National Hockey League

FINAL
Tampa Bay Lightning 2
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Carolina Hurricanes 1
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Match Report

Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay top Carolina 2-1 for 2-0 series lead

— Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored while Andrei Vasilevskiy was strong in net once again, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Tuesday night for a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

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Team Stats

16
Blocked Shots
12
30
Hits
38
3
Takeaways
9
15
Shots
32
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
31
48.3
Faceoff Win Percent
51.7
11
Giveaways
23
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy GA 1 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Anthony Cirelli BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Barclay Goodrow BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Brayden Point BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

CAR

  • Alex Nedeljkovic GA 2 · SA 15 · SOS 0
  • Martin Necas BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jordan Staal BS 1 · HT 7 · TK 0
  • Sebastian Aho BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 2

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:58 · 3rd
  4. 19:58 · 3rd
  5. 19:57 · 3rd
  6. 19:54 · 3rd
  7. 19:51 · 3rd
  8. 19:51 · 3rd

Head to Head

Series tied 4-4

Injuries

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

Tampa Bay Lightning

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

NHL News

All news
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