Hedman scores in overtime as Lightning edge Kraken 4-3
Brandon Hagel scored twice, and Victor Hedman settled the game at 2:07 of overtime after Seattle forced an extra period.
Victor Hedman scored 2:07 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Hedman broke through Seattle's defence and beat Philipp Grubauer from in close to keep Tampa Bay unbeaten in four home games this season.
Brandon Hagel supplied two goals for the Lightning. His first erased Ryan Winterton's opening goal late in the first period, and his second put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 at 3:38 of the second.
Seattle twice pulled level in the third period. Jared McCann converted a power play at 2:54 before Ilya Mikheyev restored the Lightning's lead at 9:58. Matty Beniers then redirected Vince Dunn's shot at 15:41 to make it 3-3 and send the game towards overtime.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots for Tampa Bay, while Grubauer finished with 31 saves for Seattle.
The Lightning improved to 5-2-0 with their fifth win in six games. The Kraken moved to 5-2-1 as their three-game winning streak ended.
