Tampa Bay 6, San Jose 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 26, 2023
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Brandon Blandina, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Derek Nansen, Libor Suchanek
Attendance:
19092
By Field Level Media
Jonas Johansson crafted his second straight shutout and the host Tampa Bay Lightning blitzed their way to a trio of first-period goals en route to a 6-0 victory over the winless San Jose Sharks on Thursday.
In his fifth consecutive game manning the Tampa Bay net, Johansson (4-1-2) stopped all 23 shots by the Sharks after making 32 saves while beating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Tuesday.
Johansson logged his third career shutout.
Brayden Point, Michael Eyssimont and Steven Stamkos scored in the opening 20 minutes for the Lightning, who moved to 3-0-1 on their five-game homestand and 4-0-1 on home ice.
Brandon Hagel, Nicholas Paul and Luke Glendening also found the net. Victor Hedman, Mikhail Sergachev and Nick Perbix recorded two assists apiece as Tampa Bay defensemen racked up a total of eight helpers. Stamkos also had two points.
In all, 14 Lightning players hit the scoresheet as Tampa Bay improved to 9-1-1 in its past 11 games against the Sharks.
San Jose's Mackenzie Blackwood (0-4-1) surrendered five goals on 21 shots before being removed before the game's halfway point. Kaapo Kahkonen entered and posted nine saves on 10 shots.
Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic missed his second straight game. Forward Alexander Barabanov broke his finger in San Jose' 3-1 loss at Florida on Tuesday and was placed on injured reserve.
The Sharks have managed just eight goals in their seven games (0-6-1), and they remain the only winless team in the NHL.
In a dominant first period with the majority played near Blackwood, the Lightning needed just 1:41 before Point notched his second goal in as many outings by ringing a shot in off the far post.
Shortly after Tampa Bay's first power play expired, the Lightning went up 2-0 at 6:03 when former Sharks forward Eyssimont, while falling to the ice, clipped Calvin de Haan's long attempt past Blackwood for his second goal.
The Lightning's next power play -- a five-on-three advantage late in the period -- produced a goal. Stamkos lifted a wrist shot over Blackwood for his third of the season.
The second period started out much like the first.
Just over four minutes in, Alex Barre-Boulet fed a quick pass to Hagel, who zoomed in on a short breakaway for his fifth tally. Paul backhanded in his fifth marker 3:28 later, chasing Blackwood from the 5-0 blowout.
The only drama left in the final period was if Johansson could lock down another shutout, but not before Glendening scored his first with the Lightning on a deflection that caromed off two Sharks at 5:44.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| San Jose |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
N/A |
Points |
Steven Stamkos 2 |
|
N/A |
Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
|
N/A |
Assists |
Victor Hedman 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Kaapo Kahkonen .900 |
Save Percentage |
Jonas Johansson 1.000 |
|
Mackenzie Blackwood 16 |
Saves |
Jonas Johansson 23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| San Jose
|
23 |
0 |
0-2 |
3-4 |
10 |
32 |
| Tampa Bay
|
31 |
6 |
1-4 |
2-2 |
6 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Lightning have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Sharks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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