The Tampa Bay Lightning (38-25-6) defeated the San Jose Sharks (16-46-7) 4-1 on Thursday night in San Jose. Tampa Bay has now won five in a row.
Nikita Kucherov had four assists in this one, while Brayden Point had two goals and an assist. Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist in his return to San Jose after having been traded to Tampa Bay on March 7.
The Lightning look to make it six in a row when they travel to Los Angeles to play the Kings on Saturday night - tipoff in that game is scheduled for 10:30 PM.
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