Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams Friday night in ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night’s season opener for both teams. Kucherov beat ...

Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-2 ... The Lightning won the previous matchup 4-1. Nikita Kucherov scored three goals in the victory. TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 23 goals and 22 assists for ...

Point took a centering pass in the low slot from Nikita Kucherov along the right-side boards and beat Hurricanes goalie ... had a goal and an assist for Carolina (24-15-2), which is 3-2-1 in ...

Entering the final minute of Tuesday night’s game against Carolina ... when Point slipped between two Hurricanes defenders into the slot, where Nikita Kucherov found him in the final minute ...

Off a fine feed from Nikita Kucherov, Point caught the puck slashing ... assists as the Lightning recorded their second win over Carolina to win the season series. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy ...

The New York Rangers play their final home game of the 2024 calendar year, a matinee against the Carolina Hurricanes ... and Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov (93). With his latest multi-point game ...

Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal scored for Carolina. Pytor Kochetkov finished with 31 saves. Nikita Kucherov found Point ... Kochetkov on the winning goal. Hurricanes: Defenseman Brent Burns ...

Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal scored for Carolina. Pytor Kochetkov finished with 31 saves. Nikita Kucherov found Point ... Kochetkov on the winning goal. Hurricanes: Defenseman Brent Burns ...