Tampa Bay Lightning (37-22-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (38-22-4, in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Mark Jankowski's two-goal game against the Winnipeg Jets in the Hurricanes' 4-2 win.
Carolina has gone 25-7-1 in home games and 38-22-4 overall. The Hurricanes have an 18-8-1 record when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
Tampa Bay has a 14-14-2 record in road games and a 37-22-4 record overall. The Lightning have a 17-6-0 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.
The teams play Tuesday for the third time this season. The Lightning won 3-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seth Jarvis has 25 goals and 23 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has seven goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 28 goals and 63 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has scored six goals with eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 6-4-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Lightning: 8-2-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.5 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.
Lightning: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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