There are many ways to start a hockey game. High-sticking your opponent in the face to earn a double-minor 55 seconds into the game against a top-10 power play is not one that is recommended. Yet, that’s how the Tampa Bay Lightning kicked off their 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Not only did they kill off the penalty to start the game (it helped that the player that ate the stick, Quinn Hughes, missed the entire four minutes while he was getting stitched up) they scored two power-play goals of their own to start their road trip off with a victory.
Special teams and a special player (Brayden Point) propel Lightning to 4-2 win over Vancouver
