First Period
1-0
Auston Matthews scored early in the first with this rush goal, a rare one for him. Great transition up the ice from OEL and Knies. OEL has been on a hot streak and Knies had another big game tonight.
OEL to Knies
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Matthews does the rest pic.twitter.com/hK48qzJIIJ
Nylander sprung McMann for a chance midway through the period. The finish didn't come together.
dodges the stick check to make the pass pic.twitter.com/67t8aAwQrK
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Shots were back and forth in the first period, but no other scoring.
Second Period
Nice.
Nylander yoinks the puck off Crozier pic.twitter.com/b9l7w3ynM4
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
2-0
Another breakaway! This one from William Nylander. You can see Brandon Hagel thought his team had the puck and tried to get behind the defender. That created the wide open space the other way for Willy.
Nylander's 28th of the season
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
good work by Lorentz and Rielly to force the turnover pic.twitter.com/HLLPS3rDuK
2-1
Tampa Bay responded quickly to keep the game within one. Somehow, Nick Paul Has Returned.
Nick Paul cuts the lead in half pic.twitter.com/cLdJGcxlnc
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
3-1
In the dying seconds of the second, Matthew Knies scored his first of the game to restore the two-goal lead! Great defense-to-offense, Berube will love that. Knies is also really excellent in the slot.
what a sequence from the top line
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
in sync pic.twitter.com/5L4TYBM3dp
Third Period
Clever move from Matthews, but it didn't stick.
Matthews went for the Michigan
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Johansson knew it pic.twitter.com/VfNG6WrvsA
3-2
Darren Raddysh scores to bring the Lightning back within one once again.
Darren Raddysh brings the Lightning within one pic.twitter.com/KvJwhR2hh5
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Pontus Holmberg went hard into the boards during one of many odd-man rushes against the Lightning. He didn't return to the game after this. We'll see if he's okay tomorrow, but Berube said he'll be fine.
Holmberg is tripped and falls into the boards pic.twitter.com/RogbD0YTjO
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Pontus Holmberg didn’t finish the game. Craig Berube says, “He’ll be fine.” Shouldn’t be an issue.
— luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) January 21, 2025
4-2
A second goal for Knies also in front of the net, this time on the power play!
put the puck on net and good things happen pic.twitter.com/3hpD8h2qYt
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Marner's initial shot went of Cirelli's skate and on net
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Knies took care of the rebound
put pucks on net pic.twitter.com/UYTW6gpGe5
DONKEH! GET OUTAH MAH SWAMP!
Mike PASSION Myers pic.twitter.com/yTwQyIriND
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
4-3
Nick Paul is really quite annoying.
Nick Paul has another one pic.twitter.com/SZ0xortELa
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Chris Tanev with a block to protect the lead. And yes, it's still a day that ends in "y".
Chris Tanev to the rescue! pic.twitter.com/bMByhthNJs
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
Seriously with this guy.
Paul's shot knocks Woll's mask off pic.twitter.com/rbxqSF2u9w
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
5-3
ENG for Mitch Marner and that's the game.
Mitch Marner buries it from the d-zone 🚨
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
defence to dagger goals pic.twitter.com/kJ7LT2Kl97
McMann almost had a second one, but five was enough to beat the Lightning.
McMann has two cracks at an empty netter pic.twitter.com/r9QgEFPEx6
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) January 21, 2025
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