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Jonas Johansson stops Cole Caufield in the second round of the shootout to extend the Bolts' winning streak to four
Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Gage Goncalves added two assists and had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Sunday. Oliver Bjorkstrand had two assists for Tampa Bay.
The Lightning will be without Ryan McDonagh Sunday night as they host the Montreal Canadiens at Benchmark International Arena.
It’s been a busy 24 hours for Tampa Bay Lightning forward Scott Sabourin. After being handed a fine earlier in the day, Sabourin was knocked out of Sunday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens after taking on Arber Xhekaj in a first-period heavyweight tilt.
SUNRISE — Pontus Holmberg scored with 7.3 seconds left in the first period to put Tampa Bay on top for good, Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in another penalty-filled matchup between the Sunshine State rivals.
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Thanks to Johansson, the Lightning escaped the opening frame in a scoreless tie. Then early in the second, momentum shifted. The Canadiens had the puck in the offensive zone but lost track of Nikita Kucherov when they lost possession. Gage Goncalves sprang Kucherov on a breakaway, and Kucherov finished his shot past Jacob Fowler at 2:28.