Overview
- Nikita Kucherov scored twice, including an empty-netter, and Jake Guentzel added a short-handed goal as Tampa Bay secured the road victory.
- Officials assessed 45 penalties with a late second-period melee sending nine players to the box, and both teams posted season-high penalty minutes.
- Special teams faltered as Florida went 1-for-11 on the power play and conceded a short-handed goal, while Tampa Bay finished 0-for-6.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves for the Lightning; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 shots and remains at 445 career wins, tied for eighth all-time with Terry Sawchuk.
- Tampa Bay won despite key absences on defense and without Brandon Hagel, then turns around to host Montreal on Sunday evening.