The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. The regular-season matchup begins at 7:00 PM ET as the two clubs meet for the first time this season.
Carolina enters the game with a 14-3-2 record and a two-game winning streak. The Hurricanes earned a 9-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at home in their most recent contest. Prior to that win, Carolina defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 on the road, lost 4-1 at Nashville, and won two home games by beating Winnipeg 7-0 and Columbus 3-2.
Tampa Bay hosts the contest with an 11-4-2 record. In their previous game, the Lightning fell 4-3 on the road to the Winnipeg Jets. That defeat followed a three-game winning stretch in which Tampa Bay won 4-3 in overtime at Minnesota, defeated Chicago 4-1 at home, and beat Detroit 4-2 on home ice after opening that sequence with a 5-4 shootout loss at Nashville.
This contest marks the first meeting of the 2026-2027 season between the Hurricanes and the Lightning. Carolina arrives having scored 14 total goals across its past two victories, while Tampa Bay returns home after concluding its recent road matchup in Winnipeg.
