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NHL, round 3

Saturday, October 17, 2026Benchmark International ArenaAll Stamford sports
FinalFinalESPN+ · The Spot - MTNPlay by play
123T
VAN1102
TB0224
Final

Lightning beat Canucks 4-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday at Benchmark International Arena.

The Lightning came back from 1 down after the first period. The third period made the difference: the Lightning outscored the Canucks 2-0.

The Lightning had 35 shots to 14.

For the Lightning, Nikita Kucherov (RW): 2. For the Canucks, Linus Karlsson (C): 1.

The Lightning improve to 6-2-0. The Canucks fall to 2-7-1.

Attendance: 19,092.

Full recap at ESPN: Lightning storm back from 2-goal deficit to beat the Canucks 4-2

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#94
VAN · GoalsLinus Karlsson C1
#77
VAN · AssistsFilip Chytil C1
#40
VAN · PointsElias Pettersson C1
#86
TB · GoalsNikita Kucherov RW2
#21
TB · AssistsBrayden Point C2
#86
TB · PointsNikita Kucherov RW2
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
A. Bains LW100011:400:000:0011:4017010110000.0100
B. Boeser RW120021:322:300:3818:2422021100010.0000
F. Chytil C110120:311:000:0019:312200122041028.6100
P. Cotter LW020115:330:530:0014:4018041010010.0000
J. DeBrusk LW000-216:292:230:0014:0621030000000.0000
B. Gallagher RW120010:500:000:0010:501600011010100.0112
L. Karlsson C000016:490:460:0016:0322120300010.0100
J. Lekkerimaki RW100-213:062:140:0010:5215021010000.0000
D. O'Connor LW011017:560:000:1717:39210100103537.5200
L. Ohgren LW000012:401:030:0011:3715020110000.0012
E. Pettersson C010-218:002:160:1515:292213021081142.1000
M. Sasson C110-111:140:000:4010:34160201204450.0000
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Z. Buium D101118:371:020:0017:3523000110000.0200
F. Hronek D520-326:512:130:5523:4330000000000.0200
V. Mancini D101010:180:000:0010:1815000000000.0000
J. Oleksiak D110015:490:000:0015:4920010000000.0000
Elias N. Pettersson D240-321:420:000:5520:4726030110000.0000
T. Willander D000020:490:000:0020:4924000000000.0200
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
K. Lankinen G4350031.886283056:3900

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