Kucherov scores twice as Lightning rally past Canucks
Nikita Kucherov erased Vancouver’s two-goal lead before Jake Guentzel supplied the winner in Tampa Bay’s 4-2 home victory.
What's newVancouver finished its six-game road trip without a win.
Tampa Bay recovered from a 2-0 deficit with four unanswered goals against Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 17. Nikita Kucherov scored the first two, setting up a 4-2 Lightning victory at Benchmark International Arena.
The comeback began with Kucherov’s power-play goal at 6:30 of the second period. He struck again at 11:23 after Brayden Point won a faceoff, sending the teams into the third period tied 2-2.
Jake Guentzel broke the tie just 2:04 into the final period when his shot changed direction off Liam Ohgren’s stick. Pontus Holmberg added Tampa Bay’s fourth goal at 15:57.
Vancouver had built its lead through Linus Karlsson’s first-period goal and Elias Pettersson’s power-play goal early in the second. The Canucks were unable to protect that advantage and have now lost seven consecutive games, going 0-6-1 in that stretch. The defeat also completed a winless six-game road trip for Vancouver.
Dennis Hildeby stopped 12 shots for the Lightning, who improved to 6-2-0 overall and won their fifth home game in as many tries. Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves for Vancouver, whose record dropped to 2-7-1. Guentzel finished with two points, while Point supplied two assists.
