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01/03 18:06 CST Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the
Sharks, 7--3
Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the Sharks, 7--3
By HADDY BARGHOUTI
Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) --- Nikita Kucherov scored his 20th goal of the season on
a second-period power play and added four assists, Darren Raddysh had a hat
trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 7--3 on Saturday.
Brayden Point, Dominic James and Brandon Hagel also scored for Tampa Bay, and
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jake Guentzel each had two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy
stopped 19 shots.
The Lightning raced to a three-goal lead in the first seven minutes. Point
opened the scoring at 2:37, Raddysh followed at 4:08, and Hagel scored his 19th
goal of the season on a power play at 6:46 to chase goalie Yaroslav Askarov.
Pavol Regenda had a hat trick for the Sharks, and Timothy Liljegren and Jeff
Skinner each had two assists. Macklin Celebrini added an assist to extend his
points streak to 10 games. Askarov made seven saves. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped
12 shots in relief.
Up next
Lightning: Host Colorado on Tuesday night.
Sharks: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.
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