Lightning, Hurricanes and Brayden Point
The Carolina Hurricanes have made a short road trip down south to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (20-15-2). Originally, there was no game scheduled on this date, but due to Hurricane Milton postponing the game between the two teams in October,
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Brandon Hagel got the Lightning on the board with 3:22 left in the first period, his18th goal of the season coming in front of the Carolina net. Defenseman Darren Raddysh floated a backhand shot from the right half of the offensive blueline, and Hagel’s second rebound rip went through Kochetkov for the 1-0 lead.
After scoring one goal in each of its losses, the Lightning return home to host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
Brayden Point scored the game-winner in the final minute to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 win, snapping their four-game losing streak.
The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (27-13-2) tonight in the first set of yet another back-to-back. This will be the first time this season that the Canes and Leafs have faced off.
When the Carolina Hurricanes play the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday (starting at 7:00 PM ET), Martin Necas and Nikita Kucherov should be among the best players to watch. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!
Nikita Kucherov found Point cutting to the slot where he received the pass and spun around to his forehand to snap a shot past Pytor Kochetkov on the winning goal.
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Devils: Paul Cotter has three goals in the six games back from the holiday break, including two in his last three games (SEA, SJS). The forward is only three goals away from tying his single season career-high in goals that he set during the 2022-23 season with the Vegas Golden Knights. Cotter has 16 points this season through 44 games played.
The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Hurricanes took down the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime