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Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay top Carolina 2-1 for 2-0 series lead

Lightning Hurricanes Hockey
Posted at 10:42 PM, Jun 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-06-01 23:16:55-04

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli scored while Andrei Vasilevskiy was strong in net once again, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 for a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

Vasilevskiy finished with 31 saves. Andrei Svechnikov scored Carolina's only goal.

The Lightning won the first two games on the road to open their first-round series at Florida.

Now the reigning Stanley Cup champions are up 2-0 on the Central Division champions entering Game 3 at Tampa Bay.