Victor Hedman's goal 2:07 into overtime lifts Lightning past Kraken 4-3

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 16). Victor Hedman's goal 2:07 into overtime lifts Lightning past Kraken 4-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/victor-hedman-s-goal-2-07-into-overtime-lifts-lightning-past-kraken-4-3/article_7cd276c1-bc4b-5812-a4fe-ab13f1ccd6d4.html

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Captain Victor Hedman scored 2:07 into overtime, tipping the puck past Seattle’s Philipp Grubauer to secure a 4-3 victory for the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Seattle Kraken in a game played Thursday night at Tampa. Brandon Hagel contributed two goals and Ilya Mikheyev added another, helping the Lightning improve their home record to 4-0-0 this season. The Kraken’s Jared McCann, Matthew Beniers, and Ryan Winterton also found the net.
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Fla. Kraken Lightning TAMPA Tampa Bay

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Lightning ORG · 4× Kraken ORG · 3× Tampa Bay ORG · 2× Fla. GPE · 1× Hedman PERSON · 1× Seattle GPE · 1× TAMPA GPE · 1× Victor Hedman PERSON · 1× the Seattle Kraken ORG · 1× the Tampa Bay Lightning ORG · 1×

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Hedman crossed the blue line, split the defense and drove straight to the net, tapping the puck through the legs of Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer, who was trying to poke the puck away.
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Victor Hedman's goal 2:07 into overtime lifts Lightning past Kraken 4-3 · assertive framing

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Captain Victor Hedman scored just over two minutes into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. asserted
Hedman → score → night
Hedman crossed the blue line, split the defense and drove straight to the net, tapping the puck through the legs of Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer, who was trying to poke the puck away. asserted
who → cross → puck
Pontus Holmberg got an assist on the goal 2:07 into OT. asserted
Holmberg → get → OT
Brandon Hagel scored twice and Ilya Mikheyev added a goal for the Lightning, who improved to 4-0-0 at home. asserted
who → score → home
The last time Tampa Bay opened a season with four straight wins in 2020-21, when they opened 6-0. asserted
they → open → 2020
Tampa Bay led 2-1 after two periods and was 3-0 when leading after 40 minutes entering Thursday’s game. asserted
Bay → lead → game
Last season, the Lightning were 33-1 when leading after two periods. asserted
Lightning → lead → periods
Jared McCann, Matthew Beniers and Ryan Winterton scored for the Kraken. asserted
McCann → score → Kraken
Beniers’ tip-in goal in the third tied the game with 4:19 left in regulation. asserted
goal → tip → regulation
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in the win for the Lightning. asserted
Vasilevskiy → make → Lightning
Grubauer had 31 saves for the Kraken. asserted
Grubauer → have → Kraken
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