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Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers 5 40-38-4
at Carolina Hurricanes 2 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 0 0 5 5
Carolina Hurricanes 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 3 5 14 22
Carolina Hurricanes 6 10 3 19

Three stars

  1. S. Bennett, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
  2. S. Jones, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
  3. S. Reinhart, Florida Panthers (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:11 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Robinson (8) Sebastian Aho (19), Joel Nystrom (6) Even strength FLA 0, CAR 1
2nd 01:58 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (9) Jordan Staal (6) Even strength FLA 0, CAR 2
3rd 03:53 Florida Panthers Niko Mikkola (1) Eetu Luostarinen (11), Sam Reinhart (17) Even strength FLA 1, CAR 2
3rd 06:17 Florida Panthers Luke Kunin (2) Noah Gregor (2), Aaron Ekblad (11) Even strength FLA 2, CAR 2
3rd 07:00 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell (12) Sam Reinhart (18), Eetu Luostarinen (12) Even strength FLA 3, CAR 2
3rd 09:57 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett (13) A.J. Greer (8), Aaron Ekblad (12) Even strength FLA 4, CAR 2
3rd 15:21 Florida Panthers Seth Jones (6) Sam Reinhart (19), Brad Marchand (21) Power play FLA 5, CAR 2

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 22 19
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 12
Hits 32 35
Blocked shots 11 12
Giveaways 17 11
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 22/51 (43.1%) 29/51 (56.9%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 44.4% 21:09
10 A. Greer L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 11:31
13 S. Reinhart C 0 3 3 +1 0 1 2 2 0 33.3% 18:24
15 A. Lundell C 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 38.5% 17:24
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 50% 15:12
18 N. Gregor L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 08:21
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 18:43
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 16:30
53 J. Studnicka C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 08:44
63 B. Marchand L 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 18:54
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 50% 12:51
71 L. Kunin C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 1 0 33.3% 08:39
2 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 16:23
3 S. Jones D 1 0 1 +2 0 4 4 1 1 23:01
5 A. Ekblad D 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 21:11
26 U. Balinskis D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 14:29
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 2 0 22:32
77 N. Mikkola D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 20:30
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 19 17 2 .895 59:32 Win

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 76.2% 16:51
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 4 1 0 45.5% 15:43
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20:28
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 15:59
29 B. Nadeau L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 12:41
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 4 0 0 100% 12:52
50 E. Robinson L 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 16:38
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 0 17:53
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 16:43
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 +1 4 0 3 3 0 36.4% 17:28
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 100% 12:28
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:14
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:43
6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:41
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 -2 4 1 1 3 0 20:37
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 16:13
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 23:34
64 J. Nystrom D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:33
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
31 F. Andersen 22 17 5 .773 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:19 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Interference 2
1st 14:02 Carolina Hurricanes Jesperi Kotkaniemi Tripping 2
1st 19:48 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Tripping 2
2nd 12:52 Florida Panthers Jesper Boqvist Interference 2
2nd 19:36 Florida Panthers Brad Marchand Holding the stick 2
2nd 19:36 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Roughing 2
3rd 14:44 Carolina Hurricanes K'Andre Miller Tripping 2
3rd 19:56 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski High sticking double minor 4

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Francis Charron, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Michel Cormier
Florida Panthers scratches
Donovan Sebrango, Mackie Samoskevich
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Jordan Martinook, William Carrier, Brandon Bussi

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 9 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
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Dallas Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 7 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 7 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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