Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
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7 - 3
7 - 3
Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the Sharks, 7–3
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.
Sharks: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesTB leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:37 | Brayden Point Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Crozier (8), Nikita Kucherov (36) |
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Goal | 1st Period 4:08 | Darren Raddysh Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (37), Gage Goncalves (9) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:46 | Brandon Hagel Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (24), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (11) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:50 | Pavol Regenda Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Timothy Liljegren (5), Macklin Celebrini (41) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:49 | Darren Raddysh Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (38), Jake Guentzel (25) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:55 | Dominic James Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (13) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:50 | Pavol Regenda Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Timothy Liljegren (6), Jeff Skinner (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:08 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (14), Brayden Point (16) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:53 | Darren Raddysh Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (39), Nick Paul (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:11 | Pavol Regenda Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (5) |
Statistics
 TB |
 SJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 8 | Hits | 23 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 26 | Shots | 22 |
| 3 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 60.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 44.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.9 |
| 19 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 8 | Total Penalties | 11 |
| 16 | Penalty Minutes | 30 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Reaves, RW | Out | Apr 10 |
| Logan Couture, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 26 |
| Victor Hedman, D | Injured Reserve | Apr 22 |
| Pontus Holmberg, RW | Out | Apr 22 |
Game Information
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo | 50 | 23 | 109 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay | 50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal | 48 | 24 | 106 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston | 45 | 27 | 100 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa | 44 | 27 | 99 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit | 41 | 31 | 92 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida | 40 | 38 | 84 | 4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto | 32 | 36 | 78 | 14 |
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/vgk.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vegas | 39 | 26 | 95 | 17 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Edmonton | 41 | 30 | 93 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ana.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Anaheim | 43 | 33 | 92 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/la.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Los Angeles | 35 | 27 | 90 | 20 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">San Jose | 39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/sea.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Seattle | 34 | 37 | 79 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cgy.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Calgary | 34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/van.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Vancouver | 25 | 49 | 58 | 8 |