Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday night.Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Nick Paul and Mitchell Chaffee also scored and Victor Hedman had two assists to help the Lightning end a two-game skid. Jonas Johansson had 11 saves.Louis Crevier and Frank Nazar each had a goal and an assist, and Colton Dach also scored for Chicago, which has a season-high four-game point streak .
Paul pulled the Lightning within one with 8 seconds left in the middle period, and Guentzel deflected Kucherov's pass from the right corner to tie the score with 3.3 seconds left in regulation.During the game, the Blackhawks sent forward Taylor Hall to Carolina in a three-way deal.Lightning: Paul's goal in the closing seconds of the second period swung the momentum to Tampa Bay.Blackhawks: Hall's departure accelerates Chicago's youth movement.
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