nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Falls 4-3 to Hurricanes - Recap
Martin Necas was the difference, potting a pair for Carolina on Saturday as the Hurricanes skated off with a 4-3 victory over the Lightning at PNC Arena.
Carolina won as a +120 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Carolina got goals from Martin Necas(2), Cedric Paquette, and Sebastian Aho in the victory. Paquette opened the scoring at 2:24 of the second period.
James Reimer stopped 19 of 22 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Pat Maroon, Blake Coleman, and Mathieu Joseph scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind James Reimer.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 36 of 40 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 2 times on 6 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 40-22.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Columbus.