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Kucherov scores go-ahead goal, two empty-netters to push Lightning past Hurricanes in season opener

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night's season opener for both teams.

Kucherov beat goaltender Frederick Andersen for the go-ahead power-play goal with a low slap shot on the glove side with 8:54 left in the third. The Lightning winger then iced the game with empty-net goals with 2:08 and 16 seconds left. Brayden Point also scored a power-play goal for the Lightning to open the scoring.

Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 20 saves.

Captain Jordan Staal scored a first-period goal for Carolina by tapping in an around-the-net feed from William Carrier, but the Hurricanes were unable to beat Vasilevskiy again.

Andersen finished with 19 saves for Carolina.

Lightning: It was an extended stay for Tampa Bay, which left for Raleigh on Monday due to Hurricane Milton's push into Florida later in the week. The opener came amid concerns for storm damage back home, with captain Victor Hedman saying Thursday that the players “owe it to everyone that we put our best foot forward.”

Hurricanes: Carolina has retooled its lineup significantly after multiple free-agent losses. Carrier's assist came in his first game, but the Hurricanes didn't generate the same offense and shot volume that has been a characteristic of six straight playoff runs.

Kucherov pushed the Lightning ahead for good, taking a feed from Hedman to blast a one-timer on the right side past Andersen just six seconds into the power play.

The Hurricanes spent too much time in the penalty box for a tightly-contested game. They were sent to the box six times, with the Lightning twice scoring in the first 15 seconds of the man advantage after faceoff wins by Nick Paul.

The teams were originally slated to play again in Florida on Saturday, though that game was postponed due to Milton recovery. Both teams now return to action Tuesday, with Carolina hosting New Jersey and Tampa Bay hosting Vancouver.

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	1	2	3	T
Tampa Bay TB1-0-0	0	1	3	4
Carolina CAR0-1-0	1	0	0	1

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TBLightning

CARHurricanes

1.N. KucherovNikita Kucherov
TBRW
G: 3, A: 1
2.J. StaalJordan Staal
CARC
G: 1, A: 0
3.V. HedmanVictor Hedman
TBD
G: 0, A: 3

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
C. Atkinson RW	0	0	-1	1	1/0	0	08:42	0
E. Cernak D	0	1	1	2	0/0	0	22:00	2
M. Chaffee RW	0	0	0	1	0/0	2	12:13	3
A. Cirelli C	0	0	0	2	6/7	0	19:10	1
C. Geekie C	0	0	0	0	2/6	0	10:07	1
Z. Girgensons C	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	13:08	1
L. Glendening C	0	0	0	1	4/7	0	11:50	3
J. Guentzel C	0	2	2	2	2/1	0	17:56	1
B. Hagel LW	0	0	-1	3	0/0	2	20:28	0
V. Hedman D	0	3	1	2	0/0	0	23:11	2
N. Kucherov RW	3	1	2	6	0/0	0	21:55	1
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0	0	-1	0	0/0	2	10:48	0
R. McDonagh D	0	0	1	2	0/0	2	20:40	0
J. Moser D	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	18:54	1
N. Paul C	0	1	0	0	8/6	0	17:34	2
N. Perbix D	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	12:09	1
B. Point C	1	0	1	1	8/8	0	20:19	0
D. Raddysh D	0	0	-1	0	0/0	0	10:56	0

SKATERS	G
C. Atkinson RW	0
E. Cernak D	0
M. Chaffee RW	0
A. Cirelli C	0
C. Geekie C	0
Z. Girgensons C	0
L. Glendening C	0
J. Guentzel C	0
B. Hagel LW	0
V. Hedman D	0
N. Kucherov RW	3
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0
R. McDonagh D	0
J. Moser D	0
N. Paul C	0
N. Perbix D	0
B. Point C	1
D. Raddysh D	0

