The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to seven games on Thursday, wrapping up a three-game homestand with a 3-0 victory over the Calgary Flames. Nikita Kucherov scored the opening goal late in the first period for the Lightning, and teammate Erik Cernak made it 2-0 in the third period. Brandon Hagel’s empty-net goal sealed the win.
Tampa Bay Lightning aim to sweep the season series against Calgary Flames in their final game of February at AMALIE Arena. Calgary struggles with depth on their tough road trip, while Tampa Bay rides a six-game win streak.
Welcome to Instant Reaction, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Calgary Flames game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments section below!
The Flames are familiar with low-scoring games this season, and tonight's goalie matchup vs. the Lightning suggests yet another Under will cash with Calgary involved, per our NHL betting picks.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his 47th career shutout, Jonah Gadjovich and Evan Rodrigues got second-period goals, and the Florida Panthers beat the Calgary Flames 3-0.
Ryan Lomberg spent the last four seasons with the Florida Panthers before returning to the Calgary Flames, his original team, as a free agent last summer. Lomberg and the Flames were in Tampa Bay to play the Lightning on Thursday.
When Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska named his starting lineup for a Thursday night contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning, he opted to start his second line, featuring Blake Coleman.