Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+
On the ice
CAR shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| TB | 6 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
In net
Pyotr Kochetkov23/28 SV, .821
Andrei Vasilevskiy18/22 SV, .818| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| TB | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Who won: Lightning 6-4
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 1-0. The Lightning outscored the Hurricanes 3-0 in the 2nd period. Jake Guentzel led the Lightning in goals (2). Eric Robinson led the Hurricanes in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian AhoC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 21:19 | 5:18 | 3:31 | 12:30 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson BlakeRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 19:25 | 5:28 | 0:10 | 13:47 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William CarrierLW | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:50 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 9:22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj EhlersLW | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 19:36 | 5:19 | 0:00 | 14:17 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor HallLW | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:52 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 12:44 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark JankowskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:55 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 9:14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jesperi KotkaniemiC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 8:21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bradly NadeauLW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 13:06 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 10:21 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric RobinsonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:00 | 3:27 | 10:23 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan StaalC | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:08 | 1:13 | 2:43 | 11:12 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan StankovenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:22 | 3:06 | 0:00 | 13:16 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei SvechnikovLW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:12 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 12:54 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen ChatfieldD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:59 | 0:12 | 2:49 | 16:58 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne GostisbehereD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:11 | 4:58 | 0:20 | 12:53 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre MillerD | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:28 | 0:20 | 3:18 | 17:50 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander NikishinD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:45 | 3:15 | 3:03 | 13:27 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike ReillyD | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 13:34 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean WalkerD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:05 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 15:46 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr KochetkovG | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .821 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 59:06 | 0 | 0 |
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