The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 for their first win on home ice this season. It was a tight battle with several career milestones helping them to victory.
The Lightning opened the scoring with a goal from Jake Guentzel, which represented the only score of the first period. Jacob Trouba would level it in the opening minutes of the second period.
The next two goals would mark career milestones for two star players on the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov’s assist on Guentzel’s second goal of the evening earned him his 1,000th career point.
The next score, Anthony Cirelli’s goal to make it 3–1, gave Victor Hedman his 800th career point and Brandon Hagel’s 300th career point. This series of milestones put the Lightning in the driver’s seat heading into the final period of play.
However, the Ducks took advantage of key offensive plays to get back into the game. Ryan Poehling tapped a pass over the front of the net past Jonas Johansson to cut the lead to one. Troy Terry reattached it a minute later.
As the clock wound down on the game, the Lightning became the first of either team to capitalize on a power play. Anthony Cirelli found the back of the net to give them a 4-3 lead, which turned out to be the winning goal.
The Lightning pick up where they left off on Sunday when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights to close out the weekend. Puck drop is scheduled for 5:00 PM EDT. Meanwhile, the Ducks head south to Sunrise to take on the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 PM PDT.
Three stars of the game
- Nikita Kucherov (1,000th point, two assists)
- Anthony Cirelli (two goals, one assist)
- Jake Guentzel (two goals)
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