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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: game summary

Final · December 20, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Carolina Hurricanes logoCarolina Hurricanes4
Tampa Bay Lightning logoTampa Bay Lightning6

Shots on goal : CAR 22 — TBL 29 · Benchmark International Arena

Three stars

Carolina Hurricanes logo CAR

Game stats

TBL Tampa Bay Lightning logo
22Shots on goal29
42 %Faceoff win %58 %
2/5Power play0/3
10Penalty minutes14
23Hits19
15Blocked shots15
13Giveaways14
6Takeaways1

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
CAR106622
TBL614929

Season series CAR 2 – 1 TBL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← Carolina Hurricanes logoCAR 4 / 22 / 356 / 29 / 45 TBLTampa Bay Lightning logo →
Missed shot — Nick Paul (TBL), P1 08:12 · snapMissed shot — Nick Paul (TBL), P1 08:18 · tip-inMissed shot — Zemgus Girgensons (TBL), P1 10:12 · wristMissed shot — Sebastian Aho (CAR), P1 11:22 · tip-inMissed shot — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P1 11:33 · slapMissed shot — Jalen Chatfield (CAR), P1 16:54 · snapMissed shot — Declan Carlile (TBL), P1 19:34 · wristMissed shot — Max Crozier (TBL), P2 00:25 · snapMissed shot — K'Andre Miller (CAR), P2 00:55 · wristMissed shot — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P2 02:15 · tip-inMissed shot — Brayden Point (TBL), P2 02:21 · slapMissed shot — Anthony Cirelli (TBL), P2 05:30 · wristMissed shot — Anthony Cirelli (TBL), P2 05:42 · tip-inMissed shot — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P2 07:50 · wristMissed shot — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P2 08:20 · wristMissed shot — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P2 12:11 · wristMissed shot — Sean Walker (CAR), P2 13:17 · wristMissed shot — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P2 13:26 · slapMissed shot — Logan Stankoven (CAR), P2 15:01 · deflectedMissed shot — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P2 17:16 · wristMissed shot — Sean Walker (CAR), P3 01:38 · slapMissed shot — Alexander Nikishin (CAR), P3 01:39 · slapMissed shot — Nick Paul (TBL), P3 03:37 · slapMissed shot — Nick Paul (TBL), P3 06:29 · tip-inMissed shot — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P3 11:38 · wristMissed shot — Pontus Holmberg (TBL), P3 13:01 · wristMissed shot — Anthony Cirelli (TBL), P3 13:11 · wristMissed shot — Alexander Nikishin (CAR), P3 18:47 · slapMissed shot — Mike Reilly (CAR), P3 19:42 · wristShot on goal — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P1 01:53 · wristShot on goal — Eric Robinson (CAR), P1 03:25 · pokeShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P1 05:16 · wristShot on goal — Nick Paul (TBL), P1 05:18 · wristShot on goal — Zemgus Girgensons (TBL), P1 05:39 · tip-inShot on goal — Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR), P1 08:39 · slapShot on goal — Jalen Chatfield (CAR), P1 08:59 · wristShot on goal — Logan Stankoven (CAR), P1 11:41 · snapShot on goal — Taylor Hall (CAR), P1 11:48 · wristShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P1 15:33 · snapShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P1 18:07 · wristShot on goal — K'Andre Miller (CAR), P1 18:43 · wristShot on goal — Taylor Hall (CAR), P1 19:08 · slapShot on goal — Sean Walker (CAR), P2 00:13 · wristShot on goal — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P2 02:42 · wristShot on goal — Sebastian Aho (CAR), P2 02:53 · wristShot on goal — Sean Walker (CAR), P2 03:13 · backhandShot on goal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P2 04:05 · slapShot on goal — Pontus Holmberg (TBL), P2 05:28 · wristShot on goal — Anthony Cirelli (TBL), P2 05:29 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P2 06:40 · wristShot on goal — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P2 06:41 · wristShot on goal — Eric Robinson (CAR), P2 07:03 · wristShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P2 11:10 · wristShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P2 11:22 · wristShot on goal — Nikita Kucherov (TBL), P2 11:33 · snapShot on goal — Darren Raddysh (TBL), P2 12:09 · wristShot on goal — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P2 14:12 · wristShot on goal — Jack Finley (TBL), P2 16:34 · wristShot on goal — Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR), P2 17:25 · slapShot on goal — Sean Walker (CAR), P3 01:27 · wristShot on goal — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P3 01:28 · batShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P3 06:36 · wristShot on goal — J.J. Moser (TBL), P3 10:45 · wristShot on goal — Pontus Holmberg (TBL), P3 11:00 · wristShot on goal — Brayden Point (TBL), P3 11:37 · wristShot on goal — Declan Carlile (TBL), P3 12:08 · wristShot on goal — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P3 12:33 · tip-inShot on goal — Logan Stankoven (CAR), P3 14:15 · wristShot on goal — Yanni Gourde (TBL), P3 16:53 · wristShot on goal — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P3 19:01 · slapGoal — Eric Robinson (CAR), P1 02:42 · slapGoal — Jackson Blake (CAR), P1 04:00 · tip-inGoal — Bradly Nadeau (CAR), P1 12:27 · wristGoal — Gage Goncalves (TBL), P2 00:30 · snapGoal — Brayden Point (TBL), P2 01:20 · tip-inGoal — Jack Finley (TBL), P2 16:36 · wristGoal — Andrei Svechnikov (CAR), P3 02:47 · backhandGoal — Ryan McDonagh (TBL), P3 03:13 · wristGoal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P3 06:38 · backhandGoal — Jake Guentzel (TBL), P3 19:33 · 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

