Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Preseason

0-3-0, 0-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	1	0	4	5
Lightning TB	2	1	3	6

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

3-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Skyler Brind'AmourS. Brind'Amour#76
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Noel GunlerN. Gunler#38
Tyson JostT. Jost#43
Jesperi KotkaniemiJ. Kotkaniemi#82
Kevin LabancK. Labanc#61
Bradly NadeauB. Nadeau#29
Justin RobidasJ. Robidas#46
Josiah SlavinJ. Slavin#23
Givani SmithG. Smith#42
Ryan SuzukiR. Suzuki#16
Gleb TrikozovG. Trikozov#73
defensemen
Gavin BayreutherG. Bayreuther#25
Oliver KylingtonO. Kylington#58
Bryce MontgomeryB. Montgomery#72
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Joel NystromJ. Nystrom#64
Mike ReillyM. Reilly#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:09	4:01	1:00	10:08	6	5	54.5
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	15	10:44	0:00	0:46	9:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	16:31	5:07	2:22	9:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	5	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	21	22:05	8:16	0:04	13:45	0	2	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	17:43	5:10	0:39	11:54	11	8	57.9
0	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:41	7:20	2:08	8:13	1	2	33.3
1	1	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	20:40	7:53	0:00	12:47	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	20	15:43	4:35	1:30	9:38	4	6	40.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:40	0:00	1:07	12:33	0	1	0.0
1	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	7	0	0	17	15:22	2:30	0:00	12:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:51	4:17	0:00	9:34	6	6	50.0
1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	12	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:29	0:00	3:43	13:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	19	16:20	0:00	2:55	13:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:52	0:00	0:55	13:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	23	21:49	5:32	0:38	15:39	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	2	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	18:59	3:15	0:27	15:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	23	19:05	4:20	0:58	13:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Amir MiftakhovA. Miftakhov#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	6	22	.786	15	5	2	0	0	58:20	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Nick AbruzzeseN. Abruzzese#6
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#22
Dylan DukeD. Duke#53
Jack FinleyJ. Finley#62
Ethan GauthierE. Gauthier#89
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Dominic JamesD. James#17
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Wojciech StachowiakW. Stachowiak#19
Gabriel SzturcG. Szturc#96
defensemen
Maxwell CrozierM. Crozier#24
Maxim GroshevM. Groshev#52
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Emil LillebergE. Lilleberg#78
Simon LundmarkS. Lundmark#7
J.J. MoserJ.J. Moser#90

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:36	0:53	0:00	9:43	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	13:21	4:05	0:00	9:16	2	0	100.0
0	1	-2	1	3	1	2	6	1	0	1	18	13:01	0:27	2:45	9:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	14:51	0:00	5:10	9:41	12	10	54.5
0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	11:17	0:41	0:00	10:36	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	2	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	20	14:25	0:00	3:16	11:09	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	17	19:16	4:21	1:44	13:11	4	0	100.0
0	1	-2	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:32	0:00	4:37	10:55	3	8	27.3
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	17:34	4:20	0:00	13:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	16	16:24	3:55	0:05	12:24	4	5	44.4
2	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	12:16	0:28	1:49	9:59	5	4	55.6
0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	12:06	0:00	3:09	8:57	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	32	25:51	0:35	7:10	18:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	26	17:35	0:02	2:57	14:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	7:24	0:00	0:53	6:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	28	22:57	0:00	7:16	15:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:42	0:00	0:56	14:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	26:03	4:13	5:13	16:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Harrison MeneghinH. Meneghin#1
Jonas JohanssonJ. Johansson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
14	4	10	.714	7	3	0	0	0	19:49	0
17	1	16	.941	12	3	1	0	0	40:00	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.

		1	2	3	T
	Hurricanes	1	0	4	5
	Lightning	2	1	3	6

1st Period		CAR	TB
5:03	Zemgus Girgensons (1) Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (2), Wojciech Stachowiak (1)	0	1
11:30	Zemgus Girgensons (2) Assists: Victor Hedman (1)	0	2
14:46	Givani Smith (1) Assists: Kevin Labanc (3), Ryan Suzuki (1)	1	2

2nd Period			CAR	TB
19:05		Wojciech Stachowiak (1) (Power Play) Assists: Ethan Gauthier (1), Nick Abruzzese (1)	1	3

3rd Period		CAR	TB
2:55	Maxim Groshev (1) Assists: Dominic James (1), Dylan Duke (1)	1	4
3:25	Gleb Trikozov (1) Assists: Justin Robidas (1)	2	4
4:15	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2) Assists: Bradly Nadeau (1)	3	4
8:55	Wojciech Stachowiak (2) Assists: J.J. Moser (2), Simon Lundmark (1)	3	5
10:00	Noel Gunler (1) Assists: Joel Nystrom (1), Justin Robidas (2)	4	5
12:27	Oliver Bjorkstrand (1) (Power Play) Assists: Jake Guentzel (1), Nikita Kucherov (1)	4	6
19:48	Bradly Nadeau (1) Assists: Givani Smith (1), Joel Nystrom (2)	5	6

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

1:19

Bradly Nadeau tallies goal vs. Lightning

1:04

Oliver Bjorkstrand scores on the power play for Tampa Bay Lightning

0:41

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 27 September 2025

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 13,449

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Tyson Baker
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	27	14	3	57
NY Islanders	24	15	5	53
Philadelphia	22	12	8	52
Pittsburgh	21	12	9	51
Washington	22	16	6	50
New Jersey	22	20	2	46
NY Rangers	20	19	6	46
Columbus	18	18	7	43

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	25	13	6	56
Detroit	26	15	4	56
Tampa Bay	26	13	3	55
Buffalo	23	15	4	50
Toronto	21	15	7	49
Boston	23	19	2	48
Florida	22	18	3	47
Ottawa	20	18	5	45

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