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Nikita Kucherov Scores Power-Play Goal in Overtime and Lightning Rally for 4-3 Win over Wild
Kucherov finished Tampa Bay’s comeback with his first goal in seven games after Jake Guentzel helped the Lightning erase a two-goal deficit.
On Saturday night, Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal 3:23 into overtime, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.
Tampa Bay rallied from a 3-1 deficit late in the third period, as Jake Guentzel scored twice and Charle-Edouard D'Astous added a goal and two assists to force overtime.
Minnesota, which leads the Western Conference with 28 points, saw Maxim Shabanov score twice and Blake Coleman add one goal before the Lightning comeback halted their three-game winning streak.
Kucherov, who recently requested a trade from the Lightning citing a lack of communication with General Manager Julien BriseBois, has recorded one goal and five assists in four games since the news broke.
The Lightning will continue their three-game road trip by facing the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, while the Wild earned points in their eighth consecutive game despite the loss.
The club "Tampa Bay Lightning" on an overtime trip beat "Minnesota Wild" in the regular National Hockey League (NHL) Championship, the winning team was abandoned by the Russian Forward Nikita Kucherov. The meeting in St. Paul ended with a score of 4:3 (0:2, 1:0, 2:1,0) in favour of the guests. "Minnesot" was distinguished by Blake Coleman (1st minute) and a double match was made by Russian assailant Maxim Shabanov (3, 47). "Tamps" was twice dist…