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Lightning Overcome Two-Goal Deficit to Beat Canucks

The Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a two-goal deficit Saturday afternoon to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at Benchmark International Arena.

Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 4:32 PM
Lightning Overcome Two-Goal Deficit to Beat Canucks
Key Things to Know
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday.
  • Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the second period to tie the game for the Lightning.
  • Jake Guentzel and Pontus Holmberg scored third-period goals to secure Tampa Bay's comeback victory.
The Story in 60 Seconds

The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Benchmark International Arena. After Linus Karlsson and Elias Pettersson gave Vancouver an early 2-0 lead, Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the second period to bring Tampa Bay level.

Jake Guentzel gave the Lightning the lead early in the third period, followed by an insurance goal from Pontus Holmberg to secure the victory. Head coach Jon Cooper also adjusted the power-play lineup by introducing defenseman Charle-Edouard D'Astous to address earlier special teams struggles.

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