Edmonton 5, Tampa Bay 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 5, 2014
Where: Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Kyle Rehman, Brad Watson
Linesmen:
Mike Cvik, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
16839
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Oilers 5, Lightning 3: Jordan Eberle returned from a knee injury to record two goals while Boyd Gordon and Taylor Hall scored 2:10 apart midway through the third period as Edmonton ended Tampa Bay’s five-game road winning streak.
Gordon swept in a rebound 8:20 into the third session for a 4-3 lead and Hall, who also had an assist, redirected captain Andrew Ference's shot into the net for a two-goal advantage. Luke Gazdic also scored and Ilya Bryzgalov turned aside 24 shots for his third victory as Edmonton snapped its four-game winless streak.
Anders Lindback made 21 saves for the Lightning after coming on 4:18 into the game for starter Ben Bishop, who appeared to injure his right hand and exited after Eberle's first goal. Bishop will be re-evaluated on Monday. Defenseman Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov and Valtteri Filppula tallied while blue-liner Matt Carle recorded two assists for Tampa Bay.
Kucherov’s one-timer from the right faceoff circle during a power play 2:43 into the contest gave the Lightning a lead, but Eberle tied it on a rebound shot from in front 1:35 later. Eberle, who missed one game with his knee injury, fired a shot that went off a defender's stick and over Lindback during a man advantage less than two minutes later and Gazdic’s deflection with 4:18 left in the first made it 3-1.
Hedman whipped a shot over Bryzgalov’s left shoulder from the top of the right circle 8:47 into the middle session. Filppula tied it with 5:35 remaining in the second, beating Bryzgalov through a screen with a wrist shot from the right circle.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oilers C Sam Gagner and LW Ryan Smyth each notched a pair of assists. ... Hall has collected 13 points in his last nine games. …Tampa Bay rookie LW Ondrej Palat assisted on Hedman’s goal to extend his career-high point streak to six games and RW Kucherov scored for the third straight contest. … Gazdic’s goal was his first since the season opener on Oct. 1 and the second of his career.
Top Game Performances
Tampa Bay |
|
Edmonton |
Matt Carle 2 |
Points |
Jordan Eberle 2 |
Valtteri Filppula 1 |
Goals |
Jordan Eberle 2 |
Matt Carle 2 |
Assists |
Sam Gagner 2 |
Nikita Kucherov 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Jordan Eberle 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Anders Lindback .840 |
Save Percentage |
Ilya Bryzgalov .889 |
Anders Lindback 21 |
Saves |
Ilya Bryzgalov 24 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Tampa Bay
|
27 |
3 |
1-1 |
2-3 |
8 |
24 |
Edmonton
|
26 |
5 |
1-3 |
0-1 |
4 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Oilers have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .312 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Lightning have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .588 after a loss.