Frank Vatrano signed a three-year contract deal and finished with two goals and an assist. On Sunday, the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1, and John Gibson recorded his 200th NHL victory.
The Ducks, who have won four of their previous six games, also had a goal and an assist from Troy Terry. At 16:26 on the third, Jackson Lacombe put it out of reach.
Gibson stopped 36 shots, making him the third current goalie born in the United States to achieve that feat.
In the second period, Tampa Bay’s Jake Guentzel scored a power-play goal. Fifth in the league, Nikita Kucherov recorded his 55th point and 38th assist.
22 saves were made by Jonas Johansson. For the second time this season, Tampa Bay has lost three straight games.
With 2:57 left in the first, Vatrano, whose contract extension through the 2027–28 season will pay him $3 million in each of the following three seasons, dribbled a shot from Jacob Trouba past Johansson to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead.
With 1:32 left, Vatrano, who has 11 goals and 23 points, scored into an empty-net goal.
Takeaways
Lightning: Guentzel scored his 21st goal of the season, more than any other player on a new team, after agreeing to a seven-year contract in the offseason.
Ducks: A forward Ryan Strome extended his point run to five games (two goals, five assists) with two assists in his 200th Ducks game.
Key moment
At the 5:24 mark of the first period, Terry gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead with a shot from the edge of the right faceoff circle that went past Johansson’s glove and just inside the post before ringing out.
Key stat
After two periods in the lead, Anaheim moved to 8-1-2. After 40 minutes, Tampa Bay is behind 2–9.
Up next
On Tuesday, the teams play at home. The Ducks play Calgary, and the Lightning play Carolina.
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