TAMPA BAY LIGHTINING NOTES;
LAST GAME
Lightning 2 at Los Angeles 4
Playing in the first game of a back-to-back set, the Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at Crypto.com Arena…The Bolts lost to the Kings for the first time in the last 11 contests between the two teams…The Lightning fell to 2-1-0 in the first game of a back-to-back this season…Phillip Danault opened the scoring 7:20 into the first period to put the Kings up 1-0…Brandon Hagel answered with 4:46 remaining in the first to even the score…Gabriel Vilardi put Los Angeles back up by one with a power-play goal 5:03 into the second period…Blake Lizotte put the Kings up by two with 6:43 remaining in the middle frame…Adrian Kempe put Los Angeles up by three with 5:30 left in regulation…Nikita Kucherov scored the final goal of the game with 2:16 remaining…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and stopped 29-of-33 shots against.
PP: TBL – 0-4 LAK 1-4
SOG: TBL – 25 LAK – 33
Attendance: 16,480
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Ducks are playing the first of two meetings this season and the only meeting at Honda Center…Tampa Bay has won four of the last five games against Anaheim…The Lightning have won five of the last seven road games at Anaheim…The Bolts are 20-14-5 with one tie against the Ducks alltime, including a road record of 9-6-4 with one tie…Tampa Bay went 1-1-0 against Anaheim last season…Ross Colton led the Lightning with two goals against the Ducks in 2021-22…Nikita Kucherov (7-9—16) and Steven Stamkos (7-9—16) are tied for the most goals and points against the Ducks in Tampa Bay franchise history.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. ANA
T1. Nikita Kucherov – 16 pts. (7-9—16, 14 GP)
T1. Steven Stamkos – 16 pts. (7-9—16, 15 GP)
T3. Vincent Lecavalier – 12 pts. (1-11—12, 15 GP)
T3. Martin St. Louis – 12 pts. (3-9—12, 14 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of the team’s third back-to-back set this season…The Lightning are playing in three back-to-back sets over the first eight games of the season for the first time in franchise history…Tampa Bay is 1-1-0 in the second game of a back-to-back this season…The Bolts collected at least one win in 11-of-12 back-to-back sets last season and at least one point in all 12.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 14
Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) 7 Games
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 7 Games
TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 21 – Assigned F Gabriel Fortier to AHL Syracuse
KUUUUUUCH
Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov scored his first goal of the season Oct. 25 at LAK to extend his point streak to five games (1-7—8)…Kucherov joined Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman as the only two Lightning skaters to record a five-game point streak this season…Kucherov’s eight assists lead the Bolts and his nine points are tied with Stamkos for the team lead…Kucherov is tied for the second-most assists among all NHL skaters…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, only Connor McDavid (1.47 P/GP) has recorded a higher point-per-game average than Kucherov’s 1.33.
BACK-TO-BACK BRANDON
Lightning forward Brandon Hagel scored a goal for the second-straight game Oct. 25 at LAK…Hagel has scored goals in back-to-back games for the first time since joining the Lightning last season…Hagel scored his first goal of the season Oct. 22 vs. NYI…Hagel has recorded three points (2-1—3) in seven games this season.
HED RUSH
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman recorded his fifth assist of the season Oct. 22 vs. NYI…Hedman (0-5—5) ranks second on the Bolts in assists and tied for fourth in points…Cale Makar (COL, 7), Calen Addison (MIN, 6) and Rasmus Andersson (CGY, 6) are the only NHL defensemen with more assists than Hedman this season…Only four active NHL defensemen have recorded more career points than Hedman’s 608 (134-474—608)…Hedman skated in his 900th career game Oct. 14 at CBJ, the fourth-most games played in TBL history and the most by a defenseman…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, no defenseman in the NHL has recorded more points or assists than Hedman (85-293—378)…Hedman leads all defensemen in Lightning history in goals (134), assists (474), points (608), power-play points (217), game-winning goals (25), plus/minus (+146), hits (985), blocked shots (1,388) and takeaways (455).
STAMMER TIME
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos is tied with Valeri Nichushkin (COL) for the NHL lead in goals (7) and power-play goals (5)…Stamkos (7-2—9) leads the Bolts in goals and is tied with Nikita Kucherov (1-8—9) for the team lead in points…Stamkos opened the season on a five-game goal streak, the secondlongest goal streak to open a season in Tampa Bay franchise history…Stamkos recorded multiple points (6-2—8) in four straight games Oct. 14 – Oct. 21…Stamkos became the first player in Lightning history with seven goals through his first five games in a season, eclipsing the previous mark of six goals set by Chris Kontos in 1992-93…Stamkos ranks third all-time among active NHL players with 488 career goals.
GAME POINT
Lightning forward Brayden Point recorded his second multi-point game of the season Oct. 22 vs. NYI (1-1—2)…Point has scored four goals over his last five games…Point recorded his 372nd career point Oct. 21 at FLA and passed Vinny Prospal to take sole possession of the ninth-most points in Lightning franchise history…Point’s 34 game-winning goals since the start of the 2017-18 season are tied for the fourth-most in the NHL during that span…Point (4-2—6) ranks second on the Bolts in goals and third in points.
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES:
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
OCT. 23, 2022 – ANAHEIM 1 @ DETROIT 5
The Ducks concluded a five-game road trip spanning nine days with a 5-1 setback at Detroit. Trevor Zegras netted Anaheim’s lone
goal at 5:31 of the first period, his third goal of the campaign (tied for the team lead). Troy Terry and Adam Henrique recorded assists,
with Terry pushing his team lead in assists (4) and points to seven in six games (3-4=7) and Henrique picking up his first point of 2022-
- John Gibson stopped 36 shots in his fifth start of the season.
