Meshing Rantanen and Hall into the structure of Carolina's system offers the possibility of the Hurricanes elevating their play.

Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-2 ... The Lightning won the previous matchup 4-1. Nikita Kucherov scored three goals in the victory. TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point has 23 goals and 22 assists for ...

The first time these two teams met, which was also the season-opener, the Lightning left Carolina with a 4-1 win. Nikita Kucherov tallied a third-period hat trick to push his team across the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized for a dirty play on Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen last night. This season, the battle for playoff spots in the ...

Entering the final minute of Tuesday night’s game against Carolina ... when Point slipped between two Hurricanes defenders into the slot, where Nikita Kucherov found him in the final minute ...

Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal scored for Carolina. Pytor Kochetkov finished with 31 saves. Nikita Kucherov found Point ... Kochetkov on the winning goal. Hurricanes: Defenseman Brent Burns ...

CHICAGO — Nikita ... Kucherov's pass from the right corner to tie the score with 3.3 seconds left in regulation. During the game, the Blackhawks sent forward Taylor Hall to Carolina in a three ...

Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 CHICAGO -- Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had ...

Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal scored for Carolina. Pytor Kochetkov finished with 31 saves. Nikita Kucherov found Point ... Kochetkov on the winning goal. Hurricanes: Defenseman Brent Burns ...