Despite a two-week layoff, the Lightning picked up right where they left off prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off break.
Tampa Bay returned to action on Sunday evening against the Kraken and extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory at AMALIE Arena.
Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, Luke Glendening and Nick Paul all scored for the Bolts.
Andrei Vasilevskiy showed no signs of rust coming out of the break, backstopping the victory with 36 saves.
The homestand continues on Tuesday night when the Lightning host the Edmonton Oilers.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
No Scoring
2nd Period
TBL 1, SEA 0
9:27 Brandon Hagel (27) – Ryan McDonagh, Emil Lilleberg – SHG
After a scoreless 20 minutes, the Bolts struck first midway…