Tampa Bay Lightning strike late at Climate Pledge Arena as Seattle Kraken penalty kill bends, then breaks

The Tampa Bay Lightning moved to 41-21-4 with 6 points by taking a 6-2 result over the Seattle Kraken, who went to 31-27-9 with 2 points at Climate Pledge Arena.

First period

The Lightning opened the scoring with 2 goals in the first period while the Kraken scored 0 in the first period.

The Bolts set an early pace by putting 25 shots on goal in the game while allowing Seattle to finish with 18 shots.

The Lightning also posted a 54 percent faceoff win rate on 46 draws, with the Kraken finishing at 46 percent.

Second period

The Kraken generated their offense in the second period with 2 goals while the Lightning added 1 goal in the frame.

Seattle went 0-for-3 on the power play with 5 shots, while the Lightning went 1-for-3 on the power play with 3 shots.

Andrei Vasilevskiy earned the win with 16 saves on 18 shots, and Seattle’s goaltender took the loss after allowing 6 goals on 25 shots.

Third period

The Lightning pulled away with 3 third-period goals while the Kraken scored 0 in the third period, and Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken final score reflected that separation.

Nikita Kucherov led the game’s stars list at sequence 1, and Brandon Hagel followed at sequence 2 while Anthony Cirelli was listed at sequence 3.

The Lightning finished with 21 hits and 24 blocked attempts, and the Kraken countered with 23 hits and 20 blocked shots.

The Bolts recorded 16 giveaways and 5 takeaways, while Seattle logged 21 giveaways and 4 takeaways in a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken scoreline review.

The Lightning added 1 empty-net goal, and what went wrong for Tampa Bay Lightning centered on allowing both Kraken goals in the second period at even strength.

The Tampa Bay Lightning coach post-game reaction came after a game that aired on TNT and HBO Max, with The Spot carrying the away broadcast.

The Lightning are scheduled to play the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia on 6:00 PM EDT on 2026-03-19, with ESPN+ and The Spot carrying the broadcast.

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