Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

22-10-3, 11-5-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	3	0	1	4
Lightning TB	0	3	3	6

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

19-13-3, 9-9-0 Home

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Jesperi KotkaniemiJ. Kotkaniemi#82
Bradly NadeauB. Nadeau#29
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere#4
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Mike ReillyM. Reilly#6
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	23	21:19	5:18	3:31	12:30	3	6	33.3
1	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:25	5:28	0:10	13:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	15	9:50	0:00	0:28	9:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	19:36	5:19	0:00	14:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:52	3:08	0:00	12:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	18	10:55	0:00	1:41	9:14	6	5	54.5
0	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	15	10:06	1:45	0:00	8:21	0	2	0.0
1	0	-2	4	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	17	13:06	2:45	0:00	10:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	13:50	0:00	3:27	10:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	21	15:08	1:13	2:43	11:12	7	11	38.9
0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:22	3:06	0:00	13:16	6	6	50.0
1	0	-1	2	3	0	2	4	2	1	2	21	18:12	5:18	0:00	12:54	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	19:59	0:12	2:49	16:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:11	4:58	0:20	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	22	21:28	0:20	3:18	17:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	22	19:45	3:15	3:03	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	19	13:45	0:00	0:11	13:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	18:05	0:00	2:19	15:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Pyotr KochetkovP. Kochetkov#52

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	5	23	.821	20	2	1	0	0	59:06	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Jack FinleyJ. Finley#62
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Yanni GourdeY. Gourde#37
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Dominic JamesD. James#17
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
defensemen
Declan CarlileD. Carlile#67
Maxwell CrozierM. Crozier#24
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Ryan McDonaghR. McDonagh#27
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:01	3:37	0:00	9:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	29	22:30	3:04	4:48	14:38	13	6	68.4
1	0	2	2	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	13	8:19	0:00	0:00	8:19	2	4	33.3
0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	20	13:44	0:02	2:22	11:20	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	12	10:18	0:29	0:00	9:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	16:13	0:06	3:37	12:30	2	2	50.0
2	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	19:19	5:26	3:32	10:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:26	0:03	0:00	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:44	0:27	0:00	10:17	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	21	19:25	5:30	0:00	13:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	4	2	1	2	1	0	0	17	12:50	0:32	2:32	9:46	10	5	66.7
1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:25	4:33	0:00	13:52	2	4	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	17	15:22	0:00	2:32	12:50	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	16:42	0:00	3:01	13:41	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	20	16:42	0:57	0:39	15:06	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	19:34	0:09	4:27	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	0	3	0	0	3	0	1	22	22:55	0:00	5:04	17:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	3	19	23:06	5:05	1:06	16:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	14	2	2	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Hurricanes	3	0	1	4
	Lightning	0	3	3	6

1st Period		CAR
2:42	Eric Robinson (7) Assists: Jordan Staal (5)	1
4:00	Jackson Blake (10) (Power Play) Assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (16), Shayne Gostisbehere (23)	2
12:27	Bradly Nadeau (2) (Power Play) Assists: Logan Stankoven (10)	3

2nd Period		CAR	TB
0:30	Gage Goncalves (3) Assists: Dominic James (4), Maxwell Crozier (5)	3	1
1:20	Brayden Point (6) Assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (7), Nikita Kucherov (30)	3	2
16:36	Jack Finley (2) Assists: Dominic James (5), Yanni Gourde (7)	3	3

3rd Period		CAR	TB
2:47	Andrei Svechnikov (8) Assists: Mark Jankowski (4), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4)	4	3
3:13	Ryan McDonagh (4) Assists: Pontus Holmberg (6), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (8)	4	4
6:38	Jake Guentzel (16) Assists: J.J. Moser (9), Nick Paul (5)	4	5
19:33	Jake Guentzel (17) (Empty Net) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (4)	4	6

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Hurricanes
4
Lightning
6

Game 1

12/20

Lightning
Hurricanes

Game 2

2/26

Hurricanes
Lightning

Game 3

3/14

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Justin Kea
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	10	3	47
Washington	19	12	4	42
NY Islanders	19	13	4	42
Philadelphia	17	10	7	41
New Jersey	20	14	1	41
NY Rangers	18	15	4	40
Pittsburgh	14	11	9	37
Columbus	14	15	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	4	42
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	15	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	17	13	4	38
Buffalo	16	14	4	36
Toronto	15	14	5	35

Backlund scores 2 as Flames beat Golden Knights 6-3

— Mikael Backlund scored two goals and the Calgary Flames beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Saturday night.

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

— Pavel Mintyukov slid a shot from the slot past Elvis Merzlikins with 3:29 left and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night.

Lindgren, Stephenson help Kraken beat Sharks 4-2 to snap four-game skid

— Ryan Lindgren had the tiebreaking goal early in the third period for his first score with Seattle, and the Kraken beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Backlund scores 2 as Flames beat Golden Knights 6-3

Pavel Mintyukov scores with 3:29 left to lift Ducks past Blue Jackets, 4-3

Lindgren, Stephenson help Kraken beat Sharks 4-2 to snap four-game skid