The Tampa Bay Lightning started strong but ended on the losing end of a 6-2 game against the Vancouver Canucks at Benchmark International Arena on Sunday.
Tampa Bay took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission on Nikita Kucherov’s eighth goal of the season and then made it 2-0 on a Jake Guentzel goal early in the second period, but the visitors scored the game’s final six goals—including five in the third period—to steal the win.
Six different players finished with a point for the Lightning, who fell to 9-7-2 this season.
Vancouver defenseman Quinn Hughes led all players with a four-point game. Lightning goalie Jonas Johansson made 12 saves, while Kevin Lankinen had 28 for the Canucks.
Tampa Bay hosts the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
Scoring summary
First period
TBL 1, VAN 0
19:25 Nikita Kucherov (8) - Darren Raddysh, Brayden Point
Tampa Bay got the game’s first goal in the final minute of the opening period on a Nikita Kucherov one-timer from the right faceoff circle.
Shots on goal: TBL 12, VAN 1
Second period
TBL 2, VAN 0
4:35 Jake Guentzel (8) - Erik Cernak, Brandon Hagel
The Lightning added to their lead when Jake Guentzel deflected a point shot through Lankinen.
TBL 2, VAN 1
9:26 Jake DeBrusk (7) - Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes - PP
Vancouver received its first goal off the stick of Jake DeBrusk on a power play rebound.
Shots on goal: TBL 6, VAN 6
Third period
TBL 2, VAN 2
4:11 Kiefer Sherwood (12) - Brock Boeser, Hughes - PP
The Canucks tied the game with their second power-play goal of the night. A pass toward the net went off a Lightning players skate before slipping into the net.
VAN 3, TBL 2
4:54 Mackenzie MacEachern (1) - Unassisted
A netfront redirection came less than a minute after the tying goal to give Vancouver its first lead.
VAN 4, TBL 2
5:51 Drew O’Connor (5) - Hughes, Hronek
The Canucks added to their lead with a tipped point shot.
VAN 5, TBL 2
13:52 MacEachern (2) - Hronek, Hughes
Another bouncing puck near the Lightning net ended with the visitors’ fifth goal of the night.
VAN 6, TBL 2
16:57 Marcus Pettersson (1) - E. Pettersson, Tyler Myers - EN
An empty-net goal ended the night.
Total shots: TBL 31, VAN 18