PP: 0-4 PK: 2-5 SF: 33 SA: 41 TOI: Cam Fowler (26:04)
Three Stars: 1. D. Kubalik 2. D. Larkin 3. V. Husso
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 19
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
Sam Carrick Hip surgery 6 months 6
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 6
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 6
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks return home for the first time in two weeks as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT, TV: TNT, AUDIO: Ducks Stream). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,022-875-302, including 575-378-145 at home and 447-497-156 away from Orange County. Anaheim’s nine-game October schedule includes three home and six road contests, with the team 1-4-1 to begin the season and 121-134-44 in the month all-time. Dmitry Kulikov enters tonight’s game one point shy of 200 career NHL points (42-157=199). Following tonight’s game, the Ducks will visit the Vegas Golden Knights Friday, Oct. 28 at T-Mobile Arena in a matinee contest (3 p.m. PT).
TERRY TALK: Right Wing Troy Terry leads Anaheim in points (3-4=7), co-leads in goals and ranks second in assists. He is on pace with last season’s point total through six games, where he produced 2-5=7 points. Terry scored goals in each of Anaheim’s first two games in 2022-23, recording 3-1=4 points, tied for the second-most goals through the first two games by an Anaheim player, trailing only Daniel Winnik’s four goals Jan. 19-21, 2013 (4-1=5). Troy Terry became the first Ducks player in franchise history to record six points through the team’s first three games to begin a season (3-3=6). He trailed only Teemu Selanne (4-6=10 in 1996-97) for the most points through Anaheim’s first four games to begin a season.
FEATURING FOWLER: Defenseman Cam Fowler ranks seventh among all NHL players and has led Anaheim in TOI each of the first six games this season, logging 25:19 TOI/game to date. His 27.2 shifts per game also pace the club. In 2021-22, Fowler led Anaheim in TOI/game (24:25) while he led the Ducks in shifts per game the last two seasons: 2021-22 (27.4) and 2020-21 (27.3).
M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie Mason McTavish has picked up four assists (three primary) through Anaheim’s first six games in 2022-23. McTavish leads the Ducks in primary assists and co-leads in assists, while he leads NHL rookies in primary assists (3), and ranks second in assists (0-4=4) and tied for second in points (0-4=4). Through six games this season, McTavish has already surpassed his 1-2=3 points in nine games with Anaheim last season.
GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras has recorded 3-1=4 points through six games this season, co-leading the Ducks in goals. Through six games last season, Zegras had yet to record a point while in 2020-21 he had recorded one assist through his first six NHL games.
FRANK THE TANK: Right wing Frank Vatrano has begun his Ducks career with three goals in six games, the most goals he has scored through his first five games in a season (prior 2; last: 2018-19 w/ FLA and 2016-17 w/ BOS). Vatrano currently co-leads Anaheim in goals (also Troy Terry and Trevor Zegras) while he set career highs in goals (24) with the Panthers in 2018-19.
DUCKS-LIGHTNING: Anaheim and Tampa Bay open a two-game series tonight at Honda Center. All-time, the Ducks have posted a 19-17-4 record head-to-head vs. the Lightning, including a 10-8-2 mark in Anaheim. The Ducks have earned points in six of the last 10 matchups at Honda Center dating to 2009-10, posting a 5-4-1 mark while eight of the 10 games have been decided by one goal. Anaheim earned points in each of the two matchups vs. the Lightning in 2021-22, including a 5-1 win Jan. 21 at Honda Center and a 4-3 OT loss, Apr. 24 at Amalie Arena. Adam Henrique (9-11=20, 25 GP) paces the Ducks in career scoring, goals and assists vs. Tampa Bay while John Gibson has posted a 2.15 GAA and .930 SV% in eight career games/starts vs. the Lightning. These teams will wrap up the two-game set Feb. 21 at Amalie Arena (4 p.m. PT).
ANA-TBL SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Oct. 26 Honda Center 7 p.m. PT TNT / Ducks Stream
Feb. 21 Amalie Arena 4 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-TBL ALL-TIME SERIES:
ANA RECORD @ ANA @ TBL
All-Time Series: 19-17-4 10-8-2 9-9-2
Current Streak: One Tampa Bay win One ANA win Two TBL wins
Last ANA Win: Jan. 21, 2022 (5-1) Jan. 21, 2022 (5-1) Nov. 27, 2018 (3-1)
Last TBL Win: Apr. 14, 2022 (4-3 OT) Jan. 31, 2020 (4-3) Apr. 14, 2022 (4-3 OT)
ANA Last 10: 4-3-3 5-4-1 3-5-2
THE WORM RETURN: Tampa Bay right wing Corey Perry returns to Honda Center where he spent 14 seasons as a Duck (2005-19) after being selected 28th overall by Anaheim in 2003. Among all-time Ducks leaders, Perry leads in PIM (1,110), ranks second in goals (372) and appearances (988), third in points (776), assists (404), PPG (103) and plus/minus (+76). Perry helped the Ducks to a Stanley Cup in 2007, and became the first player in franchise history to win the Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP) and the second to earn the Rocket Richard Trophy after leading the league with a career high 50 goals. Perry led Anaheim in goals six straight seasons (2010-11 to 2015-16) and in eight seasons overall (also 2007-08 & 2008-09), while he paced the club in points twice (2009-10: 27-49=76 and 2010-11: 50-48=98).
