Carlson Scores Twice to Help the Lightning Beat the Wild 3-2
John Carlson scored twice and Nikita Kucherov had two assists as Tampa Bay’s power play ended a 14-attempt drought.
- On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2, sweeping their three-game homestand behind Defenseman John Carlson's two goals and Dennis Hildeby's 34-save debut.
- Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring at 5:26 of the first period by deflecting a shot from Erik Cernak, with Carlson netting his first goal 36 seconds later since joining the club in the offseason.
- Minnesota defenseman Quinn Hughes and forward Blake Coleman both scored to narrow the deficit, though goaltender Jesper Wallstedt's 32 saves were insufficient against Tampa Bay's early lead.
- Carlson restored a two-goal lead at 4:55 of the second period with a one-timer from Nikita Kucherov, ending the Lightning's 0-for-14 power-play drought to start the season.
- Without injured skaters Nick Foligno and Defenseman Olli Maatta, Minnesota next faces Florida on Saturday night, while the Lightning travel to the New York Islanders on the same schedule.
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==Career==The Russian Forward of the National Hockey League (NHL) Championship, Nikita Kucherov, made two naked shows and helped his team win the Battle of Minnesota Wilde in the regular National Hockey League (NHL) Championship. The match in Tampa ended with a score of 3:2 in favour of the owners of the ice, giving RIA News. The winner was John Carlson, who scored 7th and 25th minutes of the game, threw another puck at Anthony Cyrelli (6th minu…
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Carlson scores twice to help the Lightning beat the Wild 3-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Defenseman John Carlson scored twice for his 11th career multi-goal game, Nikita Kucherov had two assists and Dennis Hildeby made 34 saves in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Carlson scores first two goals with Lightning in win over Wild
John Carlson scored his first two goals with Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov posted two assists and the Lightning finished a sweep of their three-game homestand by edging the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Thursday night.
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pmo.eeLatvian forward Zemgus Girgensons led the Tampa Bay Lightning to victory over the Minnesota Wild in a National Hockey League (NHL) game on Thursday.
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