Traded to Carolina by the Nashville Predators, veteran forward Mark Jankowski made an immediate splash with two goals in win in his first game with the Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes have shown off their new roster pieces. Now, it's a matter of seeing how their recently acquired newcomers blend in over time. The Hurricanes will begin to get a better sense of the bigger picture Tuesday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit Raleigh,

The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Carolina scored the game’s first goal while shorthanded in the first period when forward Seth Jarvis’ shot on the rush made it 1-0 Hurricanes 4:29 into the game.

Seth Jarvis began the scoring with a short-handed goal and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.

For the final time of the regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes took on the Tampa Bay Lightning, this time at the Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes were looking for their fifth straight win, and the Lightning looking to complete the regular season sweep.