Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (20-15-2, in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Hurricanes took down the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime.
Tampa Bay has gone 11-6-1 at home and 20-15-2 overall. The Lightning are 20-5-1 in games they score three or more goals.
Carolina has a 9-9-2 record on the road and a 24-14-2 record overall. The Hurricanes have a 12-5-1 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season. The Lightning won the previous matchup 4-1. Nikita Kucherov scored three goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 23 goals and 22 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Martin Necas has 15 goals and 32 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has scored five goals with seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 4.6 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 5-4-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.9 assists, three penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Hurricanes: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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