Tampa Bay scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Oct. 17, 2026.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning erased a two-goal Vancouver lead and went on to score four unanswered goals in a 4-2 victory over the Canucks on Oct. 17, 2026.
Kevin Lankinen started in goal for Vancouver, with the Canucks’ lineup noting no Marco Rossi due to being “under the weather.”
In the first period, the Canucks struck first when Linus Karlsson scored at 15:32 to make it 1-0. The second period began with Vancouver adding to the lead on the power play at 04:35, as Elias Pettersson beat Tampa Bay’s net to make it 2-0.
Tampa Bay then took control with a string of goals that turned the game. Nikita Kucherov scored on the power play at 06:30 to cut the deficit to 2-1, and he scored again at 11:23 to tie the game 2-2. The Lightning carried that momentum into the third, taking their first lead at 02:04 when Jake Guentzel scored to make it 3-2.
Pontus Holmberg added the finishing touch at 15:57 of the third period, putting Tampa Bay ahead 4-2 and completing the four-goal run that followed Vancouver’s second-period lead.
The Canucks managed no further scoring as the Lightning closed out the game 4-2.
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