Lightning score three goals in 32 seconds in win against Blackhawks

CHICAGO -- The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three goals in 32 seconds in a 6-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Sunday.

Victor Hedman, Corey Perry and Mikhail Sergachev set the Lightning record on consecutive shots in the third period, eclipsing the three goals Tampa Bay scored in 42 seconds in an 8-4 victory against the New York Islanders on March 11, 2008 (Vincent Lecavalier, Michal Ouellet, Jason Ward).
"It's crazy," Hedman said. "We were shooting pucks, and good things happened. It felt quick. I didn't know it was that quick. Credit to the guys for stepping on the gas in the beginning of the third period and putting the game to bed."

Hedman scored twice, Sergachev had a goal and two assists and Cal Foote had a goal and an assist for the Lightning (37-12-6), who began a six-game road trip. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves; he is 12-0-0 in his NHL career against the Blackhawks.
"It's going to say Chicago scored three goals on [Vasilevskiy]," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "That was one of the more remarkable goalie performances I've seen in a long time. There's making big saves, but watch the highlights tonight of saves he made. That's what kept us in it. Our work ethic is what propelled us to win it. We didn't have that going at all in the first period."
Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome each had a goal and an assist for Chicago (20-29-8), which has lost three of its past four games. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves.
"First period, I thought we were fine," Blackhawks coach Derek King said. "We played a good period. Second period too, I think if we score early, maybe it changes things, and then they come right back and that's what they do. They strike and they strike fast, and it was just bang, bang, bang. Tough for us to climb out of that. We don't have that depth of firepower."
Strome scored at 7:51 of the first period on a one-timer from the right face-off circle to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.
Taylor Raddysh tied it 1-1 at 1:09 of the second period when he redirected Foote's backhand.
Kane gave the Blackhawks a 2-1 lead at 6:09 with a wrist shot from beyond the circles.
Hedman tied it 2-2 at 15:17 on a one-timer from Steven Stamkos, and Foote gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 lead 1:31 later at 16:48 off a pass from Anthony Cirelli at the left side of the net. It was Foote's first goal of the season.
"Anytime you can add to the offense, it's nice," Foote said. "Credit to [Nikita Kucherov], [Ryan McDonagh] and [Cirelli] on that play. It was all of them, and I was in the right spot at the right time."

Hedman's second of the game at 1:51 of the third period made it 4-2, Perry scored at 2:04 from the top of the left circle to give the Lightning a 5-2 lead and Sergachev's wrist shot at 2:23 made it 6-2.
"We get running around," King said. "They cycle the puck well, they shoot pucks a lot. We knew that. They have big bodies in front of the net, and this is the kind of stuff we need to do more of. So, hopefully we'll show them clips of what they're doing and we'll follow suit.
"But I mean, I scored three in a minute and [18] seconds (with the New York Islanders against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 15, 1991). Did you know that? So, it can be done."
DeBrincat scored on a deflection at 7:05 for the 6-3 final.
NOTES: Tampa Bay extended its point streak at Chicago to 13 games (10-0-3) dating to April 3, 2011, the NHL's longest active road run against one opponent. … It was Foote's first goal since Jan. 30, 2021 (70 games). … Kane has six goals in the past six games and at least 40 assists in seven straight seasons. … Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson received his 2021 Stanley Cup championship ring from the Lightning before the game. Johnson played for Tampa Bay from 2012 until he was traded to Chicago on July 27, 2021, for defenseman Brent Seabrook. It was Johnson's 600th NHL game.