The Tampa Bay Lightning hope to pick up where they left off before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Winners of an Eastern Conference-high four straight games, the Lightning will re-start their season on Sunday evening by hosting the Seattle Kraken.

TAMPA -- Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-1 win against the Seattle Kraken at Amalie Arena on Sunday. Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Kucherov scored for the Lightning (32-20-4), who have won five straight and are 6-0-1 in their past seven games.

Brandon Hagel, coming off a Team Canada victory in the showcase event, gives Tampa Bay a spark with a shorthanded goal.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken on Sunday night. Nikita Kucherov, Luke Glendening and Nick Paul scored in the third ...

Vasilevskiy has stopped 118 of 128 shots during his four-game winning streak. He has a 25-15-3 record with three shutouts, a 2.32 GAA and a .918 save percentage across 43 appearances this season. Seattle sits 15th in the league with 2.93 goals per game in 2024-25 and won 2-1 against Florida on Saturday.

Sure enough, for much of the first two periods, the Kraken were sharp in their execution, and the Lightning were not quite in sync. In the opening frame, the Lightning managed to limit high-danger chances, which helped them get out of the first in a scoreless tie.

Making his NHL debut at age 28, Kraken goaltender Ales Stezka held the Lightning to one goal until halfway through the third period Sunday but received little goal support in a 4-1 loss.