Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
Guentzel scores in OT to give Lightning 2-1 win over Oilers
Nick Paul, who made his season debut after recovering from offseason wrist surgery, scored for Tampa Bay with less than three minutes left in regulation to tie the game at 1-1. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 24 saves.
Trent Frederic scored for the Oilers 1:32 into the game while Calvin Pickard stopped 33 shots for Edmonton, which has one win in the past five games (1-3-1).
Guentzel scored the winner after skating up ice off a pass from Darren Raddysh and beating Pickard. The goal came after Vasilevskiy made back-to-back stops on Darnell Nurse and Jack Roslovic.
Frederic scored his first goal in 20 games after Emil Lilleberg turned the puck over to Leon Draisaitl, who fed Frederic open in the slot for a one-timer.
Paul tied the game with 2:32 left in regulation, taking a pass from JJ Moser at the offensive blue line, moving the puck to the net and beating Pickard high.
Edmonton entered the night with the most goals allowed in the league at five-on-five play (58), were last in the league in save percentage and allowed 20 goals combined in the previous four games. On Thursday, the Oilers allowed fewer than three goals in a game for just the sixth time in 23 games this season and only the second time since Nov. 1.
Lightning: At Washington on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:32 | Trent Frederic Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:28 | Nick Paul Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (5), Emil Lilleberg (2) |
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Goal | 4th Period 1:43 | Jake Guentzel Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (6), Nikita Kucherov (10) |
Statistics
 EDM |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
| 17 | Hits | 29 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 25 | Shots | 35 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 57.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.6 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 21 | Penalty Minutes | 9 |
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 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Walman, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 7 |
| Connor Clattenburg, C | Out | Dec 6 |
| Kasperi Kapanen, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 28 |
| Jack Roslovic, C | Out | Nov 28 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