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
S. Aho LW	0	0	-2	2	5/9	2	19:18	0
J. Blake RW	0	0	0	1	0/0	0	10:57	0
B. Burns D	0	0	-1	1	0/0	2	16:58	0
W. Carrier LW	0	1	1	1	0/0	0	11:23	1
J. Chatfield D	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	18:20	2
J. Drury C	0	0	0	0	8/3	0	09:59	0
S. Gostisbehere D	0	0	-2	3	0/0	2	22:31	1
S. Jarvis C	0	0	-2	2	1/3	2	21:06	2
J. Kotkaniemi C	0	0	0	0	10/6	0	17:22	0
J. Martinook LW	0	0	1	0	0/2	0	12:17	1
M. Necas C	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	18:49	1
D. Orlov D	0	0	0	2	0/0	2	20:13	3
E. Robinson LW	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	09:43	2
J. Roslovic C	0	0	0	1	1/2	0	15:42	0
J. Slavin D	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	18:29	0
J. Staal C	1	0	-1	1	10/5	0	15:00	2
A. Svechnikov RW	0	0	-2	5	0/0	0	17:18	1
S. Walker D	0	0	0	2	0/0	2	18:09	1

SKATERS	G
S. Aho LW	0
J. Blake RW	0
B. Burns D	0
W. Carrier LW	0
J. Chatfield D	0
J. Drury C	0
S. Gostisbehere D	0
S. Jarvis C	0
J. Kotkaniemi C	0
J. Martinook LW	0
M. Necas C	0
D. Orlov D	0
E. Robinson LW	0
J. Roslovic C	0
J. Slavin D	0
J. Staal C	1
A. Svechnikov RW	0
S. Walker D	0

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	21	1	20	0.952	60:00

GOALIES	SA
A. Vasilevskiy	21

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
F. Andersen	21	2	19	0.905	58:08

GOALIES	SA
F. Andersen	21

Nikita KucherovTB RW19:44

GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman

TB:GoalsShots

CAR:GoalsShots

_3RD20:00End of game
CAR
3RD19:44Carolina won faceoff
_3RD19:44Game stoppage: Objects on Ice
TB
3RD19:44GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman
CAR
3RD19:03Brent Burns shot blocked
CAR
3RD19:01Carolina won faceoff
_3RD19:01Game stoppage: Icing
TB
3RD18:42Tampa Bay won faceoff
_3RD18:42Game stoppage: Hand Pass
CAR
3RD17:53Carolina won faceoff

Full Play By Play

GOALS

1ST PERIOD
- CAR
  14:32GOAL Jordan Staal (Snap shot), Assist: William Carrier
2ND PERIOD
- TB
  02:33(PP) GOAL Brayden Point (Wrist shot), Assists: Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman
3RD PERIOD
- TB
  19:44GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman
- TB
  17:53GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Erik Cernak
- TB
  11:06(PP) GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Slap shot), Assists: Victor Hedman and Nick Paul

PENALTIES

1ST PERIOD
- TB
  07:13Brandon Hagel penalty Holding the Stick - 2 min.
- CAR
  05:04Shayne Gostisbehere penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
2ND PERIOD
- CAR
  19:09Brent Burns penalty Slashing - 2 min.
- TB
  16:51Mitchell Chaffee penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- CAR
  12:53Seth Jarvis penalty Slashing - 2 min.
- TB
  12:48Ryan McDonagh penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- CAR
  02:21Sean Walker penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
3RD PERIOD
- CAR
  11:00Dmitry Orlov penalty Hooking - 2 min.
- CAR
  04:57Sebastian Aho penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- TB
  03:23Emil Martinsen Lilleberg penalty Holding - 2 min.

TEAM STATS	TB	CAR
Shots on Goal	23	21
Goals in Power Play	2	0
Faceoff Wins	31	35
Penalties	4	6
Major Penalties	0	0
Minor Penalties	4	6
Misconducts	0	0

TEAM STATS	TB
Shots on Goal	23
Goals in Power Play	2
Faceoff Wins	31
Penalties	4
Major Penalties	0
Minor Penalties	4
Misconducts	0

	1	2	3	T
Tampa Bay TB1-0-0	0	1	3	4
Carolina CAR0-1-0	1	0	0	1

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1.N. KucherovNikita Kucherov
TBRW
G: 3, A: 1
2.J. StaalJordan Staal
CARC
G: 1, A: 0
3.V. HedmanVictor Hedman
TBD
G: 0, A: 3

