Hockey is back and the Lightning bolted into the 2025 season with a win in their first preseason game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Leg by Mitchell Chaffee and Emil Lilleberg, the Lightning defeated Carolina 2-1 to open their 2025 preseason slate.
Lilleberg, entering his third season with the Lightning, opened the scoring with a first period goal with less than a minute to go in the period. Mitchell Chaffee and Conor Geekie had the assist for Tampa Bay.
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After an assist to Lilleberg in the first period, Chaffee, also entering into his third season with the Lightning, scored the game’s second goal of the day on a power play just over six minutes into the second period.