The Tampa Bay Lightning have taken a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Carolina Hurricanes after winning Game 4 on Saturday afternoon, 6-4.

The teams exploded for eight goals in a frantic second period. Carolina failed to find the back of the net in the third frame. Tampa Bay scored four straight goals to close out the contest.

Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos finished with two goals and one assist each. Andrei Vasilevskiy turned aside 21 of the 25 shots he faced, while Petr Mrazek allowed six goals on 26 shots.

Game 5 is slated for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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