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.
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.
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.
Brandon Hagel extended his goal streak to three games (five goals) to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead 39 seconds into the first period, finishing a 3-on-2 rush with a shot that beat Dustin Wolf to the far post. Charle-Edouard D'Astous then scored 47 seconds later to make it 2-0 on a one-timer from the point with Gage Goncalves providing the screen.
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.
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.
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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