LOS ANGELES (AP) — Victor Hedman and the Tampa Bay Lightning found a novel way to break up the monotony that can be the middle of the NHL regular season. Hedman had two goals and an assist in Tuesday night’s 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings despite being one of only four Tampa Bay defensemen who dressed after three were scratched due to injuries. It was the ninth multigoal game of Hedman’s career, and one of three third-period goals by Tampa Bay that put the game away. Iafallo got his first career short-handed goal at 11:44 when he took advantage of a turnover near Tampa Bay’s net. It was the first time since Boston faced St. Louis in December 2008 that both teams had a power-play goal and a short-handed goal in the same period.

Source: thestar January 19, 2022 18:06 UTC