Kucherov scores twice as Lightning beat Canucks 4-2

TAMPA, Fla. _ Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday.

Jake Guentzel broke the tie at 2:04 of the third period, and Pontus Holmberg added an insurance goal at 15:57. Brayden Point had two assists, and the Lightning improved to 5-0 at home.

Linus Karlsson gave Vancouver a 1-0 lead at 15:32 of the first period, and Elias Pettersson made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 4:35 of the second. Tampa Bay then scored four straight. Kucherov cut the lead to one on the power play at 6:30, banging in his own rebound, and tied it at 11:23 with a quick shot after Point won a faceoff back to him.

Dennis Hildeby made 12 saves for the win. Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 of 35 shots for Vancouver, which was outshot 35-14, according to the NHL box score.

The Canucks are 0-4-1 on a five-game road trip and 0-6-1 in their last seven games. They blew a 2-0 lead for the second straight game, according to The Associated Press.

Vancouver returns home to host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. The Lightning visit the Vegas Golden Knights the same night.

The Canucks also lost on Thursday, when Matthew Tkachuk’s overtime hat trick sank Vancouver as the Florida Panthers won 3-2.

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Via NHL.com and The Associated Press.