A three-goal outburst in the first period propelled the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. Brayden Point scored two goals, Nikita Kucherov added three more points to his season total while Steven Stamkos, Brandon Hagel, Nick Paul, and Alex Killorn also had multiple point nights. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 27 to pick up his eighth win of the season.
There were some line-up changes to start the night. Cal Foote and Ross Colton returned from injury while Alex Barre-Boulet made his season debut for the Bolts with Pierre-Edouard Bellemare out for the game.