Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his fourth shutout, Brandon Hagel notched a goal and an assist, and the hot Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 3-0 blanking of the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to seven games on Thursday, wrapping up a three-game homestand with a 3-0 victory over the Calgary Flames. Nikita Kucherov scored the opening goal late in the first period for the Lightning, and teammate Erik Cernak made it 2-0 in the third period. Brandon Hagel’s empty-net goal sealed the win.
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As the clock ticked under a minute remaining in the first period, Nikita Kucherov’s pass attempt on the power play bounced off a defenseman’s skate in front of the Calgary net and slipped through goalie Dustin Wolf for the 1-0 lead.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the 38th of his career in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Nikita Kucherov, Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel scored to help Tampa Bay win its seventh consecutive game.
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In a tale as long as the season, the Flames simply couldn’t score against the Lightning. But that didn't stop Jon Cooper from giving Calgary a glowing review after the game: "“They’re going to be a handful,
The Lightning have been an offensive powerhouse this season, averaging 3.58 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov continues to fuel their attack, leading the team with 85 points (26 goals, 59 assists), while Brandon Hagel has also been a key contributor with 65 (28 goals, 37 assists).
In taking all three games of their homestand coming out of the 4 Nations Faceoff break, the Lightning (34-20-4, 72 points, third place in the Atlantic) have outscored opponents 11-2. Over their current nine-game point streak dating to Jan. 30, they’ve held opponents to an average of 1.67 goals a game.
The Calgary Flames (28-22-8) traveled to Florida to play the red hot Tampa Bay Lightning, following one of their best games of the year on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the visitors didn't get a shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy,
Hagel, of course, had a starring role in the first Canada-USA game Saturday in Montreal, dropping the gloves with Matthew Tkachuk off the opening faceoff and riling up the crowd afterward by throwing both hands in the air.