  • 03:27TBLDeclan Carlile — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Eric Robinson
  • 06:00CARAndrei Svechnikov — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Zemgus Girgensons
  • 10:35TBLJack Finley — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Mike Reilly
  • 14:36TBLZemgus Girgensons — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Bradly Nadeau

2nd period

  • 02:07TBLNick Paul — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Mark Jankowski
  • 02:07CARMark Jankowski — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Nick Paul
  • 02:07CARJesperi Kotkaniemi — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Declan Carlile
  • 02:07TBLDeclan Carlile — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi
  • 02:07CARJesperi Kotkaniemi — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Declan Carlile
  • 18:07TBLDarren Raddysh — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Logan Stankoven

3rd period

  • 14:32CARAndrei Svechnikov — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
J. StaalC01-10415:08
S. AhoC00-31121:19
L. StankovenC01-12016:22
N. EhlersL01-31019:36
W. CarrierL0000309:50
B. NadeauL10-24413:06
A. SvechnikovR10-12218:12
E. RobinsonL1003113:50
J. BlakeR10-31019:25
T. HallL00-22015:52
M. JankowskiL0110110:55
J. KotkaniemiC0110110:06
S. GostisbehereD01-21018:11
J. ChatfieldD00-21019:59
M. ReillyD00-20013:45
K. MillerD00-11221:28
A. NikishinD0010219:45
S. WalkerD00-13218:05
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
F. Andersen0/0—00:00
P. Kochetkov(L)23/2882.1 %59:06

Tampa Bay Lightning

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
D. JamesC0220010:44
N. PaulL0101212:50
B. PointC1003018:25
O. BjorkstrandR0000113:01
Z. GirgensonsC0011313:44
P. HolmbergR0112012:26
Y. GourdeC0112116:13
J. GuentzelC2015119:19
J. FinleyC1022108:19
A. CirelliC0021222:30
N. KucherovR0112019:25
G. GoncalvesC1011110:18
M. CrozierD0100116:42
R. McDonaghD1131119:34
D. RaddyshD0013123:06
C. D'AstousD0220116:42
D. CarlileD0001015:22
J. MoserD0124322:55
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Johansson0/0—00:00
A. Vasilevskiy(W)18/2281.8 %60:00

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About this game

Who won Hurricanes vs Lightning?

Lightning won 6-4 over Hurricanes on Saturday, December 20, 2025.

When was Hurricanes vs Lightning played?

On Saturday, December 20, 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.