Dec 5, 2024; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) is congratulated by defenseman Erik Cernak (81) after he scored a purpose towards the San Jose Sharks in the course of the first interval at Amalie Enviornment. Necessary Credit score: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Pictures Brandon Hagel scored twice in 23 seconds throughout Tampa Bay’s five-goal first-period outburst because the Lightning trounced the visiting San Jose Sharks 8-1 on Thursday.
Cam Atkinson and Conor Geekie had a purpose and an help apiece earlier than Hagel hit the web twice. Jake Guentzel, who completed with two factors, scored to cap the explosive body, placing the Lightning in place to enhance to 8-0-1 of their previous 9 conferences with San Jose.
Anthony Cirelli, Nick Perbix and Nick Paul additionally scored for the Lightning, whereas Brayden Level dished out a career-high-tying 4 assists in his 600th NHL sport. Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh every had two helpers.
Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 photographs to enhance to 8-2-0 all-time towards San Jose and win for the second time in his previous 5 begins. The Lightning have alternated losses and wins for the previous six video games.
Alexander Wennberg scored for the Sharks, who slipped to 4-8-4 on the street. San Jose had a three-game profitable streak finish.
Sharks goalie Vitek Vanecek surrendered 5 targets on 12 photographs and was pulled following the primary interval. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 of 24 photographs in aid.
Enjoying with out top-line proper winger Nikita Kucherov, the Lightning have been unfazed and obtained two targets from the third line on their first six photographs.
Atkinson discovered the web on Tampa Bay’s third shot on Vanecek simply 86 seconds in by tipping in his third purpose after Geekie’s lengthy shot. Geekie notched his fourth at 7:29.
Hagel tallied twice, neatly deking Vanecek at 8:32 earlier than potting his twelfth at 8:55 — giving the house facet three tallies in 1:26. Guentzel’s eleventh rounded out the interval’s scoring on an influence play at 17:45.
Within the second interval, McDonagh’s shot was tipped in by Cirelli for his eleventh purpose total and ninth prior to now 10 video games at 4:16. Perbix managed his third purpose to shut the body with a 7-0 edge.
Wennberg’s seventh purpose broke the shutout bid 14 seconds into the third interval.
Paul, in his return to the lineup after lacking six video games, answered along with his sixth at 6:01 as Tampa Bay tied its season-high purpose complete.
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