The Tampa Bay Lightning got back in the win column on Thursday night, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout at AMALIE Arena to earn a season series split with their Western Conference opponent. Jake Guentzel scored the lone goal in the three-round shootout.

ANAHEIM, Calif. —The Lightning went winless on their three-game trip to California and have dropped four straight after a 4-1 loss to the Ducks Sunday night in Anaheim. Tampa Bay was outscored by a cumulative 8-3 in falling to San Jose, Los Angeles and Anaheim. Its four-game losing streak matches its longest of the season from Nov. 1-7.

Although the Ducks beat the Lightning by three goals on Jan. 5, they have, more recently, been battered on their season-long road trip. The Ducks sandwiched the only win on a journey that began with two lopsided losses between a pair of shutouts by their opponents.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning play the Anaheim Ducks in a non-conference matchup. Tampa Bay is 13-6-1 in home games and 23-16-3 overall. The Lightning have gone 5-6-2 in games decided by one goal. Anaheim is 9-10-3 in road games and 18-21-5 overall. The Ducks have conceded 137 goals while scoring 106 for a -31 scoring differential.

John Gibson picked up his 200th NHL win and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. Troy Terry also had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have won four of their last six.

Frank Vatrano had two goals and assist after signing a three-year contract extension Sunday as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. Troy Terry also had a goal and an assist for ...

Tampa Bay Lightning ... assists for the Ducks. Troy Terry has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games. Nikita Kucherov has 17 goals and 36 assists for the Lightning.

Dreams deferred and deals denied came to define the Ducks during their absence from the postseason, which began in 2019, but a reshaped roster, renewed commitment to its talent and the NHL’s Second Star of the Week have all provided promise of late.

Victor Hedman set a Lightning franchise mark for assists with his 600th as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout. Troy Terry got the Ducks on the board with a first-period goal.

Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Guentzel scored for the Bolts while Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 34 saves and stopped all three shots he faced.

Terry returns after missing three games for the birth of his child, but Logan Thompson makes 18 saves and the Ducks get blanked for the second time in three games, 3-0.