Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sat, Dec 20, 2025 · Benchmark International Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Carolina Hurricanes

4 – 6

Final

Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 on Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. Jake Guentzel scored twice. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 22–29.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	3	0	1	4	22
TBL	0	3	3	6	29

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	02:42	CAR	EV	Eric Robinson (7) · slap	Jordan Staal (5)	1–0
1st	04:00	CAR	PP	Jackson Blake (10) · tip-in	Nikolaj Ehlers (16), Shayne Gostisbehere (23)	2–0
1st	12:27	CAR	PP	Bradly Nadeau (2) · wrist	Logan Stankoven (10)	3–0
2nd	00:30	TBL	EV	Gage Goncalves (3) · snap	Dominic James (4), Max Crozier (5)	3–1
2nd	01:20	TBL	EV	Brayden Point (6) · tip-in	Charle-Edouard D'Astous (7), Nikita Kucherov (30)	3–2
2nd	16:36	TBL	EV	Jack Finley (2) · wrist	Dominic James (5), Yanni Gourde (7)	3–3
3rd	02:47	CAR	EV	Andrei Svechnikov (8) · backhand	Mark Jankowski (4), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4)	4–3
3rd	03:13	TBL	EV	Ryan McDonagh (4) · wrist	Pontus Holmberg (6), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (8)	4–4
3rd	06:38	TBL	EV	Jake Guentzel (16) · backhand	J.J. Moser (9), Nick Paul (5)	4–5
3rd	19:33	TBL	SH EN	Jake Guentzel (17) · wrist	Ryan McDonagh (4)	4–6

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	03:27	TBL	Declan Carlile	holding	2
1st	06:00	CAR	Andrei Svechnikov	interference	2
1st	10:35	TBL	Jack Finley	high sticking double minor	4
1st	14:36	TBL	Zemgus Girgensons	high sticking	2
2nd	02:07	TBL	Nick Paul	roughing	2
2nd	02:07	CAR	Mark Jankowski	roughing	2
2nd	02:07	CAR	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	roughing	2
2nd	02:07	TBL	Declan Carlile	roughing	2
2nd	02:07	CAR	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	roughing	2
2nd	18:07	TBL	Darren Raddysh	roughing	2
3rd	14:32	CAR	Andrei Svechnikov	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: CAR 1.87 · TBL 4.25 · xG% CAR 30.5

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	2		19:36	22
53	Jackson Blake	R	1	0	1	-4	0	1	0	0		19:25	20
37	Andrei Svechnikov	R	1	0	1	-1	4	2	2	0		18:12	21
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1		18:11	23
22	Logan Stankoven	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	50.0	16:22	19
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	38.9	15:08	21
50	Eric Robinson	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		13:50	16
29	Bradly Nadeau	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	4	0		13:06	17
77	Mark Jankowski	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	54.5	10:55	18
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	0	1	1	+1	4	0	1	0		10:06	15
19	K'Andre Miller	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2		21:28	22
20	Sebastian Aho	C	0	0	0	-4	0	1	1	0	33.3	21:19	23
5	Jalen Chatfield	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1		19:59	24
21	Alexander Nikishin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		19:45	22
26	Sean Walker	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		18:05	22
71	Taylor Hall	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	3		15:52	20
6	Mike Reilly	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		13:45	19
28	William Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2		9:50	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
52	Pyotr Kochetkov	L	28	23	5	.821	59:06

Tampa Bay Lightning

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
27	Ryan McDonagh	D	1	1	2	+3	0	1	1	0		19:34	25
59	Jake Guentzel	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1	1		19:19	18
51	Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	1		16:42	20
17	Dominic James	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	50.0	10:44	13
90	J.J. Moser	D	0	1	1	+2	0	4	3	3		22:55	22
86	Nikita Kucherov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		19:25	21
21	Brayden Point	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	33.3	18:25	20
24	Max Crozier	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1		16:42	19
37	Yanni Gourde	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	50.0	16:13	23
20	Nick Paul	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	66.7	12:50	17
29	Pontus Holmberg	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		12:26	16
93	Gage Goncalves	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1		10:18	12
62	Jack Finley	C	1	0	1	+2	4	2	1	0	33.3	8:19	13
43	Darren Raddysh	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	0		23:06	19
71	Anthony Cirelli	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	1	68.4	22:30	29
67	Declan Carlile	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	2		15:22	17
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	0		13:44	20
22	Oliver Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:01	16

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
88	Andrei Vasilevskiy	W	22	18	4	.818	60:00