Tampa Bay Lightning Secure Fifth Straight Win with 4-1 Victory Over Seattle Kraken
Brandon Hagel's short-handed goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy's 36 saves highlight Tampa Bay's dominant performance at home.
- The Lightning extended their winning streak to five games, improving their home record to 19-7-2 this season.
- Brandon Hagel scored his league-leading seventh short-handed goal of the season and added an assist in the victory.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves, narrowly missing his 38th career shutout as Shane Wright scored late for Seattle.
- Nikita Kucherov and Luke Glendening scored 1:43 apart in the third period, while Nick Paul added an empty-net goal to seal the win.
- Seattle rookie goalie Ales Stezka made his NHL debut, stopping 19 of 22 shots, as the Kraken fell to 0-9 in the second game of back-to-back matchups.