	17.4 %	SHOT %	4.8 %
	0.952 %	SAVE %	0.905 %

TBLightning

CARHurricanes

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
C. Atkinson RW	0	0	-1	1	1/0	0	08:42	0
E. Cernak D	0	1	1	2	0/0	0	22:00	2
M. Chaffee RW	0	0	0	1	0/0	2	12:13	3
A. Cirelli C	0	0	0	2	6/7	0	19:10	1
C. Geekie C	0	0	0	0	2/6	0	10:07	1
Z. Girgensons C	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	13:08	1
L. Glendening C	0	0	0	1	4/7	0	11:50	3
J. Guentzel C	0	2	2	2	2/1	0	17:56	1
B. Hagel LW	0	0	-1	3	0/0	2	20:28	0
V. Hedman D	0	3	1	2	0/0	0	23:11	2
N. Kucherov RW	3	1	2	6	0/0	0	21:55	1
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0	0	-1	0	0/0	2	10:48	0
R. McDonagh D	0	0	1	2	0/0	2	20:40	0
J. Moser D	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	18:54	1
N. Paul C	0	1	0	0	8/6	0	17:34	2
N. Perbix D	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	12:09	1
B. Point C	1	0	1	1	8/8	0	20:19	0
D. Raddysh D	0	0	-1	0	0/0	0	10:56	0

SKATERS	G
C. Atkinson RW	0
E. Cernak D	0
M. Chaffee RW	0
A. Cirelli C	0
C. Geekie C	0
Z. Girgensons C	0
L. Glendening C	0
J. Guentzel C	0
B. Hagel LW	0
V. Hedman D	0
N. Kucherov RW	3
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0
R. McDonagh D	0
J. Moser D	0
N. Paul C	0
N. Perbix D	0
B. Point C	1
D. Raddysh D	0

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
S. Aho LW	0	0	-2	2	5/9	2	19:18	0
J. Blake RW	0	0	0	1	0/0	0	10:57	0
B. Burns D	0	0	-1	1	0/0	2	16:58	0
W. Carrier LW	0	1	1	1	0/0	0	11:23	1
J. Chatfield D	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	18:20	2
J. Drury C	0	0	0	0	8/3	0	09:59	0
S. Gostisbehere D	0	0	-2	3	0/0	2	22:31	1
S. Jarvis C	0	0	-2	2	1/3	2	21:06	2
J. Kotkaniemi C	0	0	0	0	10/6	0	17:22	0
J. Martinook LW	0	0	1	0	0/2	0	12:17	1
M. Necas C	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	18:49	1
D. Orlov D	0	0	0	2	0/0	2	20:13	3
E. Robinson LW	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	09:43	2
J. Roslovic C	0	0	0	1	1/2	0	15:42	0
J. Slavin D	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	18:29	0
J. Staal C	1	0	-1	1	10/5	0	15:00	2
A. Svechnikov RW	0	0	-2	5	0/0	0	17:18	1
S. Walker D	0	0	0	2	0/0	2	18:09	1

SKATERS	G
S. Aho LW	0
J. Blake RW	0
B. Burns D	0
W. Carrier LW	0
J. Chatfield D	0
J. Drury C	0
S. Gostisbehere D	0
S. Jarvis C	0
J. Kotkaniemi C	0
J. Martinook LW	0
M. Necas C	0
D. Orlov D	0
E. Robinson LW	0
J. Roslovic C	0
J. Slavin D	0
J. Staal C	1
A. Svechnikov RW	0
S. Walker D	0

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	21	1	20	0.952	60:00

GOALIES	SA
A. Vasilevskiy	21

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
F. Andersen	21	2	19	0.905	58:08

GOALIES	SA
F. Andersen	21

1.N. KucherovNikita Kucherov
TBRW
G: 3, A: 1
2.J. StaalJordan Staal
CARC
G: 1, A: 0
3.V. HedmanVictor Hedman
TBD
G: 0, A: 3

