Dominic James scored the deciding purpose within the fifth spherical of a shootout and Nikita Kucherov scored within the shootout and regulation because the Tampa Bay Lightning remained sizzling with a 2-1 win in opposition to the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
Tampa Bay has earned some extent in 15 straight video games, the third-longest streak in membership historical past.
Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 pictures in regulation and extra time whereas Blackhawks counterpart Arvid Soderblom had 30 saves on 31 pictures.
Tampa Bay was unable to transform a sequence of possibilities within the closing moments of regulation.
Chicago dictated the tempo in extra time (4 pictures to 1) however did not rating. After Ilya Mikheyev pressured a turnover, Andre Burakovsky could not stuff a rebound into the online after the puck bought behind Vasilevskiy within the crease. Nick Lardis despatched a shot off the publish lower than a minute later.
Vasilevskiy noticed little motion all through the night time, because the Lightning restricted the Blackhawks to 4 pictures within the first interval and 6 pictures by means of two.
Chicago capitalized on a uncommon alternative, nonetheless, as Ryan Greene took a drop go from Lardis within the left circle earlier than speeding the online and scoring on a wrist shot from the slot at 17:42 of the primary interval.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper challenged the play for offside however the name was upheld. The Blackhawks did not rating on the following energy play for delay of sport.
Soderblom turned apart Tampa Bay’s Gage Goncalves on a breakaway within the closing seconds. Goncalves hit the publish with an open web earlier within the interval.
Kucherov put the Lightning on the board at 18:42 of the second, because the guests’ strain broke by means of. Brandon Hagel fed Kucherov in entrance of the online and he beat Soderblom on the backhand.
Kucherov stretched his level streak to 4 video games.
Each groups had been 0-for-3 with the person benefit.
Hagel went to the Tampa Bay locker room with an obvious damage halfway by means of the primary interval however returned shortly after.
Chicago’s Jason Dickinson returned to the lineup after lacking Thursday’s shootout victory in Carolina with an sickness.
Tampa Bay earned a cut up of the season sequence, avenging a 3-2 dwelling loss on Oct. 23.
–Subject Degree Media
