Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey League
Kucherov takes the NHL points lead from McDavid in the Lightning's 5-2 victory over the Oilers
Kucherov scored his 39th and 40th goals and had his 77th and 78th assists to push his season points total to 118. McDavid had his 38th goal to get to 116. Kucherov has 12 points in his last three games and 22 in his last eight.
Anthony Cirelli also scored twice, Jake Guentzel added a goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for Tampa Bay. Second in the Atlantic Division, the Lightning have won three in a row and four of five.
Josh Samanski also scored for Edmonton, and Connor Ingram stopped 22 shots. Second in the Pacific, the Oilers have lost two in a row.
The Lightning took a 3-1 lead with three minutes left in the second period. Kucherov emerged from the penalty box at the end of the first half of an Edmonton five-on-three advantage. and J.J. Moser sprung him on a breakaway for his first career short-handed goal.
McDavid is just shy of three milestones. He's a goal away from 400, an assist from 800 and two points short of 1,200.
Oilers: At Utah on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesTB wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 19:37 | Connor McDavid Goal (38) Tip-In, assists: Evan Bouchard (60) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:37 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (77), Brandon Hagel (34) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:13 | Jake Guentzel Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (78), Brayden Point (29) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:58 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (39) Wrist Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:16 | Josh Samanski Goal (1) , assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:32 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (40) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (35) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:28 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
 TB |
 EDM |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 11 | Hits | 28 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 28 | Shots | 27 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 2 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 53.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.9 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 18 | Penalty Minutes | 18 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard, LW | Out | Oct 31 |
| Zach Hyman, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Devon Levi, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Matt Savoie, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak, D | Out | Oct 31 |
| Zemgus Girgensons, C | Out | Oct 31 |
| Yanni Gourde, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