	1	2	3	T
Tampa Bay TB1-0-0	0	1	3	4
Carolina CAR0-1-0	1	0	0	1

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SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
C. Atkinson RW	0	0	-1	1	1/0	0	08:42	0
E. Cernak D	0	1	1	2	0/0	0	22:00	2
M. Chaffee RW	0	0	0	1	0/0	2	12:13	3
A. Cirelli C	0	0	0	2	6/7	0	19:10	1
C. Geekie C	0	0	0	0	2/6	0	10:07	1
Z. Girgensons C	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	13:08	1
L. Glendening C	0	0	0	1	4/7	0	11:50	3
J. Guentzel C	0	2	2	2	2/1	0	17:56	1
B. Hagel LW	0	0	-1	3	0/0	2	20:28	0
V. Hedman D	0	3	1	2	0/0	0	23:11	2
N. Kucherov RW	3	1	2	6	0/0	0	21:55	1
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0	0	-1	0	0/0	2	10:48	0
R. McDonagh D	0	0	1	2	0/0	2	20:40	0
J. Moser D	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	18:54	1
N. Paul C	0	1	0	0	8/6	0	17:34	2
N. Perbix D	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	12:09	1
B. Point C	1	0	1	1	8/8	0	20:19	0
D. Raddysh D	0	0	-1	0	0/0	0	10:56	0
Total	4	8	5	23	31/35	8	-	19

SKATERS	G
C. Atkinson RW	0
E. Cernak D	0
M. Chaffee RW	0
A. Cirelli C	0
C. Geekie C	0
Z. Girgensons C	0
L. Glendening C	0
J. Guentzel C	0
B. Hagel LW	0
V. Hedman D	0
N. Kucherov RW	3
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0
R. McDonagh D	0
J. Moser D	0
N. Paul C	0
N. Perbix D	0
B. Point C	1
D. Raddysh D	0
Total	4

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
S. Aho LW	0	0	-2	2	5/9	2	19:18	0
J. Blake RW	0	0	0	1	0/0	0	10:57	0
B. Burns D	0	0	-1	1	0/0	2	16:58	0
W. Carrier LW	0	1	1	1	0/0	0	11:23	1
J. Chatfield D	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	18:20	2
J. Drury C	0	0	0	0	8/3	0	09:59	0
S. Gostisbehere D	0	0	-2	3	0/0	2	22:31	1
S. Jarvis C	0	0	-2	2	1/3	2	21:06	2
J. Kotkaniemi C	0	0	0	0	10/6	0	17:22	0
J. Martinook LW	0	0	1	0	0/2	0	12:17	1
M. Necas C	0	0	0	0	0/0	0	18:49	1
D. Orlov D	0	0	0	2	0/0	2	20:13	3
E. Robinson LW	0	0	0	0	0/1	0	09:43	2
J. Roslovic C	0	0	0	1	1/2	0	15:42	0
J. Slavin D	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	18:29	0
J. Staal C	1	0	-1	1	10/5	0	15:00	2
A. Svechnikov RW	0	0	-2	5	0/0	0	17:18	1
S. Walker D	0	0	0	2	0/0	2	18:09	1
Total	1	1	-7	21	35/31	12	-	17

SKATERS	G
S. Aho LW	0
J. Blake RW	0
B. Burns D	0
W. Carrier LW	0
J. Chatfield D	0
J. Drury C	0
S. Gostisbehere D	0
S. Jarvis C	0
J. Kotkaniemi C	0
J. Martinook LW	0
M. Necas C	0
D. Orlov D	0
E. Robinson LW	0
J. Roslovic C	0
J. Slavin D	0
J. Staal C	1
A. Svechnikov RW	0
S. Walker D	0
Total	1

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	21	1	20	0.952	60:00

GOALIES	SA
A. Vasilevskiy	21

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
F. Andersen	21	2	19	0.905	58:08

GOALIES	SA
F. Andersen	21

ALL PLAYS

SUMMARY

1ST PERIOD
- CAR
  14:32GOAL Jordan Staal (Snap shot), Assist: William Carrier
2ND PERIOD
- TB
  02:33(PP) GOAL Brayden Point (Wrist shot), Assists: Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman
3RD PERIOD
- TB
  19:44GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman
- TB
  17:53GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Erik Cernak
- TB
  11:06(PP) GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Slap shot), Assists: Victor Hedman and Nick Paul

1ST PERIOD
- TB
  07:13Brandon Hagel penalty Holding the Stick - 2 min.
- CAR
  05:04Shayne Gostisbehere penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
2ND PERIOD
- CAR
  19:09Brent Burns penalty Slashing - 2 min.
- TB
  16:51Mitchell Chaffee penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- CAR
  12:53Seth Jarvis penalty Slashing - 2 min.
- TB
  12:48Ryan McDonagh penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- CAR
  02:21Sean Walker penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
3RD PERIOD
- CAR
  11:00Dmitry Orlov penalty Hooking - 2 min.
- CAR
  04:57Sebastian Aho penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- TB
  03:23Emil Martinsen Lilleberg penalty Holding - 2 min.

