Hurricanes and Lightning hit the ice in Eastern Conference action

Tampa Bay Lightning (9-6-5, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (11-7, third in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -167, Lightning +138

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning square off in Eastern Conference action.

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Carolina has an 11-7 record overall and a 6-1-0 record in home games. The Hurricanes rank 10th in the league with 61 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).

Tampa Bay is 9-6-5 overall and 3-4-2 in road games. The Lightning have gone 2-0-5 in games decided by a goal.

The matchup Friday is the third time these teams meet this season. The Hurricanes won 4-0 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has five goals and 11 assists for the Hurricanes. Teuvo Teravainen has scored six goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.

Nikita Kucherov has 13 goals and 16 assists for the Lightning. Brayden Point has scored six goals with eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 7-3-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

Lightning: 5-3-2, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.5 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting), Antti Raanta: day to day (undisclosed).

Lightning: Conor Sheary: out (upper-body), Andrei Vasilevskiy: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.