NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal in overtime to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night and extend their winning streak to a season-high four games.
In overtime, Stamkos beat Nashville goalie Jusse Saros with a slap shot from the high slot on a 4-on-3 power play to secure the come-from-behind win.
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists, Alex Killorn also scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves for the Lightning. Brayden Point had two assists.
Filip Forsberg and Nino Niederreiter scored and Saros made 36 saves for Nashville, which had its three-game winning streak halted.
Just over five minutes into the third, Matt Duchene and Niederreiter forced a Tampa Bay turnover before Niederreiter slipped a wrist shot between Vasilevskiy’s pads.
Niederreiter leads Nashville with nine goals on the season.
Forsberg scored the game’s first goal at 1:50 of the opening period. With Nashville on a power play, Forsberg beat Vasilevskiy from above the left faceoff circle with a one-timer high to the far side. The goal came just seconds after Saros denied Nicholas Paul from on close off of a 2-on-1 shorthanded rush.
Saros was busy in the first, as he turned aside all 18 Lightning shots he faced.
Kucherov finally got one by Saros at 4:25 of the second, also on the power play. He has points in six consecutive games against the Predators, picking up five goals and six assists over that span.
SERGACHEV STREAK
With an assist on Kucherov’s goal, Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev extended his point streak to four games. He has collected two goals and six assists for eight points over the streak.
BOGOSIAN BACK
Lightning defenseman Zach Bogosian played his first game of the season after missing the 17 games because of offseason shoulder surgery. Bogosian had three shots on goal and seven hits in almost 16:00 of ice time.
WHAT’S NEXT
Predators: Host the Arizona Coyotes on Monday.
Lightning: Host the Boston Bruins on Monday.
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