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Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Carolina Hurricanes
Hurricanes
CAR
20-25-2
, 7-15-1 Away
3
20-25-2
, 7-15-1 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Hurricanes
CAR
0
0
3
3
Lightning
TB
1
1
0
2
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
TB
9-33-1
, 7-12-1 Home
2
9-33-1
, 7-12-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
CAR
TB
Shots
35
30
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
2
6
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
8:30 AM, 29 January 1998
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 10,815
Referees:
Blaine Angus
Linesmen:
Mark Pare
Ray Scapinello
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
CAR leads 2-1
Hurricanes
2
Lightning
4
Game 1
2/10
Lightning
0
Hurricanes
2
Game 2
29/11
Hurricanes
3
Lightning
2
Game 3
29/1
Lightning
3
Hurricanes
3
Game 4
5/2
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