Nikita Kucherov had a goal and five assists, Jake Guentzel scored a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 8-3 on Thursday night. Brayden Point had a goal and three assists and Anthony Cirelli,

Jake Guentzel scored three goals, Brayden Point had a goal and three assists, and Anthony Cirelli had a goal and two assists for the Lightning (15-10-2), who have won three of four. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves in his 500th NHL game.

Nikita Kucherov scored one goal in a six-point performance to match a career high and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up a win in his 500th career game as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning claimed an 8-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.

Nikita Kucherov’s new six-point high helped mark a season-low for the Fames, who hadn’t allowed eight goals since before the pandemic. But when you see how easy Kucherov and the Lightning made it look,