mukhamadullin D 000-300105:33
SJS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic L 121675.0453:14
Yaroslav Askarov — 71070.0306:46

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series TBL 1 – 0 SJS
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Tampa Bay Lightning 25-13-3 W7 L10 7-2-1 Next game recap: vs COL · Tue, Jan 6
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