The Isles are 29th in the league with 41.87 xGF% so far. The New York Islanders have the similar problems at 5-on-5 so far. Yesterday he stopped 36 of the opponent’s 38 shots. Despite suffering two losses this season, he still has a strong 2.85 GSAx record. Nikita Kucherov, who has a goal drought since the start of the season, also recorded five of his seven points on power play.Īndrei Vasilevskiy has been the second best player on the Lightning’s roster so far. Steven Stamkos has been an anchor of that power play unit, tallying five of his seven goals on the power play. Yesterday, the Bolts scored two more power play goals, improving to 31.82 PP%, ranking fourth in the league. The power play has been so far the most dangerous weapon of the Lightning this season. According to, the Lightning have 39.24 GF% at 5-on-5 overall this season, being the fourth worst team in the league in this category. The top line of Hagel, Point and Kucherov looked better than everyone else, posting 77.51 xGF%, but still couldn’t convert it into actual goals. The Panthers dominated them in the first two period of yesterday’s game and the Lightning managed to even the things out only by the third period. The Bolts are still struggling at 5-on-5. The victory against a solid playoff team like the Panthers might seem like a turning point for the Lightning, however if we look closer at the Lightning’s stats, we can see that their problems still haven’t disappeared. The Tampa Bay Lightning earned their second win of the season by beating the Florida Panthers on Friday night. Opponent SBNation Site: Lighthouse Hockey New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning : GAME# 6
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