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The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Seattle Kraken meet Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Puck drop is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET.

Lightning dominates from puck drop, silencing the Kraken's hot streak. A playoff race tightened with this crucial defeat.

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Tampa Bay Lightning (41-21-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (21-38-8, in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Vancouver Canucks after Nikita Kucherov's hat trick against the Seattle Kraken in the Lightning's 6-2 win.

Climate Pledge Arena is where the Seattle Kraken (31-26-9) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (40-21-4) on Tuesday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning stormed to a three-goal lead on Tuesday night and then held off a push by the Seattle Kraken in a 6-2 win at Climate Pledge Arena as Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel added to their dynamite seasons.