Kucherov, Stamkos shine to lift Lightning

Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos each had two goals and an assist, and the Lightning beat the Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday to open a commanding lead in their second-round playoff series.

The defending Stanley Cup champions improved to 10-0 in games following a playoff loss over the past two postseasons. They lead the Hurricanes 3-1 in the best-of-seven series heading into Game 5 on Tuesday night at Carolina.

Each team scored four goals in the second, with the Lightning turning a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 lead. Stamkos and Kucherov scored on the power play and Tyler Johnson also beat Petr Mrazek in the final 5:22 of the period.

The Hurricanes had their highest scoring game of the series, but were 0 for 2 on the power play and struggled after going up 4-2.

■ Jonathan Marchessault and Max Pacioretty scored 45 seconds apart late in the third period to lift the Golden Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Avalanche in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series on Friday night . ... Carey Price made 30 saves for his eighth career playoff shutout and the Canadiens beat the Jets 1-0 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the second-round playoff series.

Hockey: Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals to help Canada beat the United States 4-2 on Saturday in the semifinals of hockey’s world championship. Mangiapane has seven goals and four assists in six games since joining Canada midway through the preliminary round.