With this nine-game stretch being a rough one, they’re not getting any easier. They need to win tonight no matter how they play. Carolina needs two points in this one if they’re going to get back to the win column and the team needs this result. We know this is going to be a rough game for Carolina, but the team has gone 0-3-1 in its last four and its lead at the top of the NHL’s Metropolitan Division standings is shrinking. Carolina’s roster did receive additions but they will not be active in the roster. Carolina’s addition will not be in the lineup tonight so it’s going to be the tried and trusted Hurricanes roster against this new-look Tampa Bay Lightning roster. They will need to set that benchmark against the best team in the NHL from the last two seasons as the Tampa Bay Lightning come to town with some big new additions added to the Lightning roster.Ĭarolina will get to see Brandon Hagel and Nick Paul in Tampa Bay jerseys tonight as the Lightning added these two before the NHL trade deadline yesterday. This is a game where Carolina will need to win if they want to show that they’re still one of the best teams in the NHL. These two teams have been incredibly close when they’ve clashed in the past. The only previous meeting between these two teams came back in November, Carolina won 2-1 in overtime as the Hurricanes had a couple of goals disallowed. When a first-round pick yields a player who helps win the Stanley Cup, it's a well-rewarded price. This is their second matchup this season. Tampa Bay, as we know, beat Montreal 4 games to 1 to earn their second consecutive championship.
It’s the first time the Canadiens have visited Tampa Bay since the Stanley Cup finals. This is the first of two games a week apart. Jose) to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Wendel Clark. The Tampa Bay Lightning are hosting the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday, December 28. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Īfter dropping their fourth game in a row, the Hurricanes will host the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champions as they receive a visit from the Tampa bay Lightning. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 04: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes attempts to shoot the puck past Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Save Streak event during the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills at T-Mobile Arena on February 04, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Goals For: 181 (8th of 31), Goals Against: 147 (6th of 31) SRS: 0.53 (7th of 31), SOS: -0.
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