The 2023-24 Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-10-2 when trailing entering the third period. Against teams not named the Edmonton Oilers, they are 0-10-2. For the second time this season, they battled back from a 3-2 deficit after 40 minutes to beat Edmonton. Steven Stamkos accounted for four goals in their 7-4 win while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 50 of 54 shots. Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Motte, and Anthony Cirelli were the other goal scorers for Tampa Bay.
While Victor Hedman missed the game, Conor Sheary returned and had two assists while playing on a line with Nick Paul and Stamkos.