Turnovers prove costly as Sharks' road trip ends with loss to Lightning

"Sharks winger Tyler Toffoli scored the opening goal at the 14:37 mark of the first period off assists from William Eklund and Alexander Wennberg. But the Lightning responded with four straight goals, including one just 33 seconds after Toffoli scored, as winger Nikita Kucherov pounced on a turnover by defenseman Sam Dickinson and fed Anthony Cirelli, who found Brandon Hagel with a diagonal seam pass for a tap-in."

"With the Lightning leading 2-1 on a goal by Cirelli at the 1:49 mark of the second period, Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov couldn't connect on a short pass to defenseman Vincent Desharnais from behind the net. Gage Goncalves got the loose puck to Dominic James, who found an open Jake Guentzel in front of the net. He beat Askarov for his 22nd goal of the season at the 3:17 mark."

"Macklin Celebrini, the Sharks' leading scorer with 72 points, had five shots on net and was held without a point for the second straight game. The only other time this season Celebrini has been held without a point in consecutive games was on Dec. 3 and 5 when the Sharks lost to both the Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars. For the year, the Sharks are 1-9-2 in games when Celebrini does not have a point."

The Sharks scored first on a Tyler Toffoli goal but allowed four consecutive Tampa Bay goals and lost 4-1. Nikita Kucherov generated key plays and finished with three assists. A turnover by Sam Dickinson led to an early Lightning goal, and a misplayed pass by goalie Yaroslav Askarov behind the net set up Jake Guentzel's 22nd goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves while Askarov had 16 saves and one win in his last five starts. Macklin Celebrini was held without a point for a second straight game, and the Sharks struggle when he is scoreless.

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