Trade addition Oliver Bjorkstrand scores winning goal in first game with Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s major deadline week move is already paying dividends.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning‘s major deadline week move is already paying dividends.
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde, who were acquired earlier this week from the Seattle Kraken, combined on the winning third-period goal during the Lightning’s 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
After Nikita Kucherov threw a shot on net, Gourde’s rebound attempt was stopped by Buffalo netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
But a second rebound came right out to Bjorkstrand, who buried the puck into the back of the net.
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Tampa Bay sent Seattle first-rounders in 2026 and 2027, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ second-round pick in 2025 and forward Michael Eyssimont in exchange for the two forwards on Wednesday.
Bjorkstrand had 16 goals and 37 points over 61 games with Seattle.
The 29-year-old has spent the last three seasons with the Kraken, reaching the 20-goal plateau in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. The longtime Columbus Blue Jacket has found the back of the net 20 times or more in six of the last seven campaigns.
With a win over the Sabres, the Lightning would move within one point of the Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers, who are tied for first in the Atlantic Division.
