Preview: Lightning vs. Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes close out a five-game homestand with their second of four straight match-ups against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Match-Up

Tampa Bay Lightning (10-4-1, 21 points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (12-3-1, 25 points)
Monday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m.
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About Saturday Night

Backed by 24 saves from Alex Nedeljkovic, who earned his first career NHL shutout, the Canes blanked the Lightning, 4-0, to take the first game of a four-game set between the old Southeast Division foes. Cedric Paquette scored his first goal with the Canes, and it came against the team with which he won the Stanley Cup last year, while Vincent Trocheck notched his 300th career NHL point with his ninth goal of the season.

"We were excellent tonight. We didn't give them much of anything," Nedeljkovic said. "From start to finish, we were playing our game and it showed. We got to them and got a few bounces our way."

Numbers to Know

12-3-1: At 12-3-1 (25 points), the Canes have matched the franchise-best start through 16 games. You can probably guess which season it was (2005-06), and we all know how that season ended.
16: Three players - Trocheck, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho - are tied for the team lead in points. All three players found the scoresheet on Saturday, and Svechnikov (1g, 1a) and Aho (1g, 1a) had multi-point performances.
2: The Lightning were not shut out once during their 70-game 2019-20 regular season and their 25-game run to the Stanley Cup. They've already been shut out twice in 15 games this season, both by the Canes.
1: Teuvo Teravainen missed Saturday's game with an upper-body injury. After the game, Brind'Amour provided this update on Teravainen's injury: "I'm hoping it's not going to be too long, but it's going to be a couple games for sure."

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