The Lightning led throughout and protected down the stretch, earning 3-0 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes at AMALIE Arena on Tuesday night.
Jonas Johansson shined, recording his second career shutout with 32 saves.
Tampa Bay continues their homestand with a matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Scoring Summary
1st Period
TBL 1, CAR 0
00:54 Brayden Point (1) – Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov – PPG
After an evenly split first period, Carolina got their second penalty of the night with 1:08 left in the period. Brayden Point redirected a shot from Victor Hedman at the right circle to get past Pyotr Kochetkov, opening the scoring with a power play goal.
2nd Period
TBL 2, CAR 0
2:09 Alex Barre-Boulet (1) – Darren Raddysh, Brayden Point
After a turnover, Alex Barre-Boulet cut down low with the puck. From the side of the net, Barre-Boulet passed the puck back through the crease to Hedman, who fired on goal. Barre-Boulet was there to redirect the shot pass, beating Kochetkov to extend the Bolts lead.
3rd Period
TBL 3, CAR 0
2:56 Nick Paul (1) – Brandon Hagel, Mikhail Sergachev
The Lightning were able to kill off key penalties throughout the third period that kept Carolina scoreless. After a big hit on Teuvo Teravainen by Calvin de Haan, Brandon Hagel got possession in the neutral zone and found Paul at the far wall. Paul's quick shot got past Kochetkov to lock in the win.
