Kucherov scores in overtime as Lightning rally past Wild
Tampa Bay scored twice in the final 6:16 of regulation before Nikita Kucherov won it on the power play.
What's newBrayden Point reached 700 NHL points with the first of his two third-period assists.
Down two goals in the third period, the Tampa Bay Lightning forced overtime and beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday in St. Paul. Nikita Kucherov took a pass from Jake Guentzel and beat Calvin Pickard from the slot 3:23 into overtime on a power play.
Minnesota took a 2-0 lead less than three minutes into the game on goals by Blake Coleman and Maxim Shabanov. Guentzel scored on a second-period power play, but Shabanov's second goal made it 3-1 at 6:49 of the third.
Guentzel redirected a shot from Brayden Point at 13:44 to bring Tampa Bay within one. That assist was Point’s 700th NHL point. He picked up another on the tying goal. With 3:31 remaining and the Lightning on a power play, they pulled Dennis Hildeby for a sixth skater. Charle-Edouard D'Astous tied it with a slap shot through traffic.
Guentzel and D'Astous each finished with three points. Hildeby stopped 19 shots and Pickard made 30 saves. Tampa Bay has won three in a row and earned points in six straight. Minnesota extended its point streak to eight.
