Stamkos scores shootout winner as Predators top Lightning
Nashville rallies for a 5-4 victory, marking the first win in six overtime games this season, while Crosby moves past Bourque in a single-franchise record.
By Tessa Cooper ·
Steven Stamkos scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of a shootout on Saturday afternoon to lead the Nashville Predators past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4. The former Lightning captain beat goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy under the right arm with a backhander. This was Stamkos’s first shootout appearance in his 83rd game, which stands as an NHL record for most appearances in a shootout.
Nashville goalie Justus Annunen made 22 saves and denied four Lightning players in the one-on-one session. The victory represents Nashville’s first win in its six overtime contests this season. Reid Schaefer scored his first goal of the season for the Predators, while Adam Edstrom and Jayden Struble also added goals. Stamkos tied the game 4-4 with a power-play goal at 7:27 of the third period.
Nikita Kucherov recorded three assists for Tampa Bay, a day after he asked the Lightning to trade him. Vasilevskiy stopped 29 shots for the visitors. The result extends a pattern of recent overtime struggles for Nashville, as the team had failed to win in regulation or extra time in its previous five such games.
In other Saturday action, Elias Lindholm scored at 2:32 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Lindholm took an assist from Charlie McAvoy and scored past Arvid Soderblom, who made 27 saves. Michael DiPietro stopped 37 shots for Boston and denied Anton Frondell a hat trick on a breakaway. David Pastrnak, Casey Mittelstadt, Mason Lohrei, and Morgan Geekie also scored for the Bruins. Pastrnak passed Patrice Bergeron for third on the franchise’s all-time goals list with 428 career goals.
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 to extend their winning streak to five games. Josh Anderson scored twice and added an assist. Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,112th career assist, moving past Ray Bourque for the most assists by a player with one franchise. Crosby and Erik Karlsson each had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh, which lost its second consecutive game.
The Edmonton Oilers shut out the New York Islanders 4-0 at Elmont. Tristan Jarry recorded his second consecutive shutout, making 18 saves. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened and closed a three-goal flurry in the second period. Connor McDavid extended his NHL-record season-opening assist streak to 14 games. The Islanders were held without a point for just the second time in their last nine games.
The Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 to end a two-game losing streak. Jake Oettinger made 24 saves, and the Stars scored twice in the first period. Mikko Rantanen, Thomas Harley, and Arttu Hyry scored for Dallas. Damon Severson scored the lone goal for Columbus, which has lost two straight games.
The Ottawa Senators defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-1. Dylan Cozens and Tim Stutzle each had a goal and an assist. The Senators scored three goals in the second period. The Sharks have lost three of their last four games. Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for San Jose, which won 6-2 at Ottawa on October 22.
