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National Hockey League
Tampa Bay 5, Edmonton 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Michel Cormier
Attendance: 19092

Corey Perry netted his 400th NHL goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the ninth straight time on home ice over the Edmonton Oilers in a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night.

After drawing a tripping penalty, Perry scored on the power play by deflecting a shot by Mikhail Sergachev (two assists) for his 14th goal of the season and a 4-1 lead at 15:24 of the second.

Perry became the 103rd player to achieve the milestone and the ninth active player to reach the mark.

Pat Maroon recorded a goal and a helper, Steven Stamkos netted his 24th and Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov tallied for Tampa Bay, which is 13-1-2 in its past 16 games at home and has won five straight overall against Edmonton.

Winning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (27-8-4) stopped 27 shots.

Connor McDavid scored twice and Zach Hyman hit the net in his fifth straight game and added an assist. Leon Draisaitl produced three helpers. Mike Smith made 18 saves in the Oilers' second consecutive loss.

Recently moved to center on the third line, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins skated in his 700th NHL game.

The Oilers fell to 5-2-0 under new coach Jay Woodcroft and have not won in Tampa since Dec. 9, 2009, when they beat then-Lightning goalie Smith in a 3-2 win.

In their first time playing in eight days and first on home ice in 22 days, Tampa Bay went ahead when Anthony Cirelli led a quick break and slid a pass over to Maroon.

Maroon put a shot on Smith, and the rebound caromed in off the skate of the Oilers' Devin Shore for a 1-0 lead at 11:57.

But after Stamkos went off for interfering with McDavid, Edmonton's superstar made the Lightning pay on the power play -- blistering home the tying goal at 18:10.

However, the Lightning captain redeemed himself by sending a shot that went off William Lagesson's stick and over Smith and in with 15 seconds left in the first.

Shortly after drawing a penalty in the second, Point cleaned up a rebound on the delayed penalty and pushed in his 19th goal at 10:48 for a 3-1 advantage.

Following Perry's historic goal, Hyman cut it to 4-2 on a stretch pass from Draisaitl, roofing home a backhander.

McDavid's 28th goal made it 4-3 midway through the third, but Kucherov's steal and empty-netter with 3.6 seconds left sealed the win.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Edmonton   Tampa Bay
Leon Draisaitl 3 Points Nikita Kucherov 2
Connor McDavid 2 Goals Nikita Kucherov 1
Leon Draisaitl 3 Assists Mikhail Sergachev 2
Connor McDavid 1 Power Play Goals Corey Perry 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Mike Smith .818 Save Percentage Andrei Vasilevskiy .900
Mike Smith 18 Saves Andrei Vasilevskiy 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Edmonton 30 3 1-1 3-4 8 30
Tampa Bay 23 5 1-4 0-1 4 23
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Lightning have a W/L % of .613 after a win and .714 after a loss.
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Oilers have a W/L % of .655 after a win and .429 after a loss.