SportsPublished: 16 October 2026 at 08:57

Girgensons and Lightning Beat Seattle Kraken in Overtime

Latvian forward Zemgus Girgensons helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win in overtime against the Seattle Kraken in the NHL on Thursday.

Latvian forward Zemgus Girgensons and his team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, won a National Hockey League (NHL) game on Thursday. The NHL is the professional ice hockey league of North America, and several Latvian players compete in it.

Tampa Bay defeated the Seattle Kraken, and the outcome was decided in overtime, meaning the game was tied after regulation time.

The source text gives no further details on how the game unfolded, the final score or Girgensons' individual performance. It also contains no information about games of other Latvian players in the NHL, although the original headline refers to the mixed results of Latvian hockey players in the league.

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