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Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 50-26-6
at Carolina Hurricanes 5 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 2 0 4
Carolina Hurricanes 3 1 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 11 6 28
Carolina Hurricanes 13 10 10 33

Three stars

  1. L. Stankoven, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Hall, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:43 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (15) K'Andre Miller (20), Jordan Martinook (12) Even strength TBL 0, CAR 1
1st 02:56 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (11) Taylor Hall (16), Jalen Chatfield (13) Even strength TBL 0, CAR 2
1st 06:41 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall (13) Jackson Blake (18), Logan Stankoven (16) Even strength TBL 0, CAR 3
1st 16:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (28) Scott Sabourin (3), Jake Guentzel (35) Even strength TBL 1, CAR 3
1st 17:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (31) Brayden Point (21), J.J. Moser (15) Even strength TBL 2, CAR 3
2nd 01:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic James (6) Jake Guentzel (36), Ryan McDonagh (7) Even strength TBL 3, CAR 3
2nd 07:21 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis (26) Andrei Svechnikov (29), Mark Jankowski (9) Even strength TBL 3, CAR 4
2nd 14:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (14) Jake Guentzel (37), Darren Raddysh (36) Power play TBL 4, CAR 4
3rd 07:17 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (21) Seth Jarvis (19), Andrei Svechnikov (30) Power play TBL 4, CAR 5

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 28 33
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 15 23
Blocked shots 20 16
Giveaways 20 20
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 36/65 (55.4%) 29/65 (44.6%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 81.8% 16:55
21 B. Point C 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 50% 22:06
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:01
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 40% 14:53
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 14:01
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 4 0 0 50% 16:04
38 B. Hagel L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:42
46 S. Sabourin R 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:00
59 J. Guentzel C 0 3 3 +1 0 4 1 1 0 62.5% 22:03
86 N. Kucherov R 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 25:07
93 G. Goncalves C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 14:55
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 15:43
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 5 0 26:01
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 2 0 13:19
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 11:04
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 14:21
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 1 0 15:26
90 J. Moser D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 19:42
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 33 28 5 .848 57:03 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 35.3% 15:19
20 S. Aho C 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 45.5% 19:43
22 L. Stankoven C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 0 0 43.8% 16:02
24 S. Jarvis R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 18:21
27 N. Ehlers L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 14:58
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 09:50
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 2 0 18:36
48 J. Martinook L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:31
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 09:20
53 J. Blake R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 17:48
71 T. Hall L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 100% 16:01
77 M. Jankowski L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 62.5% 09:45
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 18:45
5 J. Chatfield D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 20:17
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 20:42
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 16:13
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 18:12
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 0 23:31
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 28 24 4 .857 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 13:56 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Holding the stick 2
2nd 15:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2
3rd 02:34 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake Holding 2
3rd 06:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves Tripping 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Anthony Cirelli, Curtis Douglas, Emil Lilleberg
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 8 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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