Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid (97) gets around Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Edmonton Oilers centre Mattias Janmark (13) and Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman (77) chase the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) makes a save on a shot by Tampa Bay Lightning centre Jake Guentzel (59) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Mitchell Chaffee (41) beats Edmonton Oilers defenceman Troy Stecher (51) to a loose puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov and Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse (25) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Tuesday night.
The Lightning posted their sixth consecutive win and improved to 7-0-1 in the past eight games overall.
Brandon Hagel, Nick Paul, Mikey Eyssimont and Victor Hedman scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves.
Draisaitl scored his NHL-best 43rd goal for the Oilers, who have lost four consecutive games. Stuart Skinner stopped 33 shots.
Draisaitl opened the scoring with a power-play goal 11:53 into the first period, but Eyssimont answered 1:18 later.
Hagel and Hedman scored in the second, and Paul's 18th goal made it 4-1 at 7:23 of the third period.
TAKEAWAYS
Oilers: Edmonton has been outscored 17-7 in the three games coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break.
Lightning: Tampa Bay scored its first 5-on-3 power-play goal of the season. … The Lightning improved to 9-1-1 at home since Jan. 1.
KEY MOMENT
Hagel moved up the boards and scored on a backhanded wraparound to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead 29 seconds into the second.
KEY STAT
Tampa Bay won its 19th consecutive game with the lead entering the third period and improved to 26-1-1 when leading after two periods.
UP NEXT
Oilers: Visit the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
Lightning: Host the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
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