Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

CAR

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

16-8-2, 8-4-1 Away

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

16-9-2, 8-6-0 Home

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
F. Andersen	5	7	2	0	3.15	.875
B. Bussi	7	1	0	1	2.11	.908
P. Kochetkov	4	0	0	1	1.70	.926

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	11	6	2	1	2.31	.917
J. Johansson	5	3	0	0	3.06	.892

Benchmark International Arena

Benchmark International Arena

12:00 AM, 21 December 2025

Tampa, FL

CAR

TB

Points

Sebastian AhoC #20

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Goals

Seth JarvisC #24

Brandon HagelLW #38

Assists

Sebastian AhoC #20

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Carolina Hurricanes

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
K'Andre Miller D	OUT	6 Dec
Jaccob Slavin D	IR	14 Dec
Pyotr Kochetkov G	OUT	7 Dec
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	IR	6 Dec

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Andrei Vasilevskiy G	Day-To-Day	6 Dec
Ryan McDonagh D	IR	6 Dec
Brayden Point C	IR	8 Dec
Erik Cernak D	IR	8 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CAR	3.31	2.85	33.2	24.5	210	10	13.2	15	80.3	3	0
TB	3.26	2.63	27.2	27.5	310	14	16.3	11	87.4	2	0

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/5/25	vsTOR	L5-1
11/30/25	vsCGY	W1-0 OT
11/28/25	vsWPG	W5-1
11/27/25	vsNYR	L4-2
11/23/25	@BUF	L4-1

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/5/25	vsPIT	L4-3
12/3/25	@NYI	L2-1
11/29/25	@NYR	W4-1
11/28/25	@DET	W6-3
11/27/25	vsCGY	W5-1

Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/20

Hurricanes
Lightning

Game 1

21/12

Lightning
Hurricanes

Game 2

27/2

Hurricanes
Lightning

Game 3

14/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	17	9	2	36
Carolina	16	8	2	34
Pittsburgh	14	7	5	33
Philadelphia	15	8	3	33
New Jersey	16	10	1	33
NY Islanders	15	10	3	33
NY Rangers	15	12	2	32
Columbus	13	9	5	31

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	9	2	34
Boston	16	13	0	32
Montreal	14	9	3	31
Detroit	14	11	3	31
Ottawa	13	10	4	30
Toronto	13	11	3	29
Florida	12	12	2	26
Buffalo	11	12	4	26

Lightning take on the Islanders following Hagel's 2-goal performance

Lightning take on the Islanders following Hagel's 2-goal performance

New York Islanders (15-10-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (16-9-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Predators visit the Hurricanes after shootout victory

Predators visit the Hurricanes after shootout victory

Nashville Predators (10-13-4, in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (16-8-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York and Colorado hit the ice for non-conference matchup

New York and Colorado hit the ice for non-conference matchup

Colorado Avalanche (19-2-6, in the Central Division) vs. New York Rangers (15-12-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

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