Lightning 5–2 Canucks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 18, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:32 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Adam Erne

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 09:55 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Andrei Vasilevskiy

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov Go-ahead 1st · 08:40

Assists: Brayden Point · beat Anders Nilsson

1–0

🐋 Tyler Motte Tying 1st · 09:17

Assists: Troy Stecher, Jake Virtanen · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–1

⚡ Cedric Paquette Go-ahead 1st · 11:07

Assists: Danick Martel, Adam Erne · beat Anders Nilsson

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Adam Erne 2nd · 08:37

Assists: Cedric Paquette, Dan Girardi · beat Anders Nilsson

3–1

3rd period

🐋 Chris Tanev 3rd · 05:46

Assists: Antoine Roussel · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–2

⚡ Steven Stamkos 3rd · 17:22

Assists: Tyler Johnson, Victor Hedman · beat Anders Nilsson

4–2

⚡ Ondrej Palat Empty net 3rd · 18:17

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Anton Stralman

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Stamkos · Kucherov 19:32

L2 Palat · Johnson · Cirelli 15:30

L3 Killorn · Miller · Gourde 14:07

L4 Erne · Martel · Paquette 9:00

D1 McDonagh · Hedman 22:46

D2 Cernak · Stralman 18:54

D3 Girardi · Sergachev 14:52

🐋Canucks

L1 Pettersson · Horvat · Boeser 21:35

L2 Eriksson · Beagle · Virtanen 15:24

L3 Leivo · Roussel · Goldobin 13:32

L4 Granlund · Motte · Gaudette 9:36

D1 Edler · Tanev 26:39

D2 Gudbranson · Hutton 19:52

D3 Pouliot · Stecher 8:55

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL VAN🐋

37 Shots on goal 38

25 Hits 19

17 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 8

36 Penalty minutes 22

TBL shooting 13.5% (5/37) VAN shooting 5.3% (2/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Anders Nilsson

32/36

.889 SV% · 4 GA · 59:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

TBL VAN

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 112018 🐋VAN @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Feb 82018 🐋VAN @ ⚡TBL 2–5 Feb 32018 ⚡TBL @ 🐋VAN 4–2 Dec 162016 ⚡TBL @ 🐋VAN 2–4 Dec 82016 🐋VAN @ ⚡TBL 5–1

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TBL vs VAN, answered

Who won Lightning vs Canucks on December 18, 2018?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Lightning 5, Canucks 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Adam Erne, Cedric Paquette, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat, Steven Stamkos.

Who scored for Canucks?

Chris Tanev, Tyler Motte.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Anders Nilsson made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Canucks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 16 ⚡TBL @ ✈️WPG 4–5 AfterDec 20 ⚡TBL @ 🔥CGY 5–4

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 16 🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN 2–4 AfterDec 20 🎵STL @ 🐋VAN 1–5

Also on December 18

🐆FLA 5–2 ⚔️BUF 🍁TOR 7–2 😈NJD 🦆ANA 1–3 🗽NYR 🐙DET 2–3 🔔PHI 🦈SJS 4–0 🌲MIN 🐯NSH 1–2 🪶CHI 🔥CGY 0–2 ⭐DAL 🎵STL 4–1 🛢️EDM

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