The mighty Tampa Bay Lightning offense was no match for the Carolina Hurricanes in the second period of Sunday's contest, as the home side held the Bolts without a single shot on goal in the middle frame.

The Canes outshot the Lightning 17-0 in the second. It was the first time Carolina's held an opponent to no shots in a period since 2004, according to Hurricanes PR.

Conversely, it also marked the first time Tampa Bay failed to record a shot on goal in a single period since 2013, according to Bryan Burns of the team's website.

It was a dominant showing in the second for the Hurricanes, who recorded 85% of the period's shot attempts, 93% of the scoring chances, and 95% of expected goals at five-on-five, according to Natural Stat Trick.

Carolina outshot Tampa Bay 44-13 for the contest and recorded a 70-26 advantage in five-on-five attempts. The Hurricanes ultimately won the game 4-3 in overtime, marking the club's first 3-0 start since the 1995-96 season.

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Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice isn't turning back to No. 1 netminder Connor Hellebuyck for Sunday night's road game.

Backup goaltender Laurent Brossoit will make a second consecutive start when the Jets face the New York Islanders, Maurice confirmed after Sunday's morning skate.

Brossoit, 26, allowed four goals on 39 shots in a shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday.

"I just really liked his game," Maurice told reporters Sunday. "That gave us the chance to mount the comeback."

Hellebuyck gave up five markers on 31 shots in a 6-4 loss to the New York Rangers in Winnipeg's season opener on Thursday. He also struggled in the preseason, allowing 12 goals in three games for an .813 save percentage - the second-worst preseason rate in the NHL.

Winnipeg is in the midst of a season-opening, four-game road trip that concludes Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

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Evgeni Malkin left Saturday night's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets after an awkward collision along the boards in the second period.

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan said after the game that Malkin was being evaluated and that the team will have more information Sunday.

Injuries have hindered Malkin in the past, as he's played more than 70 games just once in the last seven seasons.

Nick Bjugstad also left the contest early and was being evaluated when Sullivan spoke to reporters postgame.

The Penguins came out on top 7-2, so there was no need to rush either player back into action.

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Toronto Maple Leafs winger Kasperi Kapanen submitted an early bid for the top brain cramp of the 2019-20 NHL season on Saturday night.

With his club leading 4-3 and on the penalty kill in the third period against the Montreal Canadiens, Kapanen threw his stick at Jeff Petry after it broke on a shot block.

Throwing your stick - broken or not - at the puck-carrier in the defensive zone results in an automatic penalty shot.

As the player fouled, Petry was then in line to take the freebie and he made no mistake, burying a quick wrist shot behind Michael Hutchinson.

Petry's goal completed the Canadiens' comeback after trailing 4-1, and they went on to win the contest 6-5 in a shootout, moving to 1-0-1 on the season.

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It's only Game 2 of the regular season, but an uninjured Loui Eriksson is reportedly being left out of the lineup.

The Vancouver Canucks forward will be a healthy scratch Saturday night against the Calgary Flames, according to TSN 1040's Jeff Paterson.

Adam Gaudette will draw in.

Eriksson, the Canucks' highest-paid forward, did not participate in line rushes at Saturday's morning skate, according to Sportsnet 650's Brendan Batchelor.

The 34-year-old played in Vancouver's season-opening loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday but skated only 13:12 while producing only one shot on goal.

Canucks head coach Travis Green also made him a healthy scratch for a game in March of last season. In May, Eriksson told a Swedish outlet that he and the bench boss "don't really get on 100 percent."

Eriksson inked a six-year, $36-million contract with the Canucks on July 1, 2016, coming off a 30-goal, 63-point season with the Boston Bruins. He's been a disappointment since, managing only 32 goals and 76 points in 197 games over three-plus campaigns with Vancouver.

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