Lightning battle back, then fall 4-2 to Hurricanes

Mar 14, 2026; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jake Guentzel (59) attempts to get the puck as Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jalen Chatfield (5) falls in front of goalkeeper Frederick Andersen (31) in the first period at Benchmark International Arena. Mandatory Credit: Morgan Tencza-Imagn ImagesWell. To their credit, the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t get down 3-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes as they had in their previous two meetings. Instead, they were down 2-0. Just as they did in the other two games, the Lightning battled back to tie the game, unfortunately, it was Jordan Martinhook’s shot from a bad angle in the third period that glanced off of Victor Hedman and past Andrei Vasilevskiy that proved to be the difference as Carolina went on to win 4-2.

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