The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 in a New Year’s Eve goaltending extravaganza in Anaheim. The Bolts entered the game having garnered a point in every game so far in December. They finished that impressive accomplishment going 13-0-1 during the calendar month, and extending their point streak to 15 games going back to the end of November. The team hasn’t lost in regulation since the last time they faced the Ducks on November 27th.
Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point scored the goals for the Lightning but the stars of this game were John Gibson and Andrei Vasilevskiy.