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Best of the Bolts: Round of 16 Voting – Lightning bracket
- Updated: August 12, 2016
Voting for the second group in the Best of the Bolts Round of 16 starts at noon on August 12 and ends at noon on August 15. Each matchup is listed below and you can vote as many times as you’d like for your favorite play in each matchup.
Vladdy with the Hatty vs. The Stralman Spin
JANUARY 15, 2016: VLADDY WITH THE HATTY
The Tampa Bay Lightning only had one hat trick in 2015-16.
It came from Vladislav Namestnikov, who notched three goals, including the overtime game-winner, against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amalie Arena.
Namestnikov’s best of the three was goal No. 1.
Before two minutes had come off the clock, Namestnikov raced onto a pass from Steven Stamkos at the center line. The Russian forward sped past the Penguins’ defense and charged hard at Pens goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. From the circle, Namestnikov unleashed a wrist shot over the glove of Fleury for the game’s first goal.
Namestnikov would score a power-play goal in the second period to put the Bolts up 3-1 before his winner 2:11 into overtime to complete the first hat trick of his career.
JANUARY 15, 2016: THE STRALMAN SPIN
The Lightning were scrambling late in their first meeting of the season against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Bolts had sprinted out to a 3-1 lead by the game’s midpoint, but the Penguins …
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