Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
Canucks score 5 3rd-period goals to beat Lightning 6-2 and end 3-game skid
Sherwood tied it at 2 on a power play at 4:11, with his shot deflecting in off Lightning defender J.J. Moser's skate. Sherwood has 12 goals this season.
Karlsson put the Canucks ahead at 4:54 with a backhander, and O’Connor added his fifth of the season at 5:51 on a tip. Mackenzie MacEachern scored his first of the season with 6:08 remaining, and Marcus Pettersson added his first of the season into an empty net with 3:03 to go.
Kevin Lankinen made 28 saves, and Quinn Hughes had four assists after missing a game because of an upper-body injury. The Canucks ended a three-game losing streak. They opened a three-game trip Friday night with an overtime loss at Carolina
Jake DeBrusk started the comeback on a power play at 9:26 of the second, Jonas Johansson from close range off a rebound for his seventh goal.
Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel spotted Tampa Bay — coming off a 3-1 victory at Florida on Saturday night — to a 2-0 lead, each scoring their eighth of the season.
Kucherov scored on a one-timer from the right circle with 35 seconds left in the first period, and Guentzel made it 2-0 on a tip at 4:35 of the second.
Lightning: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesVAN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 19:25 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (3), Brayden Point (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:35 | Jake Guentzel Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Erik Cernak (3), Brandon Hagel (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:26 | Jake DeBrusk Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (12), Quinn Hughes (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:11 | Kiefer Sherwood Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Brock Boeser (6), Quinn Hughes (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:54 | Linus Karlsson Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Mackenzie MacEachern (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:51 | Drew O'Connor Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (15), Filip Hronek (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:52 | Mackenzie MacEachern Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Filip Hronek (11), Quinn Hughes (16) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:57 | Marcus Pettersson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (13), Tyler Myers (4) |
Statistics
 VAN |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 28 | Hits | 18 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 18 | Shots | 30 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 52.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.5 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 7 | Total Penalties | 7 |
| 33 | Penalty Minutes | 33 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov, RW | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Dominic James, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Curtis Douglas, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 6 |
| Brayden Point, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 5 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Nils Hoglander, LW | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Dec 4 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
