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Kadirova, Elridge Each Score Two, Torrent Falls 4-3 To Charge

  Photo via Seattle Torrent/PWHL The Torrent suffered their fourth straight loss when they took on the Ottawa Charge on Wednesday at TD Place, losing 4-3. Seattle came alive in the second period behind two goals from Jessie Eldridge. Alex Carpenter, who made history scoring the first-ever penalty shot goal in PWHL history, tied the game before Ottawa took the lead back with little time to play. Fanuza Kadirova found the back of the net twice for the Charge. Alexa Vasko and Emily Clark also scored to help secure the victory. The Torrent will look to regroup before hosting the Boston Fleet on March 11, while the Charge travel to the Prudential Center on Sunday for a showdown with the New York Sirens. Seattle Torrent Lineup: Gosling - Serdachny - Adzija Snodgrass - Carpenter - Elridge Buglioni - Grant-Mentis - Bryant Wagner - Delianedis - Langseth Wilgren - Barnes Keopple - Brown Carter - Tejralova Lobdell Murphy Schroeder Ottawa Charge Lineup: Wozniewicz - Jenner - Leslie Clark ...
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Lightning Breaks Their 3-Game Losing Streak vs. New York Islanders, 2/24/24

 






   Losing three games straight after a three-game win streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning made their comeback against the Islanders in New York on Saturday, February 23rd. The Lightning had a 4-2 victory to end that losing streak. For the New York Islanders, this is their second-straight loss after an overtime win in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.


Lightning lineup against the Islanders:

Hagel - Point - Kucherov

Eyssimont - Cirelli - Chaffee

Stamkos - Paul - Sheary

Glendening - Motte


Hedman - Raddysh

de Haan - Cernak

Lilleberg - Perbix

Crozier


Vasilevskiy


Islanders lineup against the Lightning:

Lee - Horvat - Barzal

Engvall - Nelson - Palmieri

Holmstrom - Pageau - Wahlstrom

Martin - MacLean - Clutterbuck


Romanov - Dobson

Pelech - Pulock

Reilly - Mayfield


Sorokin

Varlamov


   Nick Paul started the scoring at 15:48 of the first period to give Tampa Bay the lead just two seconds after a power play had expired. Paul shot from outside of the crease, banked off the post, and it deflected in off Ilya Sorokin's pad. It appeared that Bo Horvat tied the game, but it had been successfully challenged for offside. Extending the Lightning lead to 2-0, Nikita Kucherov scored a one-timer at 14:26 from the point, off a feed from Victor Hedman, and it deflected off Adam Pelech. It remained a 2-0 score through the rest of the first period.


   Early into the second period at 15:00, Brayden Point made it a 3-0 game on the power play. The remainder of the game was scoreless, the Lightning securing that lead.


   Anders Lee put the Islanders on the board 3-1 late into the third frame. He scored from the top of the crease when Ilya Sorokin was pulled for an extra attacker. Cutting it 3-2 on the power play, Brock Nelson scored his 25th of the season from the right face-off circle, Sorokin still out for an extra attacker. Luke Glendening struck the empty net with 30 seconds remaining for the 4-2 final.




 

Notes:

- Nikita Kucherov recorded three points for the 15th time this season - a goal and two assists. Victor Hedman recorded three assists.

  Kucherov leads the NHL with 98 points (37 goals, 61 assists)

- Erik Cernak played after missing a 5-3 loss against the Washington Capitals on Thursday due to illness.

- Casey Cizikas returned after missing a 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday due to an upper-body injury. Scott Mayfield did not play due to a lower-body injury and is out day-to-day.

- Noah Dobson recorded two assists

-  Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves for Tampa Bay and Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves for New York.









Postgame: Brayden Point
Postgame: Nick Paul
Postgame: Jon Cooper

Postgame: Noah Dobson
Postgame: Anders Lee
Postgame: Patrick Roy

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


 

 

 



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