Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
Victor Hedman's goal 2:07 into overtime lifts Lightning past Kraken 4-3
Hedman crossed the blue line, split the defense and drove straight to the net, tapping the puck through the legs of Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer, who was trying to poke the puck away. Pontus Holmberg got an assist on the goal 2:07 into OT.
Brandon Hagel scored twice and Ilya Mikheyev added a goal for the Lightning, who improved to 4-0-0 at home. The last time Tampa Bay opened a season with four straight wins in 2020-21, when they opened 6-0.
Tampa Bay led 2-1 after two periods and was 3-0 when leading after 40 minutes entering Thursday's game. Last season, the Lightning were 33-1 when leading after two periods.
Jared McCann, Matthew Beniers and Ryan Winterton scored for the Kraken. Beniers’ tip-in goal in the third tied the game with 4:19 left in regulation.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in the win for the Lightning. Grubauer had 31 saves for the Kraken.
Lightning: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
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Regular Season SeriesTB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:43 | Ryan Winterton Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Freddy Gaudreau (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:53 | Brandon Hagel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Brayden Point (3), Jake Guentzel (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:38 | Brandon Hagel Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (2), Dominic James (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:54 | Jared McCann Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Eberle (4), Chandler Stephenson (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:58 | Ilya Mikheyev Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:41 | Matty Beniers Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Vince Dunn (5) |
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Goal | 4th Period 2:07 | Victor Hedman Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Pontus Holmberg (3) |
Statistics
 SEA |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 15 | Hits | 30 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 27 | Shots | 35 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 58.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 41.7 |
| 14 | Giveaways | 19 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yanni Gourde, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Montour, D | Out | Oct 17 |
| Jacob Melanson, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Ryan Lindgren, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 8 |
| Jake O'Brien, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
