Kucherov's overtime goal lifts Lightning past Wild 4-3
Tampa Bay erased a 3-1 third-period deficit with two goals from Jake Guentzel and a power-play tying goal by Charle-Edouard D'Astous.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Nikita Kucherov scored on the power play 3:23 into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday night at Grand Casino Arena, according to the NHL's official game summary.
Minnesota scored twice in the first three minutes. Blake Coleman scored at 0:55 of the first period, and Maxim Shabanov added a power-play goal at 2:58. Jake Guentzel cut the lead to 2-1 with a power-play goal at 16:34 of the second period.
Shabanov restored the two-goal lead at 6:49 of the third. Guentzel scored again at 13:44, and Charle-Edouard D'Astous tied it on the power play at 16:29 before Kucherov won it, with assists from Guentzel and John Carlson. Guentzel finished with two goals and an assist; D'Astous had a goal and two assists.
Tampa Bay outshot Minnesota 34-22. Dennis Hildeby made 19 saves for the win, and Calvin Pickard stopped 30 shots for Minnesota. The Lightning are 11-3-2 with 24 points, according to the NHL standings. They play at Winnipeg on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.