• HOME
  • NHL Teams
    • North Division
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • East Division
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Central Division
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • Dallas Stars
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Nashville Predators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
    • West Division
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • Minnesota Wild
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle Kraken
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • Headlines
  • NHL Rumors
  • NHL Prospects
  • World Juniors
  • Archives
  • Podcast Network
  • More…
    • CHL
      • Ontario Hockey League
      • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
      • Western Hockey League
    • Columns
    • Women’s Hockey
    • Other Leagues
    • NHL Entry Draft
    • Books
    • NHL History
  • Log in
The Hockey Writers
  • Site Index
  • NHL Salary Caps
  • Hockey 101: A Beginner’s Guide
  • Join Our Team
  • Free Newsletter
  • Store
  • Log in
The Hockey Writers
  • HOME
  • NHL Teams
    • North Division
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • East Division
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Central Division
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • Dallas Stars
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Nashville Predators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
    • West Division
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Arizona Coyotes
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • Minnesota Wild
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle Kraken
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • Headlines
  • NHL Rumors
  • NHL Prospects
  • World Juniors
  • Archives
  • Podcast Network
  • More…
    • CHL
      • Ontario Hockey League
      • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
      • Western Hockey League
    • Columns
    • Women’s Hockey
    • Other Leagues
    • NHL Entry Draft
    • Books
    • NHL History
Home
Tampa Bay Lightning

A Pair of First-Career NHL Goals Lead Lightning Past ‘Canes

By Matt Metcalf March 17th, 2013

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp
Tyler Johnson scored his first NHL goal in a 4-1 win against Carolina Saturday night.

Tyler Johnson scored his first NHL goal in a 4-1 win against Carolina Saturday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning (12-15-1)  beat the Southeast Division rival Carolina Hurricanes (15-11-1) 4-1 in their most complete game in a while, snapping a five-game home losing streak at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Saturday night. Prior to the win, Tampa Bay had only won two of their previous ten games.

Tyler Johnson (1st) and Ondrej Palat (1st) each tallied their first-career NHL goals in the 4-1 win against Carolina. The Lightning also got a breakaway goal from Nate Thompson (6th) and a third period goal from Teddy Purcell (5th), who put the game out of reach.

Lightning goaltender Mathieu Garon was solid throughout, stopping 21 of the 22 shots that he faced in the game for his third win of the season.

Just shy of 11 minutes into the first period, the Lightning were able to get on the board. Shortly after the Hurricanes killed off a minor penalty, Johnson (1st) found himself all alone in front of the net after a nice pass from fellow rookie Alex Killorn and sniped a wrist shot over the glove-hand of Justin Peters for his first NHL goal, giving the Lightning a 1-0 lead.

The Lightning played a solid first period, limiting Carolina’s scoring chances and making the most of their own. Tampa Bay held a 10-8 advantage in shots in the opening frame.

Tampa Bay upped their lead at 6:35 of the second period, when Johnson won a puck battle in the corner and passed the puck out to Sami Salo, who unleashed a rocket of a slap shot that deflected off of the skate of Palat (1st) and past Peters for his first career NHL goal as well, making it a 2-0 game. The Lightning had no intentions of stopping there. At 12:55, the Lightning increased their lead to 3-0 when B.J. Crombeen made a great neutral zone pass to Thompson (6th), who skated in on a breakaway and flipped a shot over the shoulder of Peters.

The Lightning didn’t give the Hurricanes a glimpse of hope in the third period, as Purcell (5th) backhanded a shot that beat Peters just under four minutes into the period, giving the Lightning a 4-0 lead. On the goal, Martin St. Louis notched his 30th assist of the season.

Carolina answered back with a goal less than three minutes later when Eric Staal released the only shot of the game that beat Garon, cutting the Carolina deficit to 4-1. After surrendering the goal, the Lightning played solid at both ends of the ice to secure their victory.

Follow me on Twitter: @Matt_Metcalf

 

  • Tags
  • Tyler Johnson
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp

Get theScore App Now!
Recent Posts
Jan 24th 3:25 PM
Montreal Canadiens

3 Takeaways From Canadiens’ 5-2 Win Over Canucks

Jan 24th 3:15 PM
Montreal Canadiens

Prospects News & Rumors: Michigan, Gushchin & Gordin

Jan 24th 3:05 PM
New York Rangers

Rangers News & Rumors: Chytil, Dubois Traded, Lafreniere & More

Jan 24th 2:55 PM
Buffalo Sabres

Sabres Getting the Best of Curtis Lazar

Jan 24th 2:05 PM
New Jersey Devils

Devils Are in Good Hands With Jack Hughes

Jan 24th 1:35 PM
San Jose Sharks

Sharks Seeing Offense From Erik Karlsson But Defense Is Lacking

Jan 24th 1:10 PM
Women's Hockey

NWHL Goalies Steal the Show on Day 1 of 2021 Season

Jan 24th 12:35 PM
Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Canadiens, Jets, Dubois, More

Jan 24th 11:15 AM
Toronto Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs’ Frederik Andersen: Slowly But Surely Finding His Game

Jan 24th 11:00 AM
Archives

Canucks Have an Eye for the Swedes

Editor’s Picks
2021 NHL Draft Rankings: Baracchini's Top 75 Rankings

2021 NHL Draft Rankings: Baracchini's Top 75 Rankings

Wayne Gretzky Almost Joined the Detroit Red Wings

Wayne Gretzky Almost Joined the Detroit Red Wings

Masthead

Newsletters

RSS Feeds

Privacy Statement

Contact Us

About THW…

Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix.

© The Hockey Writers 2020. All rights reserved.
logo
  • HOME
  • Hockey Headlines
  • NHL Rumors
  • North Division
    • Calgary Flames
    • Edmonton Oilers
    • Montreal Canadiens
    • Ottawa Senators
    • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Vancouver Canucks
    • Winnipeg Jets
  • East Division
    • Boston Bruins
    • Buffalo Sabres
    • New Jersey Devils
    • New York Islanders
    • New York Rangers
    • Philadelphia Flyers
    • Pittsburgh Penguins
    • Washington Capitals
  • Central Division
    • Carolina Hurricanes
    • Chicago Blackhawks
    • Columbus Blue Jackets
    • Dallas Stars
    • Detroit Red Wings
    • Florida Panthers
    • Nashville Predators
    • Tampa Bay Lightning
  • West Division
    • Anaheim Ducks
    • Arizona Coyotes
    • Colorado Avalanche
    • Los Angeles Kings
    • Minnesota Wild
    • San Jose Sharks
    • Seattle Kraken
    • St Louis Blues
    • Vegas Golden Knights
  • World Juniors
  • CHL
    • Ontario Hockey League
    • Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
    • Western Hockey League
  • THW Podcast Network
  • Store
  • FREE Newsletter
  • Search THW
  • More…
    • Join Our Team
    • The THW Archives
    • Prospects
    • The Goalie Page
    • NHL Salary Cap Information