The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in their season opener. Nikita Kucherov had a 3rd period natural hat trick and a 4-point night to lead the way. Victor Hedman had 3 assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for the win. The Syracuse Crunch won their season opener and on this date in Lightning history, a banner was raised to the rafters.

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