In Raleigh, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Barclay Goodrow potted the tie-breaking and game-winning goal in the third period on Sunday to give the Lighting a 1-0 series lead with a 2-1 win over the Hurricanes. 
“[Blake Coleman] made a good play on the boards to win that battle,” Goodrow said. “The puck came to me and I saw [Yanni Gourde] drive the net, so I was really looking to get the puck on net and create a rebound for him. It just found a way to get in.”
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 37 saves to get the win.
“We were fine. We just made some mental errors,” Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Our execution can be better on some things. It was a pretty good game for us. It’s a tough way to end it, but I thought we were OK.”
Brayden Point gave the Bolts a 1-0 lead in the middle frame.
“He’s (Vasilevskiy) the best in the League, the best in the world,” Brind’Amour said. “We knew that coming in. We’ve just got to figure out ways to make it harder on him. It’s pretty much exactly what we thought as far as his performance. Now we’ve got to just keep trying.”
Game 2 is set for Tuesday back in Raleigh.
“He (Goodrow) usually doesn’t get his accolades from getting game-winning goals,” Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said. “He’s usually the guy stopping game-tying goals from happening. So you’re really happy for guys that are team-first players and have an opportunity to bask a little bit in the limelight.”
Jake Bean scored the Canes’ only goal to tie the game, 1-1 early in the third .
“It’s nice to see that go in,” Bean said. “I think we have another level, and I think all the guys in the room agree with that. We knew this wasn’t going to come off without any adversity.”
Carolina was scoreless in five power play chances.
Alex Nedeljkovic made 28 saves in the loss.
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