Recap: Canes Open Preseason With 5-1 Win Over Tampa Bay

RALEIGH, NC. -The Carolina Hurricanes started their 2022 preseason on the right foot, taking down the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 5-1 Tuesday.

Three Things

1) Coghlan's Grand Debut

Defenseman Dylan Coghlan saw his first game action in a Canes sweater in the effort, recording an attention-grabbing three helpers along the way.
Paired with Jalen Chatfield during five-on-five play, the right-handed shot also showcased his cannon of a shot while quarterbacking the team's second power play unit.
"I knew since the trade that I was going to have an opportunity on the power play. It's something that I take pride in," Coghlan said of his special teams contributions post-game. "Penalty kill I haven't had as much experience in, but I always played it in juniors and in the AHL. Any time I can get out there to help the team in any way, that's great."

2) Man Advantage Trifecta

All three of Coghlan's setups came in power play situations, operating with the group that has been together since the onset of training camp. Joined by Andrei Svechnikov, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Martin Necas and Paul Stastny, the unit struck twice fewer than five minutes apart in the middle frame to open the evening's scoring.
Svechnikov claimed the first with a blazing slap shot of his own and in the late stages of the game Malte Stromwall beat Max Lagace to give the team their third of the night.
"The power play is going to be interesting because we have a lot of good players that can play it and finding the right mix is going to be [a challenge]," Rod Brind'Amour remarked post-game. "It'll always be evolving, but we have a lot of good options."

3) No Rust For Freddie

Goaltender Frederik Andersen played the full 60 minutes for Carolina, showing no signs of sluggishness in his return to the crease.
Playing in his first live action since suffering an MCL injury in the middle of April, last season's 35-game winner took a shutout into the back half of the third period before Vladislav Namestnikov put Tampa Bay's only one of the night past him. In total, the netminder finished with 20 saves.

What's Next?

The Canes will practice in two groups on Wednesday after their originally scheduled contest in Tampa was
postponed due to the potential impact of Hurricane Ian
. The team will then travel to Florida on Thursday to take on the Panthers at 7 p.m.
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