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Lightning strikes in electric 6-5 defeat of the Hurricanes

The Tampa Bay Lightning improved to 3-0 on the preseason Friday when they defeated the Hurricanes 6-5

Tampa Bay Lightning v Florida Panthers | Joel Auerbach/GettyImages

It was a night full of excitement as the Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice for the first time ever at the newly renamed Benchmark International Arena and Friday night’s matchup between the visiting Carolina Hurricanes and the home Tampa Bay Lightning featured 11 goals scored between the two teams as the offenses provided the spark that set off a thunderstorm inside the arena and provided easy entertainment for the fans in attendance.