The Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3) defeated the San Jose Sharks (20-18-3) 7-3 on Saturday afternoon in San Jose. It was the seventh straight win for Tampa Bay.
Darren Raddysh scored his first NHL hat trick for Tampa Bay, while Nikita Kucherov had a goal and four assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy got the win in net saving 19 of the 23 shots he faced.
The Lightning are next in action when they return home to face Colorado on Tuesday night. Puck drop between the Lightning and Avalanche is scheduled for 7:00 PM at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa on Tuesday night.
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