The only line that was good for Carolina was the Staal line. The trio of Staal, Jordan Martinook and William Carrier had a 88.89 CF% with 16 5v5 shot attempts for and only two against.

Free-agent signing William Carrier set up Jordan Staal’s opening goal as the Hurricanes fell 4-1 to the Lightning to open the ...

Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning, displaced this week by Hurricane Milton, ruined their hosts’ home-opener in a 4-1 win over Carolina ...

Kucherov beat Hurricane goaltender Frederick Andersen for the go-ahead power-play goal 11:06 into the third with a low ...

Victor Hedman and his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates spent the better part of a week in North Carolina keeping watch on what ...

Certainly, the Lightning’s stars shined. Nikita Kucherov tallied a natural hat trick and finished with four points. Brayden ...

The Lightning came here to North Carolina four nights ahead of their season opener, with their families and pets in tow, to escape Hurricane Milton as it bore down on Florida’s gulf coast. While the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes on to cap a long week in North Carolina due to Hurricane Milton.

Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night ...

The Carolina Hurricanes had their season opener postponed by Hurricane Milton, but finally began their season on Friday.

Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night ...