The Lightning wanted each minute of regulation to tug out a win on the ultimate leg of their three-game West Coast street journey.
After surrendering a one-goal lead going into the third interval, the Lightning obtained the profitable aim from Nikita Kucherov with 56.2 seconds left within the third interval to seal a 4-3 victory over the Sharks on Saturday afternoon on the SAP Middle.
The Lightning ended their swing by California by profitable two of three, persevering with to build up factors following a sluggish begin to the season. After tallying simply two factors of their first 4 video games of the season, the Lightning (5-4-1) have received 4 of their final 5.
Ahead Alex Killorn scored a aim and assisted on one other Saturday. Victor Hedman scored 32 seconds into the sport, his first aim of the season, and ahead Ross Colton added a power-play aim within the opening interval.
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The Lightning’s prime scoring line of Kucherov, Brayden Level and Brandon Hagel dictated the tempo of the sport all through, all the way down to the profitable aim.
Within the sport’s last moments, Level used his velocity to create a rush after taking a move from Hedman within the defensive zone. He despatched a cross-ice move to Hagel with Kucherov streaking in entrance of him, and Hagel patiently put the puck on Kucherov’s tape for a simple faucet in for the winner.
Level additionally led a rush into the offensive zone to create the primary aim of the sport, flinging the puck throughout the precise circle to Hedman trailing close to the left hashmark. In mid-motion, Hedman roofed the puck previous Sharks goaltender James Reimer.
Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson evened the rating simply 50 seconds later, changing an opportunity created after Steven Stamkos missed a move to Nick Paul within the Lightning zone.
Colton acquired a lucky bounce for his second sport of the season after Killorn’s shot hit off the publish and proper to Colton in the precise circle, gift-wrapping an open web with 6:16 left within the second.
The Sharks put the strain on within the second — Andrei Vasilevskiy made an enormous save on Karlsson on one rush, then noticed Karlsson hit the publish on his personal rebound — and cashed in on Nico Sturm’s aim from the precise circle 5:36 into the interval.
The Lightning took benefit of a San Jose turnover within the impartial zone, and Killorn broke from the close to boards towards the aim. Defenseman Erik Cernak discovered him on the blue line, and Killorn’s wrister from close to the precise dot beat Reimer 5 gap.
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Karlsson then tied the rating at 3 on the ability play 4:34 into the third. The Lightning misplaced a faceoff in their very own zone, and Karlsson had an uncontested shot from the purpose.
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