Overview
- Vancouver scored six unanswered, with Sherwood, Karlsson and O’Connor striking in a 1:40 burst to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead.
- Kevin Lankinen stopped 28 of 30 shots as Tampa Bay outshot Vancouver 30-18, while Jonas Johansson allowed five goals on 17 shots.
- A successful coach’s challenge overturned a potential Lightning goal for a high stick, preserving the Canucks’ two-goal margin late.
- Nikita Kucherov opened the scoring with his 365th goal, tying Martin St. Louis for third on the Lightning’s all-time list.
- The victory ended Vancouver’s three-game slide, moved the club to 9-9-2 (20 points) and delivered its first road win in Tampa since 2018; Conor Garland exited in the second period with an injury.