National Hockey League

FINAL
Tampa Bay Lightning 3
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Carolina Hurricanes 4
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Match Report

Necas scores twice as Hurricanes top Lightning 4-3

— Martin Necas scored his second goal of the game to break a tie with 3:53 remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night in a matchup between the top two teams in the Central Division.

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Team Stats

TB CAR
10
Blocked Shots
15
34
Hits
23
3
Takeaways
1
22
Shots
40
0
Power Play Goals
2
4
Power Play Opportunities
6
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
36
Faceoffs Won
24
60.0
Faceoff Win Percent
40.0
14
Giveaways
6
7
Total Penalties
5
14
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 4 · SA 40 · SOS 0
  • Tyler Johnson C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Anthony Cirelli C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 1
  • Brayden Point C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

CAR

  • James Reimer G GA 3 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Jordan Staal C BS 2 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Sebastian Aho C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Martin Necas C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 3-3

Injuries

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Taylor Hall Out
  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Victor Hedman Day-To-Day
  • Zemgus Girgensons Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 17:35 3-4
    Jesper Fast 3rd
  2. Goal 16:07 3-4
    Martin Necas 3rd
  3. Missed 15:50 3-3
    Andrei Svechnikov 3rd
  4. Penalty 15:39 3-3
    Andreas Borgman 3rd
  5. Missed 15:32 3-3
    Pat Maroon 3rd
  6. Missed 13:16 3-3
    Andreas Borgman 3rd
  7. Missed 13:14 3-3
    Luke Schenn 3rd
  8. Missed 11:43 3-3
    Martin Necas 3rd
  9. Penalty 10:08 3-3
    Alex Killorn 3rd
  10. Missed 7:49 3-3
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  11. Missed 4:19 3-3
    Brett Pesce 3rd
  12. Missed 3:38 3-3
    Martin Necas 3rd
  13. Missed 3:13 3-3
    Dougie Hamilton 3rd
  14. Penalty 3:01 3-3
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  15. Missed 1:29 3-3
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  16. Missed 1:03 3-3
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  17. Goal 0:22 3-3
    Mathieu Joseph 3rd
  18. Missed 19:39 2-3
    Victor Hedman 2nd
  19. Goal 15:44 2-3
    Martin Necas 2nd
  20. Penalty 14:41 2-2
    Blake Coleman 2nd
  21. Missed 13:02 2-2
    Martin Necas 2nd
  22. Missed 12:08 2-2
    Yanni Gourde 2nd
  23. Penalty 10:03 2-2
    Nino Niederreiter 2nd
  24. Penalty 10:03 2-2
    Blake Coleman 2nd
  25. Penalty 10:03 2-2
    Nino Niederreiter 2nd
  26. Penalty 8:20 2-2
    Mikhail Sergachev 2nd
  27. Missed 7:42 2-2
    Blake Coleman 2nd
  28. Missed 6:38 2-2
    Jaccob Slavin 2nd
  29. Missed 5:27 2-2
    Luke Schenn 2nd
  30. Missed 4:30 2-2
    Alex Killorn 2nd
  31. Goal 3:26 2-2
    Sebastian Aho 2nd
  32. Goal 2:24 2-1
    Cedric Paquette 2nd
  33. Missed 18:36 2-0
    Brayden Point 1st
  34. Missed 16:22 2-0
    Andreas Borgman 1st
  35. Missed 15:01 2-0
    Nino Niederreiter 1st
  36. Missed 14:44 2-0
    Brady Skjei 1st
  37. Missed 12:52 2-0
    Dougie Hamilton 1st
  38. Penalty 12:01 2-0
    Andreas Borgman 1st
  39. Missed 8:09 2-0
    Brett Pesce 1st
  40. Missed 7:59 2-0
    Warren Foegele 1st
  41. Missed 7:06 2-0
    Anthony Cirelli 1st
  42. Penalty 5:51 2-0
    Dougie Hamilton 1st
  43. Goal 5:41 2-0
    Pat Maroon 1st
  44. Missed 3:53 1-0
    Anthony Cirelli 1st
  45. Missed 3:49 1-0
    Alex Killorn 1st
  46. Goal 3:12 1-0
    Blake Coleman 1st
  47. Missed 2:53 0-0
    Jan Rutta 1st
  48. Penalty 0:17 0-0
    Cedric Paquette 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-4
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-4
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:58 3-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  4. Stoppage 19:58 3-4
    3rd
  5. Giveaway 19:23 3-4
    Pat Maroon 3rd
  6. Giveaway 18:55 3-4
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  7. Hit 18:19 3-4
    Jaccob Slavin 3rd
  8. Blocked 18:03 3-4
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  9. Blocked 17:41 3-4
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  10. Face Off 17:35 3-4
    Steven Stamkos 3rd
  11. Penalty 17:35 3-4
    Jesper Fast 3rd
  12. Hit 17:30 3-4
    Victor Hedman 3rd
  13. Hit 17:06 3-4
    Jaccob Slavin 3rd
  14. Blocked 17:02 3-4
    Dougie Hamilton 3rd
  15. Shot 16:31 3-4
    Ondrej Palat 3rd
  16. Hit 16:23 3-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  17. Face Off 16:07 3-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  18. Goal 16:07 3-4
    Martin Necas 3rd
  19. Hit 15:54 3-3
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  20. Missed 15:50 3-3
    Andrei Svechnikov 3rd
  21. Shot 15:48 3-3
    Dougie Hamilton 3rd
  22. Face Off 15:39 3-3
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  23. Stoppage 15:39 3-3
    3rd
  24. Penalty 15:39 3-3
    Andreas Borgman 3rd
  25. Hit 15:34 3-3
    Andrei Svechnikov 3rd
  26. Missed 15:32 3-3
    Pat Maroon 3rd
  27. Hit 15:06 3-3
    Brady Skjei 3rd
  28. Hit 14:36 3-3
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  29. Hit 14:25 3-3
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  30. Shot 14:18 3-3
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  31. Missed 13:16 3-3
    Andreas Borgman 3rd
  32. Missed 13:14 3-3
    Luke Schenn 3rd
  33. Hit 13:13 3-3
    Jordan Martinook 3rd
  34. Hit 12:57 3-3
    Jordan Martinook 3rd
  35. Hit 12:41 3-3
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  36. Face Off 12:23 3-3
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  37. Stoppage 12:23 3-3
    3rd
  38. Shot 12:20 3-3
    Brock McGinn 3rd
  39. Hit 12:01 3-3
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  40. Giveaway 11:49 3-3
    Martin Necas 3rd

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