| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 TB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Anthony Cirelli
· C
Nikita Kucherov
· RW
Pavel Buchnevich
· LW
Cam Fowler
· D
Team Stats
15Blocked Shots9
26Hits19
1Takeaways7
32Shots18
0Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won22
56.0Faceoff Win Percent44.0
15Giveaways14
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:57
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Robert Thomas
19:51
Takeaway by Brayden Point
19:44
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot Wide Left
19:21
Robert Thomas faceoff won against Nick Paul
19:21
Icing
19:09
Robert Thomas faceoff won against Nick Paul
19:09
Icing
19:03
Nick Paul faceoff won against Dylan Holloway
19:03
Goalie Stopped
19:00
Pavel Buchnevich Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
18:32
Giveaway by Robert Thomas
17:56
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
17:56
Goalie Stopped
17:52
Cam Fowler Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
17:49
Jake Neighbours Wrist Shot Wide Right
17:44
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
17:13
Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Ryan Suter
16:53
Luke Glendening hit Ryan Suter
16:44
Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
16:19
Takeaway by Conor Geekie
16:02
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Colton Parayko
15:40
Ryan Suter hit Conor Geekie
15:29
Nathan Walker Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
15:25
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Nathan Walker
14:21
Robert Thomas faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
14:21
Goalie Stopped
14:19
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Joel Hofer
14:15
Brayden Point faceoff won against Nathan Walker
14:15
Joel Hofer Tripping against Michael Eyssimont served by Zack Bolduc
13:55
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Mathieu Joseph
13:55
Off-side
13:31
Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Left
13:04
Scott Perunovich Slap Shot Short
12:46
Giveaway by Justin Faulk
12:33
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Robert Thomas
12:33
Icing
12:24
Justin Faulk Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
11:37
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
11:19
Pavel Buchnevich shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
11:15
Robert Thomas faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
11:15
Goalie Stopped
11:13
Colton Parayko Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
10:11
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
9:51
Erik Cernak hit Jake Neighbours
9:32
Justin Faulk hit Jake Guentzel
9:29
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Short
9:02
Alexandre Texier Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
8:35
Giveaway by Jordan Kyrou
Kucherov has 2 assists as Lightning beat Blues 3-1
— Nikita Kucherov had a pair of assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
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