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The Canucks Blew a 2-0 Lead Again. Nikita Kucherov Was Happy to Help.

The Canucks Blew a 2-0 Lead Again. Nikita Kucherov Was Happy to Help.

The Canucks Blew a 2-0 Lead Again. Nikita Kucherov Was Happy to Help.

Tampa Bay's star scored twice in under five minutes to erase a two-goal hole, and Vancouver's five-game road trip ended without a single win.

Tampa Bay's star scored twice in under five minutes to erase a two-goal hole, and Vancouver's five-game road trip ended without a single win.

Downtown Tampa's skyline rising above a river crossed by bridges on a sunny day

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If you're a Vancouver Canucks fan, maybe look away. For the second straight game, the Canucks took a 2-0 lead and couldn't hold it.

This time Nikita Kucherov did the damage. Tampa Bay's star scored twice in a span of 4:53 in the second period on Saturday, first on the power play off his own rebound, then on a quick shot after Brayden Point won a faceoff back to him. Jake Guentzel scored the winner 2:04 into the third, and Pontus Holmberg added one more in a 4-2 Lightning win, per the AP.

"We stuck to the system and when you're putting pucks to the net, good things happen," Kucherov said, per the team.

The Lightning are now 5-0 at home. The Canucks went 0-4-1 on their five-game road trip and are winless in seven straight (0-6-1). One bright spot: Elias Pettersson, whose hot start ESPN's power rankings called a shock, scored again.

What's next: Tampa Bay visits Vegas on Tuesday. Vancouver finally gets to sleep in its own beds and hosts Carolina the same night.