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Raddysh's OT Heroics Seal Lightning's 5th Straight Win
1 Jan
Summary
- Darren Raddysh scored the overtime winner for Tampa Bay.
- Jon Cooper coached his 1000th career game with a win.
- The Ducks lost a season-high fourth consecutive game.

Darren Raddysh scored just 2:47 into overtime, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a dramatic 4-3 victory against the Anaheim Ducks. Brandon Hagel set up Raddysh for the game-winning goal, extending the Lightning's winning streak to five games. Nikita Kucherov also recorded a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay, while Hagel contributed three assists.
The game saw a significant milestone for Lightning coach Jon Cooper, who led his team for the 1000th game of his career. This victory marked his 595th win, the most by any head coach at that career point. For the Ducks, goals came from Jansen Harkins, Beckett Sennecke, and Mason McTavish, but it wasn't enough to break their season-high four-game losing skid.
The Lightning took an early lead in the first period, but the Ducks managed to tie the game multiple times throughout the contest. Kucherov's power-play goal in the third period gave Tampa Bay a 3-2 advantage, only for McTavish to equalize on a subsequent power play. Raddysh's late heroics ultimately decided the contest.




