Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday in Tampa.
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Tampa Bay scored four unanswered goals after falling behind by two and beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at home in Tampa, Fla.
Nikita Kucherov led the comeback with two goals, erasing the Canucks’ 2-0 lead by scoring twice in a span of 4:53. His first goal came off his own rebound on the power play at 6:30 of the second period. Kucherov added his second at 11:23 after Brayden Point pulled a faceoff back to him for a quick shot.
Jake Guentzel scored the winner for Tampa Bay at 2:04 of the third period. Charle-Edouard D’Astous slid a pass off the wall to Guentzel for a quick snap shot that deflected off the stick of Liam Ohgren.
Pontus Holmberg also scored for the Lightning, finishing at 15:57 of the third period after beating Kevin Lankinen through the pads.
The Canucks jumped ahead early, with Linus Karlsson putting them up 1-0 at 15:32 of the first period, and Elias Pettersson extending the lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal at 4:35 of the second period.
Dennis Hildeby made 12 saves for Tampa Bay. Lankinen finished with 31 saves as Vancouver remained winless on its five-game road trip, falling to a 0-4-1 record during that stretch. The Canucks also entered the game with a 0-6-1 mark over their past seven games and were winless for the second consecutive game in which they held a 2-0 lead.
Tampa Bay improved to 5-0 at home. The Canucks next host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night, while the Lightning travel to face the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.
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