Round Two: The Lightning Get Another Shot at the Kraken on Thursday Night
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Seattle Kraken are running it back. After the Bolts dominated Seattle 6-2 earlier this month, they get a rematch on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena, and this time the Kraken will be looking for revenge.
That First Meeting Was All Lightning
When these two teams faced off in Seattle earlier in March, it wasn't even close. Tampa Bay rolled to a 6-2 win behind a masterclass performance from their stars. Nikita Kucherov led the charge with 3 goals and 2 assists, while Brandon Hagel chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists. Anthony Cirelli also contributed with 1 goal and 2 assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy was solid in net with 16 saves, keeping the Kraken at arm's length the entire night.
This wasn't some fluke either. Tampa Bay has owned Seattle throughout their all-time matchup history. The Lightning are 8-0-1 all-time against the Kraken and an even more impressive 3-0-1 at home. Vasilevskiy, in particular, has been a brick wall against Seattle with a 7-0-0 record, a .947 save percentage, a 1.42 goals against average, and even a shutout on his resume.
Kucherov Keeps Torching the Kraken
Look, Kucherov is basically public enemy number one for Seattle at this point. The Lightning's franchise scoring leader against the Kraken has 7 goals and 9 assists in just 8 games against them. Hagel isn't far behind with 6 goals and 9 assists across 7 matchups. When the Kraken come to town, the Bolts' best players show up in a big way.
Thursday's Details
Puck drops Thursday, March 26 at 7 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa. You can catch it on The Spot, Tampa Bay 66, or listen on Lightning Radio 24/7 at 102.5 MHz-FM. After this one wraps, Tampa hosts Ottawa on Saturday and Nashville on Sunday as part of their homestand grind.
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