Edmonton Oilers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

34-20-4, 16-10-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Oilers EDM	1	0	0	1
Lightning TB	1	2	1	4

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

33-20-4, 20-7-2 Home

Kucherov leads the streaking Lightning to a 4-1 victory over Draisaitl and the Oilers

— Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Feb 26, 2025, 03:25 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Oilers	1	0	0	1
	Lightning	1	2	1	4

1st Period			EDM	TB
11:53		Leon Draisaitl (43) (Power Play) Assists: Connor McDavid (51), Evan Bouchard (36)	1	0
13:11		Michael Eyssimont (5) Assists: Gage Goncalves (7)	1	1

2nd Period			EDM	TB
0:29		Brandon Hagel (28) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (3), Anthony Cirelli (24)	1	2
5:38		Victor Hedman (9) (Power Play) Assists: Brayden Point (29), Nikita Kucherov (58)	1	3

3rd Period			EDM	TB
7:23		Nick Paul (18) Assists: Jake Guentzel (28), Nikita Kucherov (59)	1	4

Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Connor McDavid
Erik Cernak hit Viktor Arvidsson
Nick Paul faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Corey Perry shot blocked by Luke Glendening
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Nick Paul faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Gage Goncalves hit Troy Stecher
Brayden Point faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Victor Hedman hit Vasily Podkolzin
Brandon Hagel hit Mattias Ekholm
Zemgus Girgensons hit Evan Bouchard
Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jake Guentzel Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
Brayden Point faceoff won against Vasily Podkolzin
Matt Savoie shot blocked by Victor Hedman
Michael Eyssimont hit Kasperi Kapanen
Connor McDavid shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Nikita Kucherov Hooking against Leon Draisaitl
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Anthony Cirelli Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Michael Eyssimont Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Gage Goncalves (7)
Brayden Point faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Brayden Point Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Takeaway by Victor Hedman
Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ryan McDonagh hit Viktor Arvidsson
Nick Perbix Wrist Shot Wide Left
Michael Eyssimont Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Luke Glendening hit Corey Perry
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brayden Point hit Mattias Ekholm
Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Giveaway by J.J. Moser
Brandon Hagel Goal (28) Wrap-around, assists: Zemgus Girgensons (3), Anthony Cirelli (24)
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Left
Michael Eyssimont Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot Wide Right
Jake Guentzel Deflected Hit Right Post
Brayden Point faceoff won against Mattias Janmark
Victor Hedman Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (29), Nikita Kucherov (58)
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Connor McDavid
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Victor Hedman
Mitchell Chaffee hit Brett Kulak
Gage Goncalves hit Troy Stecher
Mitchell Chaffee Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Viktor Arvidsson
Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brayden Point faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jake Guentzel Tip-In High and Wide Left
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brandon Hagel Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Brayden Point faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Jake Guentzel Backhand High and Wide Left
Emil Lilleberg Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Connor McDavid
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
Brayden Point Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Jake Guentzel Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
J.J. Moser hit Matt Savoie
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Connor McDavid
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot Wide Right
Leon Draisaitl shot blocked by Victor Hedman
Matt Savoie shot blocked by Brayden Point
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Right
Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Luke Glendening
Nick Paul faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Nick Paul
Gage Goncalves hit Kasperi Kapanen
Erik Cernak hit Zach Hyman
Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Giveaway by J.J. Moser
Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
Luke Glendening hit Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Nick Paul Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Jake Guentzel (28), Nikita Kucherov (59)
Nick Perbix hit Corey Perry
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Connor McDavid
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
Erik Cernak hit Leon Draisaitl
Nick Paul faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Mitchell Chaffee
Luke Glendening Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Nick Paul faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Mitchell Chaffee hit Ty Emberson
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Connor McDavid
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
Brayden Point hit Mattias Ekholm
Victor Hedman hit Vasily Podkolzin
Zemgus Girgensons hit Evan Bouchard
Nick Paul faceoff won against Adam Henrique
Michael Eyssimont hit Evan Bouchard
Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Erik Cernak hit Connor McDavid
Erik Cernak hit Leon Draisaitl
Erik Cernak hit Leon Draisaitl
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brayden Point shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Gage Goncalves Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
Viktor Arvidsson hit Erik Cernak
Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Darnell Nurse
Puck in Crowd
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brett Kulak hit Gage Goncalves
