Tampa Bay 2, Carolina 1
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, May 30, 2021
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees:
Jean Hebert, Chris Lee
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, David Brisebois
Attendance:
16299
By Field Level Media
Barclay Goodrow, in just his second appearance of this postseason, scored with 7:21 remaining to break a tie as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round series Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.
Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 37 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions.
This was the first postseason meeting between the franchises. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series comes Tuesday night in Raleigh.
Brayden Point opened the scoring with a second-period power-play goal for the Lightning.
Jake Bean scored on a power play early in the third period for the Hurricanes, who had won all three home games in the first round against the Nashville Predators.
Carolina goalie Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 28 shots.
The Lightning withstood a frantic span in the last minute when the Hurricanes pulled Nedeljkovic and a Tampa Bay player lost his stick.
Goodrow, a center who had been injured entering the postseason, converted on a short-side shot. Blake Coleman picked up an assist on the go-ahead goal.
Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov, who set a franchise record for a playoff series with 11 points in the first round, notched an assist on the game's first goal.
Vasilevskiy was aiming for a second consecutive shutout after blanking the Florida Panthers in the first-round, Game 6 clincher last week. Bean, a rookie defenseman, disrupted those plans with a goal just 1:41 into the third period near the end of a power play that began late in the second period.
Coach Jon Cooper was behind the bench for his 100th playoff game as the Lightning's coach (59-41).
More than 16,000 fans were on hand after PNC Arena capacity was raised based on a decision late last week.
Winger Cedric Paquette was in the Carolina lineup for the first time in the postseason after making his way back from an injury in the regular season.
Both teams were 4-3-1 across eight meetings in the regular season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Tampa Bay |
|
Carolina |
|
Barclay Goodrow 1 |
Points |
Jake Bean 1 |
|
Barclay Goodrow 1 |
Goals |
Jake Bean 1 |
|
Blake Coleman 1 |
Assists |
Jesper Fast 1 |
|
Brayden Point 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Jake Bean 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Andrei Vasilevskiy .974 |
Save Percentage |
Alex Nedeljkovic .933 |
|
Andrei Vasilevskiy 37 |
Saves |
Alex Nedeljkovic 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Tampa Bay
|
30 |
2 |
1-3 |
4-5 |
10 |
26 |
| Carolina
|
38 |
1 |
1-5 |
2-3 |
6 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Carolina will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .579 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Lightning have a W/L % of .639 after a win and .632 after a loss.
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