3RD PERIOD
- -20:00End of game
- CAR
  19:44Carolina won faceoff
- -19:44Game stoppage: Objects on Ice
- TB
  19:44GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman
- CAR
  19:03Brent Burns shot blocked
- CAR
  19:01Carolina won faceoff
- -19:01Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  18:42Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -18:42Game stoppage: Hand Pass
- CAR
  17:53Carolina won faceoff
- TB
  17:53GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Empty net shot), Assists: Jake Guentzel and Erik Cernak
- TB
  17:42Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -17:42Game stoppage:
- -17:42Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- CAR
  17:40Sebastian Aho shot on goal (Slap shot)
- CAR
  17:38Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked
- CAR
  17:20Andrei Svechnikov credited with hit
- CAR
  16:58Seth Jarvis credited with hit
- CAR
  16:41Jordan Staal credited with hit
- CAR
  16:38William Carrier shot blocked
- CAR
  16:27Brent Burns missed shot
- CAR
  16:23Jaccob Slavin missed shot
- CAR
  15:42Martin Necas credited with hit
- CAR
  15:18Carolina won faceoff
- -15:18Game stoppage: Offside
- TB
  14:31Darren Raddysh missed shot
- TB
  14:23Anthony Cirelli shot on goal (Backhand shot)
- TB
  13:41Luke Glendening credited with hit
- CAR
  13:33Carolina won faceoff
- -13:33Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- CAR
  12:44Sean Walker shot blocked
- CAR
  12:36Jordan Martinook missed shot
- CAR
  12:35William Carrier shot on goal (Backhand shot)
- CAR
  12:32William Carrier shot blocked
- CAR
  12:28Sean Walker shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  11:31Erik Cernak shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  11:21Ryan McDonagh shot blocked
- TB
  11:06Tampa Bay won faceoff
- TB
  11:06GOAL Nikita Kucherov (Slap shot), Assists: Victor Hedman and Nick Paul
- TB
  11:00Tampa Bay won faceoff
- CAR
  11:00Dmitry Orlov penalty Hooking - 2 min.
- TB
  10:58Anthony Cirelli shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  10:40Carolina won faceoff
- -10:40Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- TB
  10:23Mitchell Chaffee missed shot
- CAR
  10:04Eric Robinson credited with hit
- TB
  09:59Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit
- TB
  09:48Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -09:48Game stoppage: Offside
- TB
  08:13Nick Paul credited with hit
- CAR
  08:10Dmitry Orlov credited with hit
- TB
  08:04Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -08:04Game stoppage: Offside
- TB
  07:59Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -07:59Game stoppage: Puck in the crowd
- TB
  05:58Nikita Kucherov shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- CAR
  05:02Carolina won faceoff
- -05:02Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  05:00Janis Moser shot blocked
- CAR
  04:57Carolina won faceoff
- CAR
  04:57Sebastian Aho penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- CAR
  04:18Shayne Gostisbehere shot on goal (Slap shot)
- CAR
  04:09Shayne Gostisbehere missed shot (Hit crossbar)
- TB
  03:23Tampa Bay won faceoff
- TB
  03:23Emil Martinsen Lilleberg penalty Holding - 2 min.
- CAR
  03:21Eric Robinson shot blocked
- CAR
  02:39Carolina won faceoff
- -02:39Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  02:11Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -02:11Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
- TB
  01:29Brayden Point shot blocked
- CAR
  01:12Sebastian Aho missed shot
- CAR
  01:03Carolina won faceoff
- -01:03Game stoppage: Puck in the crowd
- TB
  59.0Victor Hedman shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  52.0Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -52.0Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  50.0Jake Guentzel shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  49.0Jake Guentzel shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  37.0Darren Raddysh missed shot
- TB
  24.0Victor Hedman missed shot
- CAR
  00.0Carolina won faceoff
2ND PERIOD
- -20:00End of period
- TB
  19:39Victor Hedman shot blocked
- CAR
  19:28Jalen Chatfield credited with hit
- CAR
  19:09Carolina won faceoff
- CAR
  19:09Brent Burns penalty Slashing - 2 min.
- CAR
  18:59Brent Burns shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  18:57Carolina won faceoff
- -18:57Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- CAR
  18:55Jackson Blake shot on goal (Backhand shot)
