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TAMPA - The Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning meet again with first place in the Central Division still up for grabs.

The Match-Up

Carolina Hurricanes (29-10-5, 63 points) at Tampa Bay Lightning (30-13-2, 62 points)
Tuesday, April 20, 7 p.m.
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About Last Night

With goals from Andrei Svechnikov and Brady Skjei, the Canes erased a two-goal deficit to earn a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning. Petr Mrazek made 33 saves on 36 shots, while Yanni Gourde netted the game-winning goal for the Bolts at the 2:50 mark of overtime.

CAR Recap: Svechnikov, Skjei score in OT defeat

"Our goalie bailed us out all game," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "We had spurts where we were playing it right, but it wasn't good enough. The fact that we got a point out of that was pretty good, and we had a chance to win."

Numbers to Know

1: Since the Canes got a point on Monday night, they remain in first place in the Central Division, but the third-place Lightning are just a point back.
2: Jake Gardiner recorded the second fighting major of his NHL career when he dropped the gloves with Alex Killorn on Monday night. His first career NHL fight, according to HockeyFights.com, came more than seven years ago on Feb. 4, 2014, against Jonthan Huberdeau.
3: Svechnikov has tallied a goal in three straight games, equaling his longest goal-scoring streak of the season.

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