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Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Saturday, March 14, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 4 53-22-7
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 2 0 2 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 13 11 11 35
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 7 2 19

Three stars

  1. A. Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. D'Astous, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:36 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (24) Sebastian Aho (44), Sean Walker (15) Even strength CAR 1, TBL 0
1st 17:28 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (24) Andrei Svechnikov (34), K'Andre Miller (26) Even strength CAR 2, TBL 0
2nd 14:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde (8) Victor Hedman (16), Pontus Holmberg (10) Even strength CAR 2, TBL 1
2nd 15:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous (4) Brayden Point (27), Gage Goncalves (14) Even strength CAR 2, TBL 2
3rd 09:18 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook (9) Nikolaj Ehlers (32), Mike Reilly (8) Even strength CAR 3, TBL 2
3rd 18:29 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (13) Taylor Hall (22) Even strength, Empty net CAR 4, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 35 19
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 11
Hits 27 26
Blocked shots 10 14
Giveaways 13 14
Takeaways 9 4
Faceoffs won 22/41 (53.7%) 19/41 (46.3%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 57.1% 13:35
20 S. Aho C 1 1 2 +1 2 2 2 0 40% 20:28
22 L. Stankoven C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 100% 14:51
24 S. Jarvis R 0 0 0 -1 7 2 0 0 100% 16:14
27 N. Ehlers L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 14:19
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 09:13
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 1 2 +1 2 6 4 0 19:24
48 J. Martinook L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 0 13:45
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 10:13
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 17:56
71 T. Hall L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 14:17
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 50% 09:53
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 23:10
6 M. Reilly D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 12:31
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 2 24:05
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 14:03
26 S. Walker D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 3 3 20:13
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 24:16
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 19 17 2 .895 59:34 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 13:02
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 55.6% 09:57
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 50% 17:35
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 14:19
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 33.3% 08:20
29 P. Holmberg R 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 12:03
37 Y. Gourde C 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 60% 15:20
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 19:22
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:13
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 35.7% 18:30
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 0 20:00
93 G. Goncalves C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 15:40
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 18:11
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:14
51 C. D'Astous D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 2 18:03
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 4 18:27
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 1 16:01
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 20:55
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 34 31 3 .912 58:48 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:27 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Slashing 2
1st 10:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Hooking 2
1st 14:29 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis Roughing 2
1st 14:29 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis Fighting (major) 5
1st 14:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:32 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg Roughing 2
2nd 04:32 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Roughing 2
2nd 09:05 Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker Hooking 2
2nd 09:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Hooking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Devin Berg
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Scott Sabourin, Steven Santini, Emil Lilleberg

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 Mar 14

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at New Jersey Devils 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Utah Mammoth 3 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page

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