- TB
  16:58Anthony Cirelli shot blocked
- TB
  16:51Tampa Bay won faceoff
- TB
  16:51Mitchell Chaffee penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- CAR
  16:42Jalen Chatfield credited with hit
- CAR
  16:07Carolina won faceoff
- -16:07Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  16:05Cam Atkinson shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  15:38Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -15:38Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- TB
  15:18Victor Hedman credited with hit
- TB
  15:06Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -15:06Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- CAR
  15:04Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot blocked
- CAR
  14:36Carolina won faceoff
- -14:36Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- CAR
  14:32Jack Roslovic shot blocked
- CAR
  14:16Martin Necas missed shot
- CAR
  14:11Shayne Gostisbehere missed shot
- CAR
  13:45Sean Walker missed shot
- CAR
  13:20Carolina won faceoff
- -13:20Game stoppage: Offside
- CAR
  13:13Brent Burns shot blocked
- CAR
  13:09Andrei Svechnikov shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  12:53Carolina won faceoff
- CAR
  12:53Seth Jarvis penalty Slashing - 2 min.
- CAR
  12:48Carolina won faceoff
- TB
  12:48Ryan McDonagh penalty Tripping - 2 min.
- TB
  12:29Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -12:29Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- CAR
  12:26Sebastian Aho missed shot
- CAR
  12:18Andrei Svechnikov shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  11:49Seth Jarvis shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  11:10Sean Walker credited with hit
- TB
  10:59Darren Raddysh shot blocked
- CAR
  10:17Eric Robinson credited with hit
- CAR
  09:45Eric Robinson missed shot
- TB
  09:13Brandon Hagel shot on goal
- CAR
  07:57Carolina won faceoff
- -07:57Game stoppage: Icing
- CAR
  07:50Carolina won faceoff
- -07:50Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  07:34Nikita Kucherov credited with hit
- CAR
  07:31Seth Jarvis shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  07:29Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked
- CAR
  07:27Sean Walker shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  07:21Shayne Gostisbehere shot on goal
- CAR
  07:19Andrei Svechnikov shot on goal (Backhand shot)
- CAR
  07:16Andrei Svechnikov missed shot
- CAR
  07:07Shayne Gostisbehere credited with hit
- CAR
  06:24William Carrier credited with hit
- CAR
  06:13William Carrier shot blocked
- CAR
  06:07Jordan Martinook shot blocked
- CAR
  05:19Dmitry Orlov shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- CAR
  05:06Jack Roslovic shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  04:53Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -04:53Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- CAR
  04:50Dmitry Orlov credited with hit
- CAR
  04:27Carolina won faceoff
- -04:27Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  04:25Darren Raddysh shot blocked
- TB
  04:09Brandon Hagel shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  03:59Victor Hedman shot blocked
- TB
  03:58Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -03:58Game stoppage: Icing
- CAR
  03:52Carolina won faceoff
- -03:52Game stoppage: Icing
- CAR
  03:22Carolina won faceoff
- -03:22Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- CAR
  03:12Jordan Martinook credited with hit
- TB
  02:33Tampa Bay won faceoff
- TB
  02:33GOAL Brayden Point (Wrist shot), Assists: Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman
- CAR
  02:25Dmitry Orlov credited with hit
- TB
  02:21Tampa Bay won faceoff
- CAR
  02:21Sean Walker penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
- CAR
  01:35Jack Roslovic shot blocked
- TB
  01:08Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -01:08Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  45.0Nick Paul shot blocked
- TB
  15.0Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -15.0Game stoppage: Offside
- TB
  09.0Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -09.0Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  07.0Anthony Cirelli missed shot
- TB
  00.0Tampa Bay won faceoff
1ST PERIOD
- -20:00End of period
- CAR
  19:52Shayne Gostisbehere shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  19:40Erik Cernak shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  18:53Nicklaus Perbix credited with hit
- CAR
