The Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at Amaile Arena. The home team has won the last two games played between the two teams.
Carolina comes into this game with a 6-2-1 record overall and away from home they have gone 4-1-1. On Monday it took a shootout against the Washington Capitals, but they were able to secure the 3-2 victory. Martin Necas finished with two assists and four shots on goal. Brent Burns also had six shots on goal and one assist. The Hurricanes are averaging 3.11 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.78 goals per game. The defense is ranked 8th best in the NHL.
On the other side of this matchup is Tampa Bay who sits with a 6-4-0 record overall and they are coming off a victory in the last game. Tampa Bay scored four goals against the Ottawa Senators, and that led to the one goal victory. Nikita Kucherov scored one goal and added two assists. Brayden Point scored one goal and one assist. The Lightning are averaging 3.2 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.1 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov has scored four goals and added 11 assists.
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