National Hockey League

FINAL Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Tampa Bay Lightning 2
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Carolina Hurricanes 0
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Match Report

Lightning eliminate Hurricanes, advance to Cup semifinals

— Andrei Vasilevskiy was at his best again with the Tampa Bay Lightning in position to close out a playoff series.

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Team Stats

22
Blocked Shots
13
24
Hits
33
6
Takeaways
9
25
Shots
29
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
20
57.4
Faceoff Win Percent
42.6
12
Giveaways
23
5
Total Penalties
4
10
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy GA 0 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Brayden Point BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Yanni Gourde BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Ross Colton BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1

CAR

  • Alex Nedeljkovic GA 2 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Vincent Trocheck BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Jordan Martinook BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Sebastian Aho BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:50 · 3rd
  4. 19:45 · 3rd
  5. 19:30 · 3rd
  6. 19:19 · 3rd
  7. 19:03 · 3rd
  8. 18:53 · 3rd

Head to Head

Series tied 4-4

Injuries

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Mark Jankowski 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

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