ST. LOUIS – Jordan Kyrou scored the only shootout goal, and the St. Louis Blues beat Tampa Bay 3-2 Friday night to end the Lightning’s franchise-record 11-game winning streak.
Kyrou’s backhand shot beat Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov had a chance to extend the shootout, but was stopped by Joel Hofer, who made 34 saves in regulation and overtime before making three more in the tiebreaker.
It was the Blues’ first overtime or shootout victory this season. They were 0-8.
The Blues took a 2-0 lead late in the first period with goals spaced just 30 seconds apart.
Jake Neighbors scored first with 2:57 left in the period, and Nick Bjugstad added another when he found himself alone in the slot with 2:27 left.
Tampa Bay tied it up with two power play goals 62 seconds apart in the second period.
Kucherov scored at 9:59 with the Lightning up two men. He then assisted on Oliver Bjorkstrand’s goal 1:02 later. Darren Raddysh contributed to both goals.
Vasilevskiy made 19 saves.
Tampa Bay was looking for a team-record 12th straight victory. The Lightning had not lost since a 2-1 loss to Los Angeles on December 18. The last time they won 11 in a row was from January 29 to February 17, 2020. They won the Stanley Cup that season.
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