{"id":23566,"date":"2025-10-26T00:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T00:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/23566\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T00:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T00:41:07","slug":"guentzel-cirelli-each-score-2-as-lightning-beat-ducks-4-3-to-snap-four-game-skid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/23566\/","title":{"rendered":"Guentzel, Cirelli each score 2 as Lightning beat Ducks 4-3 to snap four-game skid"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. — – Jake Guentzel<\/a> and Anthony Cirelli<\/a> each scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> beat the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> 4-3 on Saturday to snap a four-game skid.<\/p>\n

Nikita Kucherov<\/a> had an assist for his 1,000th career point<\/a> as Tampa Bay got its first home win of the season. Victor Hedman<\/a> registered his 800th career point and Brandon Hagel<\/a> picked up career point No. 300.<\/p>\n

Jonas Johansson<\/a> finished with 37 saves for Tampa Bay, which ended an 0-2-2 stretch with just its second win of the season (2-4-2)<\/p>\n

Troy Terry<\/a>, Jacob Trouba<\/a> and Ryan Poehling<\/a> scored for Anaheim, which lost in regulation for the first time in four games. Lukas Dostal<\/a> finished with 29 saves.<\/p>\n

Cirelli scored the tiebreaking goal on the power play with his second of the night with 3:15 left in the third period with a quick shot from the low slot.<\/p>\n

Guentzel and Cirelli scored 2:01 apart in the second period to take a 3-1 lead. Guentzel directed Brayden Point<\/a>‘s pass in off his skate with 7:41 left on a play Kucherov got his 1,000th point.<\/p>\n

Cirelli made it a two-goal lead as he pounced on rebound with 5:40 remaining. Hedman and Hagel each hit their milestones on the goal.<\/p>\n

Poehling and Terry scored 59 seconds apart to tie it 3-3 at 8:10 of the third.<\/p>\n

Guentzel opened the scoring for the Lightning 9:10 into the first period as a rebound found his stick in the low slot.<\/p>\n

Anaheim tied it at 4:42 of the second after an offensive zone faceoff win landed on the stick of Trouba for a slap shot off the inside of the near post and in.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Ducks: At Florida on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Lightning: Host Vegas on Sunday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

AP NHL: https:\/\/www.ap<\/p>\n

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