The key facts
- Nashville defeated Tampa 5-4 in a shootout, with Steven Stamkos converting the decisive shot
- Nikita Kucherov recorded three assists and has 18 points in 13 games
- Kirill Kaprizov leads Russian players with 24 points
Tampa's defeat in Nashville
Nashville beat Tampa Bay 5-4 on home ice — regulation time failed to produce a winner, and everything was decided in a shootout. This was reported by Life.ru. The hero of the finish was Steven Stamkos, the former captain of the Lightning: in the 48th minute he tied the game on the power play, and in the shootout he was the only one who managed to beat goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Russian netminder made 29 saves.
Course of the match and statistics
In regulation, Reid Schaefer, Adam Edstrom and Jaden Struble scored for Nashville. Tampa's goals came from John Carlson, Jake Guentzel, Victor Hedman and Conor Geekie. Nikita Kucherov did not score himself but recorded three assists — however, that was not enough for the team.
Kucherov in the scoring race
After this game, Kucherov brought his regular-season total to 18 points — four goals and 14 assists in 13 games. Among Russian players, he trails only Minnesota forward Kirill Kaprizov, who has 24 points (14 goals and 10 assists).
Standings
Tampa, with 18 points after 13 games, sits second in the Atlantic Division; Nashville, with 15 points in 14 games, is sixth in the Central. The teams' next games are on November 4 Moscow time: the Lightning will host Detroit, while the Predators will play Carolina at home. The same outlet previously noted that Edmonton captain Connor McDavid extended his record streak of games with an assist from the start of the NHL season to 14 games — in the away rout of the New York Islanders (4-0), Vasily Podkolzin scored one of the goals past Ilya Sorokin.
