A Kucherov empty netter quickly ensued, but the goal was called back after a review deemed the play offside. At last, Nick Paul was able to make it official with an empty-net goal with 1:46 left to play, sealing the Bolts’ fifth-straight win.

Lightning coach Jon Cooper wasn’t sure whether Brandon Hagel would be able to play when Tampa Bay resumed play Sunday night at home against Seattle. Following Team Canada’s euphoric championship win in the 4 Nations Faceoff on Thursday night,

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken.

Brandon Hagel netted a short-handed goal, his third tally against Seattle this season, and had an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning post their season-high fifth straight win, topping the visiting Kraken 4-1 on Sunday night.

The Seattle Kraken were wrapping up the second half of a back-to-back and Tampa Bay wasn’t. Typically, this would have provided a circumstantial advantage for the Lightning. In this instance, however,

The Seattle Kraken headed to Tampa Bay to face off against the Lightning in the second half of a back-to-back on Sunday afternoon. They pulled out a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday but could not repeat their success against the Lightning,