Hurricanes hold off Lightning, end skid at four

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes got their first win in five games, 3-2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena on Tuesday.

Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo each scored a power-play goal in the second period, and Seth Jarvis had two assists for the Hurricanes (42-15-6). Frederik Andersen made 27 saves.
"Four out of the last five games looked the exact same, [but] we just didn't get the result," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "We were able to cash in on the power play, which we hadn't been doing the past few games."
Nicholas Paul scored in his debut for the Lightning (39-17-6), who have lost two straight and five of seven. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 38 saves.
"The penalties hurt us and we spent too much time in our zone," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "If you're going to spend time in your zone, it's tough to score."
Necas gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 6:56 of the second period with a wrist shot from the top of the right face-off circle.
"If you [see] a clear shot, you take a look at the goalie," Necas said. "Sometimes I feel like it's even better if you shoot as quick as you can because the goalie can't read you as well."

Paul tied it 1-1 at 9:39 on the rush with a redirection of a Ross Colton pass. Paul, a forward, was acquired from the Ottawa Senators on Sunday for forward Mathieu Joseph and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.
"In the first, I was thinking a little too much, but as the game went on I started feeling it out and getting more chemistry with the guys." Paul said. "Putting one in the back of the net was great. Good first start, but I have to build off that."
DeAngelo put Carolina ahead 2-1 at 13:55 with a shot from the left point that hit the stick of Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev. The Hurricanes were 2-for-4 on the power play after going 0-for-15 in the previous six games.
"[The power play] hasn't been bad," DeAngelo said. "We've been moving it around. We've had a million of those chances the past 15 or 16 power plays. … When you're playing a team like Tampa, those need to go in, and they did tonight."
The Lightning were outshot 20-9 in the second period after outshooting the Hurricanes 10-7 in the first.
"We played well in the first. We've just got to translate that to the whole game now," Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos said. "They had a better second period than we did. We got on our heels a little bit and just couldn't recover."

Sebastian Aho pushed the lead to 3-1 at 8:07 of the third period. Vasilevskiy stopped a shot by Jarvis, but Aho kicked the puck from his skate to his stick and tucked it in at the right post.
Alex Killorn cut it to 3-2 with 1:00 remaining when he deflected Victor Hedman's point shot in the slot.
NOTES: It was the first of a four-game road trip for the Lightning. … Tampa Bay center Brayden Point won 11 of 12 face-offs. ... Paul was plus-1 with three hits in 9:54 of ice time. … Hedman has scored five points (three goals, two assists) during a four-game point streak. ... All 18 Carolina skaters had at least one shot on goal, led by Teuvo Teravainen with five. … The Hurricanes are 27-1-2 when leading after the second period. … Carolina forward Max Domi, acquired Monday from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a three-team trade involving the Florida Panthers, did not dress.