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Goodrow scores winner as Lightning win nail-biter first game against Hurricanes

The Tampa Bay Lightning kicked off their second round series against the division winning Carolina Hurricanes with a 2-1 road win in regulation. Brayden Point opened the scoring for the Lightning on the power play, while Barclay Goodrow scored the game-winning goal in the third period. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 37 of 38 shots for the win, coming up huge in all three periods, but especially in the first when the Lightning had to weather a fierce storm from the Hurricanes. On the Canes side, Jake Bean scored the team’s one and only goal on the power play.