Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

24-15-2, 9-10-2 Away

Final

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

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

21-15-2, 12-6-1 Home

Brayden Point scores with 52 seconds to play to lift Lightning to 3-2 win over Hurricanes

— Brayden Point scored with 52 seconds to play and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a four-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.

Jan 8, 2025, 03:20 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Hurricanes	0	1	1	2
	Lightning	1	1	1	3

1st Period			CAR	TB
16:38		Brandon Hagel (18) Assists: Darren Raddysh (12)	0	1

2nd Period			CAR	TB
6:31		Andrei Svechnikov (13) Assists: Jordan Staal (13)	1	1
9:17		Nick Paul (10) (Power Play) Assists: Darren Raddysh (13), Conor Geekie (6)	1	2

3rd Period			CAR	TB
9:56		Jordan Staal (5) Assists: Brent Burns (10)	2	2
19:08		Brayden Point (24) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (39), Jake Guentzel (19)	2	3

Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by Brayden Point
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
Brent Burns shot blocked by Nick Perbix
Gage Goncalves hit Sean Walker
Mitchell Chaffee hit Jalen Chatfield
Nick Paul Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Nick Paul hit Juha Jaaska
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Conor Geekie hit Sean Walker
Conor Geekie hit Martin Necas
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot Wide Right
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Mitchell Chaffee hit Andrei Svechnikov
Michael Eyssimont Wrap-around saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jackson Blake
Takeaway by Darren Raddysh
Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Giveaway by Brayden Point
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jack Drury
Blocked Shot
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Martin Necas
Brandon Hagel Deflected saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Brandon Hagel Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (12)
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Darren Raddysh hit Juha Jaaska
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Erik Cernak hit Jack Roslovic
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Wide Left
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Jordan Staal shot blocked by Nick Perbix
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Luke Glendening hit Sebastian Aho
Luke Glendening hit Brent Burns
Luke Glendening Wrist Shot Wide Left
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Seth Jarvis shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Sean Walker shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
Ty Smith shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Left
Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Martin Necas
Brayden Point Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Nick Paul Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (13), Conor Geekie (6)
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot Wide Left
Conor Geekie hit Andrei Svechnikov
Jesperi Kotkaniemi shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
Zemgus Girgensons Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Luke Glendening Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Martinook
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
Nick Perbix Tip-In saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Zemgus Girgensons hit Jack Drury
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Right
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Nick Perbix Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Nikita Kucherov Hooking against Brent Burns
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
Martin Necas shot blocked by Victor Hedman
Michael Eyssimont Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Jack Drury
Nick Perbix Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Emil Lilleberg hit Jackson Blake
Brent Burns shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Emil Lilleberg hit Juha Jaaska
Brayden Point faceoff won against Martin Necas
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Martinook
Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Michael Eyssimont hit Andrei Svechnikov
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sebastian Aho
Erik Cernak hit Jackson Blake
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Brent Burns shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
Nick Perbix hit Eric Robinson
Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Seth Jarvis
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot Wide Right
Luke Glendening faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Brayden Point shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jack Drury
Ty Smith shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
Erik Cernak hit Jordan Staal
Seth Jarvis shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
Nick Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jordan Staal
Brayden Point Backhand saved by Pyotr Kochetkov
Brayden Point Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (39), Jake Guentzel (19)
Brandon Hagel hit Seth Jarvis
Anthony Cirelli Roughing against Sebastian Aho
Brandon Hagel Roughing against Sebastian Aho
Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jordan Staal hit Mitchell Chaffee
Martin Necas Snap Shot Wide Right
Martin Necas Slap Shot Wide Left
Ty Smith Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Icing
Jack Drury faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Jalen Chatfield hit Nick Paul
Juha Jaaska hit Michael Eyssimont
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Martinook faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Icing
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Brayden Point shot blocked by Brent Burns
Seth Jarvis hit Emil Lilleberg
Sean Walker hit Brandon Hagel
Brent Burns Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Hand Pass
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Seth Jarvis faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Jack Roslovic
Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
Icing
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Brayden Point
Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sean Walker Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Eric Robinson Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Nick Paul
Sean Walker Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Juha Jaaska
Jalen Chatfield Holding against Mitchell Chaffee
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Brayden Point
Seth Jarvis Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck in Netting
Jack Drury faceoff won against Brayden Point
Icing
Off-side
Martin Necas faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Icing
Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin
Jalen Chatfield hit Conor Geekie
Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jackson Blake Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Juha Jaaska Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Brayden Point
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Dmitry Orlov
Giveaway by Jalen Chatfield
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Off-side
Martin Necas faceoff won against Brayden Point
Giveaway by Martin Necas
Martin Necas Wrist Shot Wide Left
Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Sean Walker shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
Puck in Netting
Sebastian Aho hit Luke Glendening
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Sebastian Aho Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Sean Walker hit Emil Lilleberg
Sean Walker hit Zemgus Girgensons
Ty Smith Tripping against Zemgus Girgensons
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Puck in Netting
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Ty Smith Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Martinook faceoff won against Nick Paul
Sean Walker Wrist Shot Wide Right
Jordan Staal Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Andrei Svechnikov Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Jordan Staal (13)
Puck in Crowd
Martin Necas hit Darren Raddysh
Hand Pass
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Brent Burns Hooking against Brayden Point
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Goalie Stopped
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Sean Walker
Dmitry Orlov hit Conor Geekie
Martin Necas Snap Shot Wide Left
Dmitry Orlov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Icing
Jordan Martinook Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Svechnikov hit Nick Paul
Ty Smith Snap Shot Wide Left
Andrei Svechnikov Deflected saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Martin Necas Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Eric Robinson hit Erik Cernak
Jalen Chatfield hit Jake Guentzel
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Tip-In Wide Right
Jordan Martinook Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot Wide Left
Jordan Martinook Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Brent Burns Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Brent Burns
Icing
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Icing
Icing
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Brayden Point
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Jack Roslovic
Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Jack Roslovic
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Takeaway by Sean Walker
Juha Jaaska hit Zemgus Girgensons
Goalie Stopped
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Icing
Seth Jarvis Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Giveaway by Sebastian Aho
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Eric Robinson hit Michael Eyssimont
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Juha Jaaska Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Brayden Point
Puck in Netting
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Brent Burns Snap Shot Wide Right
Off-side
Andrei Svechnikov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dmitry Orlov hit Mitchell Chaffee
Andrei Svechnikov hit Nick Perbix
Jordan Staal hit Michael Eyssimont
Dmitry Orlov Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Jack Drury faceoff won against Luke Glendening
Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Juha Jaaska
Jack Drury hit Zemgus Girgensons
Off-side
Hand Pass
Dmitry Orlov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Icing
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Brayden Point
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov
Brayden Point shot blocked by Brent Burns
Puck in Netting
Sebastian Aho hit Luke Glendening
Dmitry Orlov hit Anthony Cirelli
Off-side
Jack Drury faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Sean Walker Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Ty Smith Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Netting
Puck in Crowd
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jordan Staal Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Brent Burns (10)
Giveaway by Sean Walker
Eric Robinson hit Nick Perbix
Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin
Puck in Benches
Jalen Chatfield Backhand Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin
Goalie Stopped
Jordan Staal hit Michael Eyssimont
Icing
Off-side
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Nick Paul
Jordan Staal Wrap-around saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Goalie Stopped
Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by Seth Jarvis
Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin
Jaccob Slavin Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Puck in Crowd
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
Sebastian Aho Tip-In Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Andrei Svechnikov
Puck in Netting
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Brent Burns
Giveaway by Martin Necas
Sebastian Aho Slashing against Anthony Cirelli
Sebastian Aho Roughing against Brandon Hagel

HURRICANES

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

Lightning
4
Hurricanes
1

Game 1

12/10

Hurricanes
-
Lightning
-

Game 2

13/10

Hurricanes
2
Lightning
3

Game 2

8/1

Lightning
1
Hurricanes
4

Game 3

11/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Brayden PointC - TB

Jordan StaalC - CAR

Brandon HagelLW - TB

Game Information

Brayden Point scores with 52 seconds to play to lift Lightning to 3-2 win over Hurricanes

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

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