  18:50Sebastian Aho shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  18:49Andrei Svechnikov missed shot
- CAR
  17:56Jordan Staal shot blocked
- CAR
  17:30Jaccob Slavin missed shot
- TB
  17:13Nikita Kucherov shot blocked
- TB
  17:12Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -17:12Game stoppage: Icing
- CAR
  16:54Eric Robinson missed shot
- CAR
  16:21Carolina won faceoff
- -16:21Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- TB
  16:17Mitchell Chaffee credited with hit
- TB
  16:11Mitchell Chaffee credited with hit
- TB
  15:57Nick Paul credited with hit
- TB
  15:23Erik Cernak credited with hit
- CAR
  15:22Dmitry Orlov shot on goal (Slap shot)
- CAR
  15:21Carolina won faceoff
- -15:21Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- CAR
  15:19Andrei Svechnikov shot on goal (Wrap shot)
- TB
  15:15Victor Hedman credited with hit
- TB
  15:06Nikita Kucherov shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  14:32Tampa Bay won faceoff
- CAR
  14:32GOAL Jordan Staal (Snap shot), Assist: William Carrier
- CAR
  14:19Brent Burns shot blocked
- CAR
  14:07William Carrier missed shot
- CAR
  14:02Carolina won faceoff
- -14:02Game stoppage: Icing
- CAR
  13:46Carolina won faceoff
- -13:46Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- CAR
  13:44Shayne Gostisbehere missed shot
- CAR
  13:42Carolina won faceoff
- -13:42Game stoppage: Icing
- CAR
  13:22Jack Drury shot blocked
- TB
  13:18Mitchell Chaffee credited with hit
- TB
  13:13Luke Glendening shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  13:00Mitchell Chaffee shot on goal (Snap shot)
- CAR
  12:41Carolina won faceoff
- -12:41Game stoppage:
- -12:41Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- CAR
  12:37Jesperi Kotkaniemi missed shot
- CAR
  12:25Carolina won faceoff
- -12:25Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
- TB
  11:34Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -11:34Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  11:27Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -11:27Game stoppage: Offside
- TB
  11:11Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -11:11Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  11:09Brandon Hagel shot on goal (Backhand shot)
- CAR
  10:21Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked
- TB
  09:42Victor Hedman shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- CAR
  09:39Jordan Staal credited with hit
- CAR
  08:07Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked
- CAR
  07:38Andrei Svechnikov missed shot
- TB
  07:22Erik Cernak credited with hit
- CAR
  07:13Carolina won faceoff
- -07:13Game stoppage:
- TB
  07:13Brandon Hagel penalty Holding the Stick - 2 min.
- CAR
  07:06Jaccob Slavin missed shot
- CAR
  06:25Carolina won faceoff
- -06:25Game stoppage: Offside
- CAR
  05:04Carolina won faceoff
- CAR
  05:04Shayne Gostisbehere penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
- TB
  05:00Nicklaus Perbix missed shot
- TB
  04:52Luke Glendening credited with hit
- TB
  04:13Brayden Point shot blocked
- CAR
  03:30Brent Burns shot blocked
- CAR
  03:28Carolina won faceoff
- -03:28Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
- CAR
  03:24Andrei Svechnikov shot on goal (Backhand shot)
- TB
  03:10Ryan McDonagh shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  03:06Brandon Hagel missed shot
- TB
  03:05Brandon Hagel shot blocked
- TB
  02:59Brandon Hagel missed shot
- TB
  02:56Nick Paul shot blocked
- CAR
  02:36Seth Jarvis credited with hit
- TB
  02:26Anthony Cirelli credited with hit
- TB
  02:19Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -02:19Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  02:17Nikita Kucherov shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  01:59Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -01:59Game stoppage: Puck in the crowd
- TB
  01:54Conor Geekie credited with hit
- TB
  01:48Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -01:48Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- TB
  01:37Luke Glendening credited with hit
- CAR
  01:30Martin Necas missed shot
- CAR
  01:23Shayne Gostisbehere shot blocked
- TB
  01:03Janis Moser credited with hit
- TB
  47.0Jake Guentzel credited with hit
- CAR
  23.0Carolina won faceoff
- -23.0Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  09.0Ryan McDonagh shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  00.0Tampa Bay won faceoff

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