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 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| TB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
In net
Frederik Andersen17/19 SV, .895
Andrei Vasilevskiy31/34 SV, .912| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Hurricanes 4-2
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Hurricanes win the series 2-1. The Hurricanes outscored the Lightning 2-0 in the 1st period. Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Charle-Edouard D'Astous led the Lightning 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:28 | 0:45 | 1:40 | 18:03 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson BlakeRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:56 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 16:26 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William CarrierLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:13 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj EhlersLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 12:50 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor HallLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:17 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark JankowskiC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:53 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 8:48 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:14 | 0:45 | 0:36 | 14:53 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Jordan MartinookRW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 12:03 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric RobinsonLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:13 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 8:32 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan StaalC | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:35 | 0:32 | 1:44 | 11:19 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan StankovenC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:51 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 13:36 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei SvechnikovLW | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19:24 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 18:39 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen ChatfieldD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:10 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 20:22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre MillerD | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24:05 | 1:30 | 1:32 | 21:03 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander NikishinD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike ReillyD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 12:29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob SlavinD | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24:16 | 0:15 | 2:47 | 21:14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean WalkerD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:13 | 0:15 | 1:23 | 18:35 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik AndersenG | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .895 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 59:34 | 0 | 0 |
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