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Mikael Backlund added a goal and Rasmus Andersson had two
assists as the Flames improved to 15-2-1 since Jan. 29.
Calgary rebounded from a rare defeat Tuesday against the
Washington Capitals and added a victory over the two-time
defending champion Lightning to one over the league-leading
Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.
Alex Killorn scored for the Lightning and goalie Andrei
Vasilevskiy made 28 saves as Tampa Bay lost its second
consecutive game. It is the first time the Lightning have
dropped back-to-back games since a three-game losing streak Dec.
30-Jan. 2.
Tampa Bay dropped to 7-3-0 going back to Feb. 11.
While Vasilevskiy was adept at stopping shots in front of him,
his undoing was shots from outside his field of view. Gaudreau's
first two goals came on shots that rebounded off Vasilevskiy's
back and into the goal.
Gaudreau gave the Flames a 1-0 lead on the power play at 7:35 of
the first period. He found a loose puck to the side of the
Flames' goal after a shot by Tyler Toffoli and fired it off
Vasilevskiy and into the net.
Killorn got the Lightning even at 15:40 of the second period,
his 18th, but just over three minutes later, Gaudreau was at it
again, getting a successful rebound off the Lightning
goaltender.
A mere 52 seconds after Gaudreau's second goal, Backlund scored
his ninth of the season when he tipped Erik Gudbranson's long
pass from outside the right circle into the Tampa Bay goal.
Gaudreau's third of the game and 26th of the season came with
just over six minutes remaining after a pass by Elias Lindholm
from behind the goal. Gaudreau increased his team-leading point
total to 77 thanks to his sixth career hat trick.
Linesman Jesse Marquis missed just over half of the game after
he was hit in the head by a puck and had to be helped off the
ice.
--Field Level Media
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