Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes 6/1/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

PNC Arena will host Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second round matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. The lightning come into this game up 1-0 in the series after a 2-1 game one win. Brayden Point got the scoring going for the lightning in game one with a second period power play goal before Barclay Goodrow put the game away with a goal late in the third period.

The star of game one for the Lightning was goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevkiy. Vasilevskiy has a .974 save percentage in game 1, while saving 37 of the 38 shots on goal on the way to a road win for Tampa Bay.

The Carolina Hurricanes lost the home ice advantage as a result of the game one loss. Despite taking eight more shots in the game the Tampa Bay Carolina was only able to get one goal coming on a power play. Jesper Fast and Jordan Staal assisted on the only goal from Carolina early in the third period.

Alex Nedeljkovic saved 28 of the 30 shots on goal or a .933 save percentage. Nedeljkovic also stopped 2 out of three power play chances in the game for Tampa Bay.