Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, December 26, 2000, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Tuesday, December 26, 2000 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	38-32-9-3
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	24-47-6-5

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	1	1	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	3	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	5	11	6	22
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	10	3	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin (17)	Brad Richards (19), Vincent Lecavalier (15)	Power play	CAR 0, TBL 1
2nd	04:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sheldon Keefe (3)	Paul Mara (7), Wayne Primeau (11)	Even strength	CAR 0, TBL 2
2nd	10:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin (1)	Rod Brind'Amour (9), Rob DiMaio (8)	Even strength	CAR 1, TBL 2
2nd	10:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (11)	Freddy Modin (11), Pavel Kubina (9)	Even strength	CAR 1, TBL 3
3rd	08:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (12)	David Tanabe (9), Sami Kapanen (13)	Power play	CAR 2, TBL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	22:46
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:15
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	100%	03:21
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	1	0	50%	23:55
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		22:22
Number 20 D. Langdon	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:55
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		20:36
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0		19:15
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		06:27
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		04:53
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	12:07
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	-2	2	2	1	0	1	80%	17:43
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0		23:03
Number 4 K. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		24:15
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:52
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		21:25
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		16:10
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:20

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	22	19	3	.864	58:45	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	41.7%	21:43
Number 8 T. Warriner	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0	37.5%	22:45
Number 10 M. Johnson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0		24:09
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1	0	58.3%	18:15
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	1	0	50%	15:35
Number 22 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0	45%	17:31
Number 24 K. Freadrich	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:43
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:42
Number 33 F. Modin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	1		16:22
Number 36 A. Kharitonov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		12:37
Number 46 S. Keefe	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		09:28
Number 2 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		26:37
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	0		18:07
Number 11 S. Gusev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		11:26
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		24:37
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		19:02
Number 30 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	2	0		15:01
Number 62 K. Astashenko	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:28

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	22	20	2	.909	59:59	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Arturs Irbe	Delaying game	2
1st	08:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Johnson	Tripping	2
1st	15:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Darren Langdon	Tripping	2
1st	19:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Elbowing	2
2nd	13:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Zyuzin	Interference	2
2nd	16:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Tommy Vestlund	Hooking	2
3rd	02:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Todd Warriner	Hooking	2
3rd	05:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Dave Karpa	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sheldon Keefe	Slashing	2
3rd	15:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Johnson	Elbowing	2
3rd	19:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Steve Ludzik
Referees: Mark Faucette, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Andy McElman
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Steven Halko, Marek Malik, Michael Rucinski, Greg Kuznik, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Greg Koehler
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Petr Svoboda, Stan Drulia, Brian Holzinger, Maxim Galanov, Dieter Kochan, Steve Martins, Nisse Ekman, Craig Millar, Bryan Muir, Marek Posmyk, Gordie Dwyer, Ben Clymer, Matt Elich, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Kristian Kudroc, Evgeny Konstantinov, Thomas Ziegler

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Oct 31, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 3, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Jan 29, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 8, 2001

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 26, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 26, 2000