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
Will Smith, C Injured Reserve Jan 12
Vincent Desharnais, D Injured Reserve Jan 12
Shakir Mukhamadullin, D Injured Reserve Jan 12
Philipp Kurashev, C Injured Reserve Jan 12
Ty Dellandrea, C Out Jan 7
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brayden Point, C Out Jan 12
Ryan McDonagh, D Injured Reserve Jan 9
Scott Sabourin, RW Injured Reserve Dec 30
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 12

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
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 21 11 54 12
Edmonton 23 16 53 7
Seattle 21 15 50 8
San Jose 23 19 49 3
Los Angeles 19 16 48 10
Anaheim 21 21 45 3
Calgary 19 22 42 4
Vancouver 16 24 37 5
Full Standings