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Lightning extend their winning streak to 5 games with a 4-1 win over the Kraken

Seattle Kraken vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Nikita Kucherov, Luke Glendening and Nick Paul scored in the third period and Brandon Hagel added his third short-handed goal of the season as the Lightning improved to 6-0-1 in their last seven games.

Shane Wright scored, and Ales Stezka finished with 19 saves in his NHL debut for Seattle.

After a scoreless first period, Hagel gave the Lightning the lead when he raced up ice to fend off Oliver Bjorkstrand and put a spinning backhander on goal for his league-leading seventh short-handed score of the season at 9:27 of the second period.

Kucherov and Glendening scored 1:43 apart in the third period to give Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead. Wright tipped in a shot by Brandon Montour to cut it 3-1 at 15:24. Paul added an empty-net goal.

Takeaways Kraken: Seattle fell to 0-9 in the second half of back-to-back games. … Stezka, a 28-year-old rookie, became the first goalie to make an NHL debut with the Kraken.

Lightning: Tampa Bay recorded its 10th short-handed goal of the season, second-most in the league behind Florida (12). … Defenseman J.J. Moser returned to the lineup after missing 28 games with an undisclosed lower-body injury.

Key moment Tampa Bay was nursing a one-goal lead in the third period when the Lightning scored off a set faceoff play. Brayden Point pulled a puck off the draw back to Nikita Kucherov, who scored on a quick shot past Stezka at 11:15 of the third.

Key stat Tampa Bay improved to 7-0-1 all-time against Seattle.

Up next Both teams play Tuesday. Seattle is at St. Louis, while Tampa Bay hosts Edmonton.

Regular Season Series

TB wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 9:27 Brandon Hagel Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Ryan McDonagh (17), Emil Lilleberg (13)
Goal 3rd Period 11:15 Nikita Kucherov Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Point (28)
Goal 3rd Period 12:58 Luke Glendening Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Cam Atkinson (5), Michael Eyssimont (5)
Goal 3rd Period 15:24 Shane Wright Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Brandon Montour (18), Josh Mahura (7)
Goal 3rd Period 18:14 Nick Paul Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (37), Anthony Cirelli (23)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 12
25 Hits 29
6 Takeaways 8
37 Shots 24
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 0
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 30
43.4 Faceoff Win Percent 56.6
12 Giveaways 13
0 Total Penalties 1
0 Penalty Minutes 2
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Hagel, LW Suspension Apr 25
Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW Out Apr 19
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 16

Game Information

Amalie Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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