Tuesday evening, in overtime, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-3, and extended their winning streak to three games. Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman, Brayden Point, and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning. Nino Niederreiter, Seth Jarvis, and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 16 of 19 shots, while Antti Raanta stopped 28 of 32.
On the one hand, this was a frustrating game for the Lightning, while on the other, a reinforcing moment for this season's team. This was a game the Lightning out-attempted (39-31, outshot (32-19), generated more scoring chances (23-20), generated more high danger chances (12-7), and generated a better expected goals percentage (55%) than their opponent.