Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86, center) celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with teammates, including left wing Brandon Hagel (38) and center Brayden Point (21) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Lightning storm back from 2-goal deficit to beat the Canucks 4-2
Oct 17, 2026 | 3:57 PM
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored twice, Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, and Dennis Hildeby stopped 12 shots as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday.
Guentzel scored the winner in the third period as Tampa Bay came back from a two-goal deficit.
Pontus Holmberg also scored and Brayden Point finished with two assists for Tampa Bay, which improved to 5-0 at home.
Linus Karlsson and Elias Pettersson scored while Kevin Lankinen finished with 31 saves for the Canucks, who finished winless (0-4-1) on a five-game road trip. Vancouver is winless in the past seven games (0-6-1) overall.
