Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
Stamkos gets 499th goal, Lightning beat Canucks 5-4
On the verge of becoming the 47th NHL player to reach 500 goals, Stamkos beat Collin Delia from the left circle to make it 5-2 at 5:30. Delia made four strong saves on the Lightning captain, including a pair during the ensuing one-man advantage.
Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson scored to pull Vancouver to 5-4. Curtis Lazar had an in-close shot turned aside by Andrei Vasilevskiy with two seconds to play.
Corey Perry, Alex Killorn, Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, who have won nine straight at home. Vasilevskiy made 36 saves.
Delia stopped 30 shots, and Conor Garland and J.T. Miller added goals for Vancouver. Hughes added two assists and has 201 career points.
The Canucks have dropped five in a row on the road.
BENCHED
Vancouver defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was a healthy scratch after going a combined minus-5 over the previous two games.
“I think he can be better, but I think there’s a lot of guys that can be better now,” Vancouver coach Bruce Boudreau said before the game. “It’s something you don’t want to do. He’s arguably our best defenseman but sometimes you just have to do what you think is the best thing for the team right at that moment.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Canucks: F Tanner Pearson underwent a second hand surgery Wednesday and will miss the rest of the season. ... D Travis Dermott left with an undisclosed injury.
UP NEXT
Canucks: At Florida on Saturday night.
Lightning: At St. Louis on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:14 | Goal scored by Conor Garland assisted by Bo Horvat and Luke Schenn |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:37 | Goal scored by Corey Perry assisted by Mikhail Sergachev and Ross Colton (PPG) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:30 | Goal scored by Alex Killorn assisted by Nick Perbix and Brandon Hagel |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:44 | Goal scored by J.T. Miller assisted by Quinn Hughes and Collin Delia (PPG) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:44 | Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:29 | Goal scored by Brandon Hagel assisted by Alex Killorn and Nick Perbix |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:30 | Goal scored by Steven Stamkos assisted by Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov (PPG) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:40 | Goal scored by Quinn Hughes assisted by Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:52 | Goal scored by Elias Pettersson assisted by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller |
Statistics
 VAN |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 36 | Hits | 25 |
| 11 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 40 | Shots | 35 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 36 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 51.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.6 |
| 2 | Giveaways | 5 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 13 | Penalty Minutes | 23 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak, D | Day-To-Day | Nov 13 |
| Anthony Cirelli, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 13 |
| Brayden Point, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 10 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
