NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks

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Tampa Bay Lightning
25-13-3
Final
7 - 3
San Jose Sharks
20-18-3

Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh carry the Lightning past the Sharks, 7–3

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

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.

Up next Lightning: Host Colorado on Tuesday night.

Sharks: Host Columbus on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:37 Brayden Point Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Crozier (8), Nikita Kucherov (36)
Goal 1st Period 4:08 Darren Raddysh Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (37), Gage Goncalves (9)
Goal 1st Period 6:46 Brandon Hagel Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (24), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (11)
Goal 1st Period 10:50 Pavol Regenda Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Timothy Liljegren (5), Macklin Celebrini (41)
Goal 2nd Period 2:49 Darren Raddysh Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (38), Jake Guentzel (25)
Goal 2nd Period 3:55 Dominic James Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (13)
Goal 2nd Period 9:50 Pavol Regenda Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Timothy Liljegren (6), Jeff Skinner (4)
Goal 2nd Period 14:08 Nikita Kucherov Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (14), Brayden Point (16)
Goal 2nd Period 16:53 Darren Raddysh Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (39), Nick Paul (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:11 Pavol Regenda Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (5)

Statistics

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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 San Jose Sharks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Toffoli, C Day-To-Day Feb 18
Ty Dellandrea, C Injured Reserve Jan 15
Logan Couture, C Injured Reserve Sep 30
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Paul, LW Out Feb 21
Anthony Cirelli, C Day-To-Day Feb 6

Game Information

SAP Center at San Jose

Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings