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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: game summary

Final · September 26, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Carolina Hurricanes logoCarolina Hurricanes5
Tampa Bay Lightning logoTampa Bay Lightning6

Shots on goal : CAR 31 — TBL 28 · Benchmark International Arena

Three stars

Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR

Game stats

TBL Tampa Bay Lightning logo
31Shots on goal28
48 %Faceoff win %52 %
0/7Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes14
24Hits24
19Blocked shots7
5Giveaways9
2Takeaways1

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
CAR6111431
TBL1110728

Season series CAR 2 – 1 TBL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Carolina Hurricanes logoCAR 5 / 31 / 536 / 28 / 41 TBLTampa Bay Lightning logo →
Missed shot — Victor Hedman (TBL), P1 02:51 · snapMissed shot — Gabriel Szturc (TBL), P1 07:04 · tip-inMissed shot — Justin Robidas (CAR), P1 08:07 · tip-inMissed shot — Givani Smith (CAR), P1 16:42 · wristMissed shot — Bryce Montgomery (CAR), P1 17:04 · wristMissed shot — Emil Lilleberg (TBL), P1 18:48 · snapMissed shot — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P1 19:19 · wristMissed shot — Alexander Nikishin (CAR), P2 00:47 · wristMissed shot — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P2 00:56 · wristMissed shot — Skyler Brind'Amour (CAR), P2 01:29 · snapMissed shot — Noel Gunler (CAR), P2 03:14 · wristMissed shot — Justin Robidas (CAR), P2 03:57 · wristMissed shot — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P2 05:04 · wristMissed shot — Givani Smith (CAR), P2 05:21 · wrap-aroundMissed shot — Dylan Duke (TBL), P2 05:33 · snapMissed shot — Nick Abruzzese (TBL), P2 07:13 · wristMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P2 08:41 · tip-inMissed shot — Brayden Point (TBL), P2 08:44 · snapMissed shot — Tyson Jost (CAR), P2 11:26 · snapMissed shot — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P2 13:45 · wristMissed shot — Ethan Gauthier (TBL), P2 19:02 · snapMissed shot — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P3 00:29 · snapMissed shot — Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR), P3 03:43 · wristMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P3 04:05 · tip-inMissed shot — J.J. Moser (TBL), P3 05:27 · snapMissed shot — Ethan Gauthier (TBL), P3 06:02 · snapMissed shot — Dylan Duke (TBL), P3 10:27 · snapMissed shot — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P3 12:51 · wristMissed shot — Givani Smith (CAR), P3 13:09 · wristMissed shot — Kevin Labanc (CAR), P3 13:12 · wristMissed shot — Mike Reilly (CAR), P3 17:43 · slapMissed shot — Dylan Duke (TBL), P3 17:58 · backhandMissed shot — Noel Gunler (CAR), P3 18:20 · slapMissed shot — Tyson Jost (CAR), P3 18:54 · snapMissed shot — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P3 19:44 · slapShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P1 00:23 · snapShot on goal — Kevin Labanc (CAR), P1 01:03 · snapShot on goal — Tyson Jost (CAR), P1 03:37 · wristShot on goal — Maxim Groshev (TBL), P1 07:47 · snapShot on goal — Tyson Jost (CAR), P1 10:13 · wristShot on goal — Gabriel Szturc (TBL), P1 12:48 · backhandShot on goal — Simon Lundmark (TBL), P1 13:44 · wristShot on goal — Victor Hedman (TBL), P1 14:16 · backhandShot on goal — Skyler Brind'Amour (CAR), P1 15:06 · snapShot on goal — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P1 15:14 · backhandShot on goal — Gabriel Szturc (TBL), P1 15:55 · snapShot on goal — Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL), P1 18:42 · snapShot on goal — Max Crozier (TBL), P1 18:52 · snapShot on goal — Maxim Groshev (TBL), P1 18:58 · snapShot on goal — Mike Reilly (CAR), P2 01:39 · wristShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P2 02:13 · snapShot on goal — Kevin Labanc (CAR), P2 02:22 · slapShot on goal — Ryan Suzuki (CAR), P2 02:57 · wristShot on goal — Tyson Jost (CAR), P2 04:59 · wristShot on goal — Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR), P2 05:03 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Ryan Suzuki (CAR), P2 05:22 · snapShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P2 08:13 · snapShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P2 08:31 · snapShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P2 08:32 · snapShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P2 09:08 · snapShot on goal — Skyler Brind'Amour (CAR), P2 10:47 · tip-inShot on goal — Skyler Brind'Amour (CAR), P2 10:48 · wristShot on goal — Kevin Labanc (CAR), P2 13:07 · wristShot on goal — Maxim Groshev (TBL), P2 14:19 · snapShot on goal — Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL), P2 15:32 · snapShot on goal — Skyler Brind'Amour (CAR), P2 17:40 · wristShot on goal — Wojciech Stachowiak (TBL), P2 19:04 · snapShot on goal — Max Crozier (TBL), P2 19:47 · snapShot on goal — Skyler Brind'Amour (CAR), P2 19:57 · backhandShot on goal — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P3 00:40 · slapShot on goal — Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR), P3 00:42 · backhandShot on goal — Dylan Duke (TBL), P3 02:53 · snapShot on goal — Alexander Nikishin (CAR), P3 03:36 · slapShot on goal — Kevin Labanc (CAR), P3 04:30 · backhandShot on goal — Max Crozier (TBL), P3 07:32 · snapShot on goal — Nick Abruzzese (TBL), P3 08:40 · snapShot on goal — Gleb Trikozov (CAR), P3 10:13 · slapShot on goal — Joel Nystrom (CAR), P3 13:08 · snapShot on goal — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P3 14:11 · pokeShot on goal — Tyson Jost (CAR), P3 16:12 · wristShot on goal — Givani Smith (CAR), P3 16:25 · tip-inShot on goal — Max Crozier (TBL), P3 17:23 · snapShot on goal — Tyson Jost (CAR), P3 18:39 · wristGoal — Zemgus Girgensons (TBL), P1 05:03 · wristGoal — Zemgus Girgensons (TBL), P1 11:30 · wristGoal — Givani Smith (CAR), P1 14:46 · wristGoal — Wojciech Stachowiak (TBL), P2 19:05 · wristGoal — Maxim Groshev (TBL), P3 02:55 · backhandGoal — Gleb Trikozov (CAR), P3 03:25 · wristGoal — Jesperi Kotkaniemi (CAR), P3 04:15 · snapGoal — Wojciech Stachowiak (TBL), P3 08:55 · tip-inGoal — Noel Gunler (CAR), P3 10:00 · tip-inGoal — Oliver Bjorkstrand (TBL), P3 12:27 · snapGoal — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P3 19:48 · wrist

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 06:07TBLDylan Duke — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Bryce Montgomery
  • 19:09TBLGabriel Szturc — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi

2nd period

  • 07:22CARJustin Robidas — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Nick Abruzzese
  • 09:44TBLDylan Duke — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Tyson Jost
  • 17:10CARJoel Nystrom — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Zemgus Girgensons

3rd period

  • 11:34CARGivani Smith — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by J.J. Moser
  • 15:24TBLBrayden Point — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Josiah Slavin
  • 15:36TBLZemgus Girgensons — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
R. SuzukiC01-12013:51
J. SlavinL00-20013:40
W. CarrierL00-10410:44
B. NadeauL1123020:40
N. GunlerR1011016:31
G. SmithR1112715:22
T. JostC0025322:05
J. RobidasC0220115:43
K. LabancR0104017:41
G. TrikozovL1002009:09
S. Brind'AmourC00-15015:09
J. KotkaniemiC1013317:43
M. ReillyD0021119:05
A. NikishinD00-11121:49
G. BayreutherD00-10017:29
O. KylingtonD00-10116:20
J. NystromD0232118:59
B. MontgomeryD0000214:52
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
A. Miftakhov(L)22/2878.6 %58:20
N. Quapp0/00.0 %00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
N. AbruzzeseC0101010:36
D. JamesC01-20215:32
W. StachowiakL2113212:16
B. PointC00-13016:24
O. BjorkstrandR1123013:21
Z. GirgensonsC2012214:25
D. DukeL01-21113:01
J. GuentzelC01-12119:16
J. FinleyC0010314:51
N. KucherovR01-11117:34
E. GauthierR0100411:17
G. SzturcC00-12112:06
S. LundmarkD0101015:42
M. CrozierD00-14325:51
M. GroshevD1004117:35
V. HedmanD0101007:24
E. LillebergD00-10322:57
J. MoserD0100026:03
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
H. Meneghin(W)10/1471.4 %19:49
J. Johansson16/1794.1 %40:00

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About this game

Who won Hurricanes vs Lightning?

Lightning won 6-5 over Hurricanes on Friday, September 26, 2025.

When was Hurricanes vs Lightning played?

On Friday, September 26, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET at Benchmark International Arena.

Where was Hurricanes vs Lightning played?

At Benchmark International Arena, in Tampa.

Have the Hurricanes and Lightning played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.