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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Vancouver Canucks

NHL
Lightning
26-7-2, 54 PTS
5-2
Final
Canucks
16-17-4, 36 PTS
Rogers Arena
TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

TB shoots leftVAN shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
TB12101537
VAN1614838

In net

Andrei Vasilevskiy36/38 SV, .947
Anders Nilsson32/36 SV, .889
Team123T
TB2125
VAN1012

Who won: Lightning 5-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Rogers Arena. The series is tied 1-1. Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning in goals (1). Chris Tanev led the Canucks in goals (1).

Player of the game

Nikita Kucherov

TB · 1 G, 1 A, 5 SOG

8.4

Deserved to win

52%
TB · 3.89 xG
48%
VAN · 3.83 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:34J.T. Miller

    Missed the net

    Missed

    J.T. Miller

  3. P3 1:04Adam Erne
    TO

    Takeaway

    A. Erne · 1 G, 1 A

  4. P3 1:21Danick Martel

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    D. Martel · 1 A

  5. P3 1:43Cedric Paquette

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    C. Paquette · 1 G, 1 A

  6. GOALP3 1:43
    Ondrej Palat

    Goal!

    O. Palat · 1 G

    Goal

    TB 5 - 2 VAN
  7. P3 2:33Brayden Point

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    B. Point · 1 A

  8. GOALP3 2:38
    Steven Stamkos

    Goal!

    S. Stamkos · 1 G

    Goal

    TB 4 - 2 VAN
  9. P3 2:47Dan Girardi

    Big hit on L. Eriksson

    Hit

    D. Girardi · 1 A

  10. P3 3:02Jay Beagle
    TO

    Takeaway

    J. Beagle

  11. P3 3:14Alexander Edler

    Missed

  12. P3 3:38Nikolay Goldobin

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    N. Goldobin

  13. P3 4:25Cedric Paquette

    Face off

    Face Off

  14. P3 8:16Ryan McDonagh

    Shot blocked by B. Hutton

    Blocked

    R. McDonagh

  15. P3 12:34Ondrej Palat
    TO

    Giveaway

    O. Palat · 1 G

  16. GOALP3 14:14
    Chris Tanev

    Goal!

    C. Tanev · 1 G

    Goal

    TB 3 - 2 VAN
  17. P3 14:37Nikita Kucherov
    TO

    Takeaway

    N. Kucherov · 1 G, 1 A

  18. P3 14:47Dan Girardi

    Shot

  19. P3 16:00Alex Killorn

    Big hit on A. Gaudette

    Hit

    A. Killorn

  20. P3 16:16Anthony Cirelli

    Face off

    Face Off

  21. P3 17:01Adam Erne
    TO

    Giveaway

    A. Erne · 1 G, 1 A

  22. Start of the 3rd period
  23. End of the 2nd period
  24. P2 0:00Brock Boeser

    Blocked

  25. P2 0:05Bo Horvat

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    B. Horvat

Leaders

TBVAN
Goals
Nikita Kucherov
1
Chris Tanev
1
Assists
Nikita Kucherov
1
Antoine Roussel
1
Points
Nikita Kucherov
2
Chris Tanev
1

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1

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