Overview
- Tampa Bay jumped to a 3-0 lead inside six minutes at the SAP Center, prompting San Jose to pull starter Yaroslav Askarov for Alex Nedeljkovic.
- The Lightning improved to 25-13-3 with a seven-game winning streak and a 14-4-3 road record.
- A second-period line brawl led to multiple penalties, and Tampa Bay converted the subsequent power play to push the margin to 7-2.
- Pavol Regenda recorded his first NHL hat trick for San Jose, while Macklin Celebrini extended his points streak to 10 games for a league-total of 63 points this season.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 22 shots, as Timothy Liljegren returned from injury with two assists; John Klingberg was ruled out and is considered day-to-day, and Shakir Mukhamadullin exited with an injury.