<p>RALEIGH, N.C &mdash; Barclay Goodrow beat Alex Nedeljkovic for the go-ahead goal with 7:21 left and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Sunday night to open the second-round playoff series.</p>
<p>Goodrow put the Stanley Cup champion Lightning ahead for good when he headed left against Carolina defenseman Brady Skjei, then shot from a sharp angle on the left side. The puck skid underneath Nedeljkovic’s right pad as it lifted slightly off the ice.</p>
<p>That lead held, with the Lightning holding off Carolina’s final minute with the empty net and extra attacker in a desperate tying attempt.</p>
<p>Instead, the Lightning won a road series opener for the second straight round. The Lightning swept the first two games at Florida in that six-game first-round series.</p>
<p>Game 2 is Tuesday night in Raleigh.</p>
<p>Brayden Point added a second-period goal on the power play for Tampa Bay, while Andrei Vasilevskiy was sharp with 37 saves.</p>
<p>Jake Bean scored on a power play early in the third period for Carolina.</p>
<p>AVALANCHE 7, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1</p>
<p>DENVER &mdash; Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog each scored twice and well-rested Colorado beat Vegas in a skirmish-filled Game 1.</p>
<p>What began as Colorado putting on a passing clinic — racing out to a 5-0 lead — spiraled into one fight after another. There were a total of 74 penalty minutes, including four 10-minute misconduct calls and a match penalty on Vegas’ Ryan Reaves.</p>
<p>Young defenseman Cale Makar added a goal and three assists, and Brandon Saad and Mikko Rantanen also scored for the Avalanche, who had an extra burst after nearly a week off following a four-game sweep of St. Louis in round one. </p>
<p>Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves, allowing only William Karlsson’s goal.</p>
<p>Game 2 is Wednesday night in Denver.</p>