Lightning end Hurricanes point streak at six

RALEIGH, N.C. --The Tampa Bay Lightning ended the Carolina Hurricanes' point streak at six games with a 4-2 victory at PNC Arena on Monday.

Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman each had a goal and an assist, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves for the Lightning (11-4-1), who were coming off a 4-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday.
"We blocked a ton of shots (15), and when we didn't, [Vasilevsky] was there," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "When you play good teams, you're going to get leaned on. I like the fact that we didn't break."
Jesper Fast scored his first two goals with the Hurricanes (12-4-1), who were 5-0-1 during their streak. James Reimer made 28 saves.
"We were a little off at the start, but we built a game after that," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "But they were the better team overall, and that's why they got the two points."

Palat put the Lightning ahead 3-2 at 8:04 of the third period. Reimer stopped the initial stuff attempt at the top of the crease, but Palat swatted his own rebound off the skate of Brady Skjei into the net.
"We talked about that a lot, that we need to shoot more, we need to go hard to the net, take the goalie's eyes away," Palat said. "I thought that's what we did. We created chances like that, and that's how we scored."

Alex Killorn scored into an empty net with 40 seconds remaining for the 4-2 final.
Fast gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 13:27 of the first period. He screened Vasilevskiy on Martin Necas' shot before jamming the rebound past the goalie's left pad.
"Of course you want to have a win when you score a goal, and getting the first one, it's always good getting on the score sheet," Fast said. "I'm trying to focus on playing the right way. I feel like I'm starting to get my game where I want it to be."
Stamkos tied it 1-1 at 2:26 of the second period when he took a pass from Hedman and scored with a one-timer on the power play.
Hedman then gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead at 7:12 when he scored with a wrist shot high to the short side from the right face-off circle.
"I don't think we've lacked confidence, it's just we don't score against these guys for two straight games (also shut out 1-0 in first game Jan. 28)," Hedman said. "We had some great chances in the first, but we didn't bury it. I think a lot of credit goes to all the guys who stuck with it."

Fast scored on the power play with 45 seconds left in the second to tie it 2-2, again finishing a rebound at the right side of the net.
"I'm happy with where we're at," Brind'Amour said. "You've got to remember, we're playing one of the best, if not the best, teams in hockey. They're going to have their moments, there's just no way around it."
NOTES:The game was the second of four straight between the teams. … Tampa Bay had gone 178:19 without a goal against Carolina dating to last season. … Lightning center Alex Barré-Boulet played 12:11 in his NHL debut. … It was the first regulation loss at home for the Hurricanes (6-1-1). … Carolina rookie defenseman Jake Bean had the secondary assist on Fast's first goal and has five assists in his past five games.