In a game between the NHL’s two top scorers, it was Nikita Kucherov emerging on top as he outdueled Connor McDavid in the Lightning’s 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Kucherov scored twice, including his first career short-handed goal, and added two assists while McDavid had Edmonton’s first goal of the game. With the four points, Kucherov moved ahead of McDavid in the scoring race.
Anthony Cirelli, who missed most of the second half of the game following a second-period fight with Vasily Podkolzin, had two goals, including an empty-netter to raise his season total to 19. Brandon Hagel had two assists while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25-of-27 shots to pick up his 33rd win of the season.