The Tampa Bay Lightning are hitting the road after a perfect start on home ice. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick recaps the latest from practice as the Bolts prepare for a three-game Western Conference road trip beginning Tuesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Lightning enter the trip with a 6-2 record and victories in their first five home games of the season, marking the sixth time in franchise history they've opened a season with a home winning streak of five games or more. One more home victory later this month would tie the longest season-opening home winning streak in team history.
After scoring twice in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, Nikita Kucherov continues to climb the NHL record books. His 322nd career multi-point game tied Anze Kopitar for the eighth-most by a player born and trained outside North America. Hear what Head Coach Jon Cooper had to say about Kucherov's elite mentality and approach to the game.
The Lightning coaching staff is also continuing to tweak the power play after a slow start. Saturday's victory included Tampa Bay's third power-play goal of the season, with Charle-Edouard D'Astous getting an opportunity on the top unit as the Bolts search for more consistency with the man advantage.
In Today's Episode:
The Lightning return to practice before a three-game Western Conference road trip
Preview of Tuesday night's matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights
Nikita Kucherov's two-goal performance and historic milestone
Jon Cooper on what makes Kucherov one of the NHL's elite players
Continued adjustments to Tampa Bay's power-play units
Pontus Holmberg extends his point streak to three games
Details on the upcoming road trip through the Western Conference
New episode of Into The Blue previews the road trip and breaks down the Lightning's 6-2 start
This Day in Lightning History: Tampa Bay defeats the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on October 19, 2017
Syracuse Crunch earn a win behind goals from Dylan Duke, Jakob Pelletier, and Matteo Pietroniro
Updates from the Orlando Solar Bears and their early-season schedule
Can the Lightning keep their momentum rolling against one of the NHL's toughest road-trip tests? Subscribe to Daily Strike for daily Tampa Bay Lightning news, game previews, recaps, player interviews, prospect updates, and everything happening around the organization.
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