The Tampa Bay Lightning will aim to complete a season sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes when they face off at the Lenovo Center on Tuesday night.
The Lightning have dominated the season series thus far, defeating the Hurricanes 4-1 in their season opener on October 11th and following that up with a 3-2 victory at AMALIE Arena on January 7th. Tampa Bay holds a 73-52-21 all-time record against Carolina, including a 6-3-2 record since the 2021-22 season.
Nikita Kucherov has been a key player for the Lightning against the Hurricanes, leading the team in scoring with 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in two games.
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Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel have also contributed with three assists each. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who started both previous games against Carolina, boasts a 2-0-0 record and a .942 save percentage in those matchups.
Upcoming Milestones:
- Victor Hedman needs one assist for his ninth 40-assist season, a franchise record.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy has matched several hockey greats with 8 seasons of 30 wins.
- Ryan McDonagh is close to number 9 all-time for blocked shots in the NHL.
- Several players are close to reaching milestones in points, assists, and games played.
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