Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (18-13-3, in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -117, Hurricanes -104; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Tampa Bay Lightning after Sebastian Aho scored two goals in the Hurricanes' 4-3 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers.
Tampa Bay has an 18-13-3 record overall and an 8-9-0 record on its home ice. The Lightning have a 9-4-1 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Carolina has an 11-4-2 record on the road and a 22-9-3 record overall. The Hurricanes are 13-3-2 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikita Kucherov has scored 13 goals with 29 assists for the Lightning. Darren Raddysh has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.