Nov. 26th Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Calgary Flames
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Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
A first period flood of goals pushed the Tampa Bay Lightning win streak to five games on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay scored four times in the opening 10:01 of the game and went on to beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning are now 14-7-2 this season.
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames visit the Tampa Bay Lightning seeking to extend a three-game win streak. Tampa Bay has a 13-7-2 record overall and a 7-5-0 record on its home ice. The Lightning have a 9-1-0 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 on early Wednesday NHL action. Here are the takeaways:
Calgary Herald on MSN
Three takeaways as Flames don't show up against Lightning
He wasn’t good against the Lightning, though. Stopping only three of the four shots you face just doesn’t cut it and even if he isn’t the problem, there’s no doubt that he’s been unable to replicate the consistency he showed last season.
Zemgus Girgensons collected his 200th career point at 5:52 when his centering pass from the left circle deflected off Kevin Bahl’s stick and into the net. The goal was made possible by Declan Carlile, who joined the play to create an odd-man rush. Girgensons attempted to pass the puck to Carlile at the front of the net when it hit Bahl’s stick.
Goals on three of its first four shots give Tampa Bay an early lead as it rolls to its 13th win in its past 16 games.
MyTwinTiers.com on MSN
Beecher records first point with Calgary Flames in loss
Elmira’s John Beecher is back in the scoring column in the NHL. (PHOTO: Calgary Flames) Beecher, who was claimed off of waivers by the Calgary Flames last week, registered his first point with his new team in a 5-1 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning (14-7-2, second in the Eastern Conference) visit the Detroit Red Wings (13-10-1, 11th) in conference action on Friday at 12 p.m. ET. Tampa Bay secured a 5-1 victory at home its last time out on Nov. 26 against the Calgary Flames.
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