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Lightning fall to the Hurricanes in a penalty riddled game to open the preseason 2-1

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Either the yips gripped the kids or the Hurricanes just stifled any real offensive threat, but the Lightning were rather lethargic offensively. The Lightning managed only four shots on goal and one real scoring chance. Second round pick Alexander Volkov’s goal was waved off for a crease violation after Vladislav Namestnikov threw a backhand on net. Carolina scored within the first five minutes when Justin Williams’ wrist shot from the bottom left faceoff circle rung off the crossbar and then bounced off Michael Leighton’s back into the net.

Other than Williams’s goal, Tampa Bay did a solid job limiting any dangerous shots towards Leighton.