Di Giuseppe's overtime tally lifts Hurricanes over Lightning
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Phillip Di Giuseppe's first goal of the season gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 1-0 overtime victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday at PNC Arena.
With teammate Viktor Stalberg creating a distraction in front of the net, Di Giuseppe delivered a shot from the right side that beat Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop 1:29 into the extra period. The left winger was in only his fourth game since being recalled from the minor leagues.
Carolina goalie Cam Ward, who hadn't played in two of the team's previous four games, picked up the shutout with 30 saves as the Hurricanes extended their home-ice winning streak to six games.
Bishop, playing for the third time in four days, finished with 29 saves.
Carolina, which is the second-lowest scoring team in the Eastern Conference, won a 1-0 game for the second time in an 11-game span.
The outcome spoiled a solid outing from Tampa Bay, which won in 11 of its previous 14 visits to Raleigh.
During a stretch about midway through the third period, Bishop and Ward took turns with solid saves. Ward stopped Tampa Bay right winger Joel Vermin's scoring chance, but the Lightning ended up with a power play on the sequence.
Then Tampa Bay had a 5-on-3 advantage for 23 seconds with less than seven minutes to play and couldn't convert. That penalty kill for Carolina made the Lightning at 0-for-4 on power plays.
One of the best scoring chances through two periods came from Carolina left winger Jeff Skinner in the second period. He charged down the right side, but he couldn't squeeze the puck past Bishop.
The teams combined for 22 shots on goal in the first period, then it became a close-checking game. Tampa Bay was credited with 29 shots in regulation, one more than the Hurricanes.
Both teams played Saturday, with the Lightning coming off a night game at home that went into a shootout.
With Sunday's extra time, Tampa Bay played beyond regulation in consecutive games for the first time this season.
NOTES: Lightning LW Jonathan Droulin sat out with an undisclosed injury. He played in the previous nine games, including more than 13 minutes Saturday night against the Washington Capitals. ... Hurricanes C Jordan Staal missed a week, covering four games, since suffering a concussion a week ago against the Florida Panthers. ... Tampa Bay has a league-best power play at 24.2 percent. ... This was Carolina's lone home game during a seven-game stretch, with a three-game West Coast road swing beginning Wednesday night at Anaheim. ... Tampa Bay has a three-day layoff before its next game Thursday at home against Vancouver.