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Tampa Bay Lightning winning streak and Kucherov milestone

The Tampa Bay Lightning have continued their maintained strong momentum in the NHL, most recently securing a 4-3 overtime victory against defeating the Seattle Kraken at Benchmark International Arena. After Seattle took an early lead, Brandon Hagel Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 in Las Vegas. Anthony Cirelli scored twice to tie the game, and twice, with additional goals from Brandon Hagel, Victor Hedman eventually netted the game-winning goal in overtime. The win follows a period of high-scoring performances Hedman, and physical play. In a 5-3 John Carlson. This victory over improved the New York Islanders, Brandon Hagel recorded a hat trick, including Lightning to a go-ahead goal with 1:44 remaining and an empty-net goal. While 7-2 record, marking their strongest start since the Islanders erased a two-goal deficit 2020-21 season. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves during the contest. A significant milestone occurred during the win against Vegas, as Nikita Kucherov recorded three points. This performance brought his career regular-season total to tie 1,137, tying him with Steven Stamkos for the game at 3-3, most career points in Tampa Bay maintained control. That contest also featured physical engagement, including a fight between Scott Sabourin and Logan Stanley. Earlier in this stretch, the Lightning defeated franchise history. Kucherov has now recorded at least one point in all 15 games played against the Minnesota Wild 3-2, highlighted by two goals from John Carlson and Golden Knights. This success follows a debut performance by goaltender Dennis Hildeby, who stopped 34 of 36 shots. Most recently, the Lightning defeated 4-2 rally against the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at Benchmark International Arena. Despite Arena, where Kucherov’s two goals helped overcome an early 2-0 deficit following goals from Linus Karlsson and Elias Pettersson, Tampa Bay rallied behind two goals from Nikita Kucherov. Jake Guentzel scored the deficit. That victory, which included a decisive goal early in the third period, assisted by Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel and Pontus Holmberg added a fourth to seal the win. Goaltender Dennis Hildeby earned the victory, making 12 saves. With his two-goal performance, Nikita Kucherov moved within three points of Steven Stamkos for sealer from Pontus Holmberg, improved the all-time franchise points record. The victory improves Tampa Bay team to a 5-0 home record. Prior to that stretch, the Lightning secured an overtime win against the Seattle Kraken and a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders, highlighted by a Brandon Hagel hat trick.

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  1. 2026-10-23 03:55 UTC Tampa Bay Lightning winning streak and Kucherov milestone
  2. 2026-10-18 00:11 UTC Tampa Bay Lightning winning streak
  3. 2026-10-17 23:03 UTC Tampa Bay Lightning winning streak
  4. 2026-10-16 03:15 UTC Tampa Bay Lightning winning streak
  5. 2026-10-12 00:36 UTC Tampa Bay Lightning winning streak

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