Barclay Goodrow, in just his second appearance of the 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.
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Lightning take Game 1 from Hurricanes
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.