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Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Guentzel, Cirelli each score 2 as Lightning beat Ducks 4-3 to snap four-game skid

Nikita Kucherov assists on Jake Guentzel's goal for 1,000th point

Nikita Kucherov had an assist for his 1,000th career point as Tampa Bay got its first home win of the season. Victor Hedman registered his 800th career point and Brandon Hagel picked up career point No. 300.

Jonas Johansson finished with 37 saves for Tampa Bay, which ended an 0-2-2 stretch with just its second win of the season (2-4-2)

Troy Terry, Jacob Trouba and Ryan Poehling scored for Anaheim, which lost in regulation for the first time in four games. Lukas Dostal finished with 29 saves.

Cirelli scored the tiebreaking goal on the power play with his second of the night with 3:15 left in the third period with a quick shot from the low slot.

Guentzel and Cirelli scored 2:01 apart in the second period to take a 3-1 lead. Guentzel directed Brayden Point's pass in off his skate with 7:41 left on a play Kucherov got his 1,000th point.

Cirelli made it a two-goal lead as he pounced on rebound with 5:40 remaining. Hedman and Hagel each hit their milestones on the goal.

Poehling and Terry scored 59 seconds apart to tie it 3-3 at 8:10 of the third.

Guentzel opened the scoring for the Lightning 9:10 into the first period as a rebound found his stick in the low slot.

Anaheim tied it at 4:42 of the second after an offensive zone faceoff win landed on the stick of Trouba for a slap shot off the inside of the near post and in.

Up next Ducks: At Florida on Tuesday.

Lightning: Host Vegas on Sunday.

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Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:10 Jake Guentzel Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (2), Anthony Cirelli (2)
Goal 2nd Period 4:42 Jacob Trouba Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Troy Terry (6), Mason McTavish (6)
Goal 2nd Period 12:19 Jake Guentzel Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Brayden Point (5), Nikita Kucherov (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:20 Anthony Cirelli Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Brandon Hagel (3), Victor Hedman (6)
Goal 3rd Period 7:11 Ryan Poehling Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Ross Johnston (3), Drew Helleson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 8:10 Troy Terry Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Cutter Gauthier (2), Leo Carlsson (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:45 Anthony Cirelli Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (5), Victor Hedman (7)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 15
14 Hits 21
8 Takeaways 5
40 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 6
0.0 Power Play Percentage 16.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 38
47.9 Faceoff Win Percent 52.1
10 Giveaways 23
8 Total Penalties 4
19 Penalty Minutes 11
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Victor Hedman, D Day-To-Day Feb 18
Nick Paul, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Anthony Cirelli, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Brayden Point, C Injured Reserve Feb 5
Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D Injured Reserve Jan 25
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Petr Mrazek, G Injured Reserve Feb 18
Leo Carlsson, C Injured Reserve Feb 1
Frank Vatrano, RW Injured Reserve Dec 31

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

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

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 27 16 68 14
Edmonton 28 22 64 8
Seattle 27 20 63 9
Anaheim 30 23 63 3
Los Angeles 23 19 60 14
San Jose 27 24 58 4
Calgary 23 27 52 6
Vancouver 18 33 42 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3
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