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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 9:24 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:30 | 3:04 | 4:48 | 14:38 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 68.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack FinleyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:44 | 0:02 | 2:22 | 11:20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:18 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 9:49 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 | 0:06 | 3:37 | 12:30 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:19 | 5:26 | 3:32 | 10:21 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:26 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 12:23 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic JamesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:44 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 10:17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:25 | 5:30 | 0:00 | 13:55 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 0:32 | 2:32 | 9:46 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden PointC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 4:33 | 0:00 | 13:52 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan CarlileD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 12:50 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Maxwell CrozierD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 13:41 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | 0:57 | 0:39 | 15:06 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:34 | 0:09 | 4:27 | 14:58 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. MoserD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22:55 | 0:00 | 5:04 | 17:51 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:06 | 5:05 | 1:06 | 16:55 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .818 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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