{"id":168344,"date":"2025-08-23T07:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/168344\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T07:38:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:38:25","slug":"lightning-defeat-ducks-4-3-to-rebound-from-boston-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/168344\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Defeat Ducks 4-3 to Rebound from Boston Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Tampa Bay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lightning<\/a> defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/ducks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a>, 4-2, in an overtime shootout at Amalie Arena in Tampa Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams came into the matchup off road losses. The Ducks (18-21-6) have faced a rough road stint and played one of their worst games of the season before traveling to Tampa, losing 3-0 against the Washington Capitals.\u00a0 Anaheim\u2019s luck seemed to be turning around after tying the match with the Lightning late in the third period but failed to put the puck in the net in both overtime and shootouts.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WE&#8217;VE GOT A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BOLTSWIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BOLTSWIN<\/a>!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBolts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#GoBolts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PNCBank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@PNCBank<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YqrHf01mJB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/YqrHf01mJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBLightning\/status\/1880086751961899028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back and Forth in Regulation<\/p>\n<p>Goals flipped back and forth through regulation. The Lightning\u2019s Achilles heal this season has been falling behind early, and this game was no different. The Ducks scored first early in the first period. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/ducks\/player\/troy-terry-8478873\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Troy Terry\u2019s<\/a> quick reflexes helped him push in a hard deflection for the game\u2019s first goal.<\/p>\n<p>With 5:40 left in the 1st, Tampa (24-16-3) took advantage of their powerplay. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/player\/anthony-cirelli-8478519\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Cerelli<\/a> deflected in a perfect assist from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/player\/brandon-hagel-8479542\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Hagel<\/a>. 1-1 after one period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Up top and down low \ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GBm6NtUoP0\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GBm6NtUoP0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBLightning\/status\/1880059493494714486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Lighting jumped out quickly in the second with another power play. Ducks goalie<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/ducks\/player\/lukas-dostal-8480843\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Luk\u00e1\u0161 Dost\u00e1l<\/a> slowed an initial shot from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/player\/jake-guentzel-8477404\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Guentzel,<\/a> but couldn\u2019t find the puck, and Guentzel re-upped with another quick shot for the score.<\/p>\n<p>Anaheim scored later in the second to tie the score 2-2, but the tie didn\u2019t last long.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa fans enjoyed the presence of star player <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/player\/brayden-point-8478010\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brayden Point<\/a> on the ice. Returning after being benched in the Lightning\u2019s last faceoff against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/bruins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Bruins<\/a>, Point picked up right where he started, scoring late in the second with some flashy stick work to give Tampa a 3-2 lead going into period three.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brayden Point will be a healthy scratch for the Lightning against the Bruins after he missed a team meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rv3WTJ6pOT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rv3WTJ6pOT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1879311108995235855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Stand From Luk\u00e1\u0161 Dost\u00e1l<\/p>\n<p>The game\u2019s most important moment came early in the third during an Anaheim powerplay. Despite a numbers advantage, the Ducks allowed three fast-break shots from the Lightning and four shots on goal during the power play, all in about one minute.<\/p>\n<p>Dost\u00e1l saved every shot, a crucial stand to keep the Ducks in the match. Remaining within one, Anaheim slapped in one more shot to send the game into OT.<\/p>\n<p>Shootout to Victory<\/p>\n<p>After a scoreless OT, shootouts were to determine this one. Both goalies continued their impressive outings in shootouts. After two scoreless rounds, Guentzel scored the game winning shot in round three to give Tampa a 4-3 victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">N\ud83d\udeabPE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jq30puYOfd\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jq30puYOfd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TBLightning\/status\/1880103016965214663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both goalies had over 30 saves with a 91% save rate in the game. Lightning defenseman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/player\/victor-hedman-8475167\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Victor Hedman<\/a>, became the first player in franchise history to record 600 career assists as well.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s Next<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning will next face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/redwings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a> Saturday at 7 p.m. The contest will be broadcasted by ESPN+.<\/p>\n<p> Category: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/hockey\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hockey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/nhl\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wruf.com\/headlines\/category\/tampa-bay-lightning\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>    <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks, 4-2, in an overtime shootout at Amalie Arena in Tampa&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168345,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[2210,233,5292,29167,1739,5,1331,189,3041,4,92,5168,5167],"class_list":{"0":"post-168344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim-ducks","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-ducks","10":"tag-anaheimducks","11":"tag-anthony-cerelli","12":"tag-ducks","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-jake-guentzel","15":"tag-lightning","16":"tag-lukas-dostal","17":"tag-nhl","18":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning","19":"tag-tampabay","20":"tag-tampabaylightning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115076943277639658","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}