Palat, Kucherov shine in Lightning’s 4-1 win over Oilers
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s “Triplets” line of Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson is heating up.
Leading a surge toward playoff contention, the trio combined for eight points in Tuesday night’s 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, with Palat scoring twice, Kucherov delivering a goal and three assists and Johnson contributing a pair of assists.
“They’re feeling it,” coach Jon Cooper said after Ben Bishop stopped 20 shots to win his fifth consecutive start and help the Lightning extend a season-best point streak to seven games (5-0-2), the team’s longest since winning nine straight from Feb. 18 to March 5 last season.
Vladislav Namestnikov added an empty-netter in the final second.