Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov tallied three points during their victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday evening. Kucherov would tally his first point with a goal in the opening frame.

The Lightning needed less than 90 seconds in period two before ballooning their lead, as Jake Guentzel redirected a Victor Hedman pass near the blue paint. Tampa Bay’s captain extended the Lightning lead with his windup shot from the left wall that bounced off a Columbus player and beat Merzlikins in the top left corner of the net.

Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.

Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals, and the host Tampa Bay Lightning secured their season-best sixth straight win in a 4-1 thrashing of the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Victor Hedman scored twice and had three points to lead Tampa Bay to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists