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  Lately, Marco Bezzecchi is making winning look easy. With a flawless hat trick of victories in Thailand, Brazil, and the USA, the #72 has treated the early-season standings like his own personal victory lap. Next stop: Jerez. Will the win streak continue in Spain, or can anyone actually disrupt the rhythm of Bez? The "Global Takeover" in Three Acts: Thailand: To open the season in Buriram, Bezzecchi converted a dominant pole position into a Sunday masterclass. Every lap was led by him, crossing the finish line with a 5.5-second cushion over Pedro Acosta, setting the tone for a flawless start to the season. Brazil: In a treacherous race in Goiânia that was shortened due to track degradation concerns, Bez pulled an ambush at the first corner. He kept his cool on a track that felt more like a gravel pit than a circuit, bringing home back-to-back wins from second on the grid. USA: At COTA - the most technical track they face - Bezzecchi proved he could win anywhere. He...

Lightning Wins Against The Oilers! 12/14/23

 






Wow.. What a eventful night the Lightning had in Edmonton!



   The Tampa Bay Lightning played against the Oilers in Edmonton on Thursday, December 14th. It was a very eventful game with Steven Stamkos completing a hat trick to a 7-4 score!



Here's the Lightning lineup against the Oilers:

Barre-Boulet - Point - Kucherov

Hagel - Cirelli - Jeannot

Stamkos - Paul - Sheary

Motte - Glendening - Eyssimont


Segachev - Cernak

De Haan - Raddysh

Fleury - Perbix


Vasilevskiy


Here's the Oilers lineup against the Lightning:

Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Hyman

Kane - Draisaitl - Brown

Janmark - McLeod - Foegele

Gagner - Hamblin - Ryan


Nurse - Ceci

Ekholm - Bouchad

Kulak - Desharnais


Skinner

Pickard


   Steven Stamkos scores the first goal of the game for the Lightning! Tyler Motte scores not too long later, the final score of first period being 2-0.


   Darnell Nurse scores the first goal for the Oilers, Connor McDavid scores and ties the game 2-2 until Zach Hyman scores and the Oilers now take the lead! 3-2 being the final score for second period.


   Steven Stamkos scores again and ties the game 3-3! Nikita Kucherov scores soon after Stamkos, getting the Lightning back on top. Steven Stamkos back at it again and getting a hatty!! Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scores for the Oilers, that being the final goal from the Oilers for the rest of the night.. Anthony Cirelli scores, Steven Stamkos scoring his 4th goal of the game soon after! 7-4 being the final score in third period.



"When adversity hits what do we do? Good teams pull it together and find a way to win. That's what we did tonight," Nick Paul said. "We're looking to keep building on that."



- 600 games for Calvin de HAAN

- Steven Stamkos has 200 Power Play Goals

- Nikita Kucherov is the first player to have 50 points this NHL season

- This game was the first four-goal game for Steven Stamkos

- Evan Bouchard, 13-game point streak

- Connor McDavid, 11-game point streak



"I'm not gonna make any excuses," Stuart Skinner said. "Move on and work forward."









*All photos by the Tampa Bay Lightning used with permission*


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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