Mattias Janmark Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck in Benches
Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Viktor Arvidsson hit Erik Cernak
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Darnell Nurse
Goalie Stopped
Matt Savoie Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck in Crowd
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm
Darnell Nurse Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Kasperi Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Zach Hyman Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Connor McDavid
Zach Hyman Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Mattias Janmark
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Nick Paul
Mattias Janmark hit Emil Lilleberg
Giveaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Ty Emberson hit Mitchell Chaffee
Off-side
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Leon Draisaitl Goal (43) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (51), Evan Bouchard (36)
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Darnell Nurse
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Darnell Nurse
Goalie Stopped
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Michael Eyssimont shot blocked by Troy Stecher
Takeaway by Troy Stecher
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen
Evan Bouchard Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Brett Kulak
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Nick Paul
Ty Emberson hit Gage Goncalves
Darnell Nurse hit Mitchell Chaffee
Hand Pass
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Takeaway by Leon Draisaitl
Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm
Giveaway by Stuart Skinner
Zach Hyman hit Anthony Cirelli
Vasily Podkolzin hit Brandon Hagel
Giveaway by Troy Stecher
Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
Vasily Podkolzin hit Brayden Point
Vasily Podkolzin hit J.J. Moser
Troy Stecher hit Gage Goncalves
Troy Stecher hit Nick Paul
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Adam Henrique
Goalie Stopped
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Brayden Point
Giveaway by Leon Draisaitl
Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Leon Draisaitl hit Victor Hedman
Leon Draisaitl High-sticking against Victor Hedman
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins High-sticking against Jake Guentzel
Ty Emberson hit Nikita Kucherov
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
Puck in Crowd
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Ty Emberson hit Anthony Cirelli
Off-side
Leon Draisaitl hit Brandon Hagel
Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Brett Kulak Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Nick Paul
Corey Perry shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Darnell Nurse hit Brandon Hagel
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Mattias Ekholm Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm
Evan Bouchard hit Michael Eyssimont
Connor McDavid Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Evan Bouchard Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Darnell Nurse
Evan Bouchard hit Gage Goncalves
Corey Perry Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Mattias Ekholm hit Zemgus Girgensons
Evan Bouchard Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Troy Stecher
Kasperi Kapanen hit Emil Lilleberg
Darnell Nurse Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Leon Draisaitl Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Takeaway by Ty Emberson
Nick Paul shot blocked by Darnell Nurse
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Mitchell Chaffee shot blocked by Evan Bouchard
Connor McDavid Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Connor McDavid hit Gage Goncalves
Giveaway by Brett Kulak
Evan Bouchard hit Brandon Hagel
Icing
Zach Hyman Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Vasily Podkolzin hit J.J. Moser
Ty Emberson Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Troy Stecher Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Puck in Netting
Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Brayden Point
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm
Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
Evan Bouchard hit Michael Eyssimont
Puck in Crowd
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Puck in Crowd
Takeaway by Evan Bouchard
Connor McDavid hit Brandon Hagel
Icing
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Ty Emberson
Matt Savoie Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matt Savoie Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Connor McDavid faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Evan Bouchard hit Brayden Point
Giveaway by Ty Emberson
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen
Mattias Ekholm hit Nick Paul
Puck in Benches
Icing
Giveaway by Matt Savoie
Michael Eyssimont shot blocked by Adam Henrique
Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
Puck in Netting
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Evan Bouchard
Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
Giveaway by Evan Bouchard
Leon Draisaitl Cross-checking against Erik Cernak
Adam Henrique faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Ty Emberson hit Jake Guentzel
Brayden Point shot blocked by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

OILERS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lightning
1
Oilers
2

Game 1

11/12

Oilers
1
Lightning
4

Game 2

26/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	19	10	1	39
Vegas	14	6	9	37
Los Angeles	14	8	7	35
Edmonton	13	11	6	32
San Jose	14	14	3	31
Seattle	11	10	6	28
Calgary	12	15	4	28
Vancouver	11	16	3	25

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

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Edmonton Oilers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Victor HedmanD - TB

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Michael EyssimontC - TB

Game Information

Kucherov leads the streaking Lightning to a 4-1 victory over Draisaitl and the Oilers

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