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Kucherov leads the streaking Lightning to a 4-1 victory over Draisaitl and the Oilers

Edmonton Oilers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

The Lightning posted their sixth consecutive win and improved to 7-0-1 in the past eight games overall.

Brandon Hagel, Nick Paul, Mikey Eyssimont and Victor Hedman scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves.

Draisaitl scored his NHL-best 43rd goal for the Oilers, who have lost four consecutive games. Stuart Skinner stopped 33 shots.

Draisaitl opened the scoring with a power-play goal 11:53 into the first period, but Eyssimont answered 1:18 later.

Hagel and Hedman scored in the second, and Paul's 18th goal made it 4-1 at 7:23 of the third period.

Takeaways Oilers: Edmonton has been outscored 17-7 in the three games coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

Lightning: Tampa Bay scored its first 5-on-3 power-play goal of the season. ... The Lightning improved to 9-1-1 at home since Jan. 1.

Key moment Hagel moved up the boards and scored on a backhanded wraparound to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead 29 seconds into the second.

Key stat Tampa Bay won its 19th consecutive game with the lead entering the third period and improved to 26-1-1 when leading after two periods.

Up next On Thursday, Edmonton is at Florida and Tampa Bay hosts Calgary.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:53 Leon Draisaitl Goal (43) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor McDavid (51), Evan Bouchard (36)
Goal 1st Period 13:11 Michael Eyssimont Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Gage Goncalves (7)
Goal 2nd Period 0:29 Brandon Hagel Goal (28) Wrap-around, assists: Zemgus Girgensons (3), Anthony Cirelli (24)
Goal 2nd Period 5:38 Victor Hedman Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Brayden Point (29), Nikita Kucherov (58)
Goal 3rd Period 7:23 Nick Paul Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Jake Guentzel (28), Nikita Kucherov (59)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEDM https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTB
16 Blocked Shots 9
30 Hits 25
10 Takeaways 3
24 Shots 36
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
100.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 30
42.3 Faceoff Win Percent 57.7
18 Giveaways 11
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Yanni Gourde, C Injured Reserve Nov 4
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaac Howard, LW Injured Reserve Nov 5
Alec Regula, D Injured Reserve Oct 1
Matt Savoie, C Injured Reserve Oct 1
Frederik Andersen, G Injured Reserve Sep 29
Mattias Janmark, C Injured Reserve Sep 29

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Edmonton 3 3 25 11
Vegas 2 5 24 11
Seattle 1 6 19 9
Anaheim 1 7 19 9
Calgary 1 9 15 7
San Jose 1 10 15 7
Los Angeles 2 7 12 5
Vancouver 1 14 7 3

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 25 12
Montreal 3 3 23 10
Tampa Bay 2 3 22 10
Ottawa 1 6 21 10
Florida 2 6 20 9
Buffalo 3 5 19 8
Toronto 2 7 18 8
Detroit 3 7 17 7
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