Lightning beat the Canucks 4-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday, October 17, at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa.

The Canucks led 1-0 after the first period, it was tied 2-2 after the second period, and the Lightning led 4-2 after regulation.

With 15:32 left in the first period, Linus Karlsson scored on a slap shot, assisted by Paul Cotter and Filip Chytil. Vancouver Canucks led 1-0. With 2:04 left in the third period, Jake Guentzel scored on a slap shot, assisted by Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay Lightning led 3-2. With 15:57 left in the third period, Pontus Holmberg scored on a wrist shot. Tampa Bay Lightning led 4-2.

Linus Karlsson led the Canucks with 1 goal. Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning with 2 goals. Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Canucks.

Tampa Bay Lightning were favored by 1.5 goals. Lightning covered. The total was 6.5, and the game stayed under.

The Lightning are 6-2. In their last 4 games they beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at home on October 17, beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 at home on October 15, lost to the New York Rangers 1-4 in New York on October 13, and beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in New York on October 10.

The Canucks are 2-8. In their last 4 games they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-4 in Tampa Bay on October 17, lost to the Florida Panthers 2-3 in Florida on October 15, lost to the New York Islanders 2-3 in New York on October 13, and lost to the New York Rangers 2-6 in New York on October 11.

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