NHL Game Night: 1-4-20 Lightning at Senators
Lightning comeback puts team at end of fourth ten game segment 2 points ahead of playoff pace.
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Curtis McElhinney allowed 3 goals on 28 shots for the victory.
First Period
NO SCORING
Second Period
0:46 OTT Tierney (6), (Jaros)
2:40 TB Vergaeghe (2), (Hedman, Gourde)
3:45 TB Shattenkirk (7), (unassisted)
11:40 OTT Pageau (19), (Batherson, Ennis)(PP)
19:51 OTT Borowiecki (5), (Anisimov, Chabot)
Third Period
8:37 TB Point (16), (Sergachev, Kucherov)
18:39 TB Johnson (9), (Hedman, Palat)
19:53 TB Killorn (16), (unasssisted)(EN)
Tyler Johnson and Victor Hedman were the game’s first and third stars.
The Lightning pull into the 40 game mark of the season sitting on 50 points, so they’re on pace for about a 101 point campaign, which is nicely on playoff pace. It’s been a very successful 10-game segment of the year allowing the Lightning to erase a small 1 point deficit and re-instill confidence this is a solid playoff contender.
Carter Verheaghe had a goal and was +1 with 1 shot and 2 hits in 8:50.
Mitchell Stephens was +1 with 1 shot in 11:49. He was also 73% on 11 draws.
Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.