Cirelli leads Bolts to second win

by Gary Shelton on October 26, 2025

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Cirelli scored two goals./TIM WIRT

Sunday, 4:00 a.m.

Wins have been hard to come by for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Saturday evening, they found a solution.

Maybe, all along, what they needed was a little more Cirelli.

Anthony Cirelli scored two goals, including the winner with 3:15 left in a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Cirelli now has five goals on the season.

The Bolts are now 2-4-2 on the season. Both of the victories belong to backup goaltender Jonas Johansson, who stopped 37 shots against the Ducks.

"The thing that was different is that a week a go, we were finding a way to lose that game 4-3," said Lightning coach Jon Cooper. "A week later, we were winning that game. It was tough to watch us give up a two-goal lead, but the best part of our game was after they tied it. We did a lot of winning hockey things."

Jake Guentzel also scored two goals for the Bolts.

Nikita Kucherov had an assist. He now has 1,000 points in his career.

The Bolts are home today against the Las Vegas Golden Knights.

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