Nikita Kucherov scored a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night's season opener for both teams.
Kucherov beat goaltender Frederick Andersen for the go-ahead power-play goal with a low slap shot on the glove side with 8:54 left in the third. The Lightning winger then iced the game with empty-net goals with 2:08 and 16 seconds left.Lightning: It was an extended stay for Tampa Bay, which left for Raleigh on Monday due to Hurricane Milton's push into Florida later in the week.
Carrier's assist came in his first game, but the Hurricanes didn't generate the same offense and shot volume that has been a characteristic of six straight playoff runs.Kucherov pushed the Lightning ahead for good, taking a feed from Hedman to blast a one-timer on the right side past Andersen just six seconds into the power play.The Hurricanes spent too much time in the penalty box for a tightly-contested game.
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