Overview
- Tampa Bay closed a 3-0 swing through California and has won seven straight, leading the Atlantic with 53 points and a 14-4-3 road mark that paces the East by point percentage.
- Defenseman Darren Raddysh recorded his first NHL hat trick, including two power-play goals, becoming just the third Lightning blueliner to notch three in a game.
- Nikita Kucherov produced five points with a goal and four assists, continuing his multi-point surge and reaching 20 goals on the season.
- San Jose’s Pavol Regenda tallied his first NHL hat trick, while Macklin Celebrini’s assist extended his point streak to 10 games and lifted his season total to 63.
- The Lightning raced to a 3-0 lead in the first 6:46, San Jose pulled Yaroslav Askarov after three goals on 10 shots, and a second-period brawl led to multiple fighting penalties before Tampa Bay converted another power play.