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Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning Wrap - Carolina Wins 4-0

Carolina's defense, led by netminder Pyotr Kochetkov, shut down Tampa Bay 4-0 at Amalie Arena on on Saturday.

The Hurricanes were a -136 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Brent Burns, Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho, and Stefan Noesen each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Teravainen opened the scoring for Carolina.

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 of 22 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.

Jonas Johansson stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Carolina went 1-for-3, while the Lightning were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Carolina outshot Tampa Bay 32-22 in the game.

Next game, Carolina takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face St. Louis.