Hurricanes Triumph Over Lightning in 4-0 Victory

Key performances by Aho, Burns, and Kochetkov, who achieves fifth career shutout, lead to decisive win; Lightning struggle without Kucherov

Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns each contributed a goal and an assist, while Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots for his fifth career shutout, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Teuvo Teravainen and Stefan Noesen also scored for the Hurricanes, who have now won six out of their last eight games.
The Lightning played without forward Nikita Kucherov due to illness, which seemed to impact their offensive performance significantly.
Jaccob Slavin's second-period assist for the Hurricanes marked his 197th career assist, setting a new franchise record for defensemen.
Despite a 5-2 loss to Florida the previous night, the Hurricanes managed to rebound and control the game against the Lightning, demonstrating a strong team performance.