Nikita Kucherov capped the night with an empty-net goal, extending his multi-point streak to nine games. The streak ties the franchise record, set by Steven Stamkos in April 2022, and also ties Stamkos for the longest by any active NHL player.

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Tampa Bay beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in a shootout at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night for an 11th consecutive victory, tying the franchise record for the longest win streak in franchise history. Defenseman JJ Moser scored with 5:47 left in the game, but the Penguins tied the score with 2:16 remaining with their goalie pulled.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers meet Monday. Puck drop from Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is set for 7 p.m. ET.

Cooper reached the 1,000-game milestone Dec. 31 and was honored during a pregame ceremony Jan. 6 before a game against the Colorado Avalanche. He was joined on the ice by his wife, Jessie, and their three children, Julia, Josie, and Jonny, while a tribute video narrated by Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman played on the video board.​

The Penguins tied the game at 17:44 on Evgeni Malkin’s six-on-five goal. The Lightning failed to clear the zone multiple times before Malkin whistled a shot from the inner part of the right circle past Vasilevskiy’s stick.