Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+
On the ice
CAR shoots leftTB shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| TB | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
In net
Frederik Andersen17/19 SV, .895
Andrei Vasilevskiy31/34 SV, .912| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Who won: Hurricanes 4-2
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Hurricanes win the series 2-1. The Hurricanes outscored the Lightning 2-0 in the 1st period. Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes in goals (1). Charle-Edouard D'Astous led the Lightning in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver BjorkstrandRW | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 14:19 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony CirelliC | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:30 | 2:24 | 1:26 | 14:40 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus GirgensonsC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:20 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 7:47 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:40 | 1:15 | 0:31 | 13:54 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni GourdeC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:20 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | 2:10 | 0:22 | 13:41 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:22 | 2:03 | 1:06 | 16:13 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 20:00 | 2:46 | 0:15 | 16:59 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick PaulLW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:57 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey PerryRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:02 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 11:01 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden PointC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | 2:12 | 0:15 | 15:08 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik CernakD | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 16:01 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 14:34 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:03 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 17:49 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor HedmanD | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:27 | 1:42 | 0:37 | 16:08 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonaghD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 16:42 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.J. MoserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:55 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 20:11 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:14 | 2:33 | 0:15 | 20:26 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei VasilevskiyG | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .912 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58:48 | 0 | 0 |
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