Defenseman Victor Hedman reached 700th career points with the first of his three assists, Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point each scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their seventh straight home game, beating the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Saturday night. Tampa Bay has won eight of nine overall, while New Jersey has two wins in its last seven. Nick Paul and Steven Stamkos each had a goal and an assist, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves for his seventh victory in his last eight starts.
Steven Stamkos scored four goals for the first time in his career, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 53 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton 7-4 on Thursday night to end the Oilers' winning streak at eight. “Without him that’s not even a game, so I think we give all the credit to Vasy tonight,” Stamkos said. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists to push his NHL-leading points total to 50.
Jared McCann scored a power-play goal 2:53 into overtime, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Monday night. With Tampa Bay’s Nick Paul in the penalty box for hooking, McCann converted a one-timer from the top of the left circle for his fifth goal of the season. The Kraken earned their first victory in five tries against the Lightning since entering the NHL in 2021.