We didn’t get any points in the Boston game, but we took some steps forward.” “We’ve played the best two teams in the East in the last couple (games). “It definitely turned the tables from the last time we were here,” Cooper said. It was a quite a reversal from the Lightning’s March 5 visit, when the Hurricanes rolled to a 6-0 rout. Point pushed his goals total for the season to 47 with another score at 12:20 of the third period. Point’s first goal came after he collected a rebound, knocking the puck off Kochetkov on a shot from behind the goal line at 14:23 of the second period. He hung out near the net and was on the receiving end of Mikhail Sergachev’s pass, sliding the puck under Kochetkov’s pads for his 31st goal this season.
Stamkos scored 5:58 into the second period. Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov had two assists to boost his season total to 76. “That’s good for the position that we’re in,” he said. Stamkos said the team is experiencing a playoff-level intensity. The Lightning faced a division leader for the second game in a row, following Saturday’s 2-1 loss at Boston. “That’s how we’ve got to play if we want to do anything in the spring,” Cooper said. Coach Jon Cooper said he recognized positive elements Tuesday night. Tampa Bay has played in the last three Stanley Cup Finals. Not enough time in their end.”Ĭarolina leads the Metropolitan Division by three points over the New Jersey Devils. “We didn’t play it the way we like to play it. “We didn’t have a lot of spark to our game,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. Carolina was blanked for the third time in a 10-game stretch. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves as the Hurricanes lost for the third time in four games (1-2-1). “We did a good job of keeping on top of them.” “It’s about work ethic and I liked our work ethic,” Point said. Alex Killorn scored an empty-net goal with 4:21 remaining.
Stamkos added a goal and two assists as the Lightning wrapped up a four-game road stretch with a much-needed result to stay in good position to reach the playoffs. Particles of opposite charge are attracted to each other due to the electric force, while particles of the same charge are repelled away from each. “That’s the hockey that you’ve got to play at this time of the year,” Stamkos said. Lightning is a direct result of physics at work. I thought we just played a really solid, patient, physical and in-your-face style of game and we got rewarded for it.”Īndrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves, including 12 in the third period, for his third shutout of the season. “(This game) was a good example of getting the outcome because of the process. “It starts with effort and emotion,” Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos said. Brayden Point had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Tuesday night.
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