Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

CAR

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

22-9-2, 11-4-1 Away

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

18-12-3, 8-8-0 Home

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
F. Andersen	5	7	2	0	3.15	.875
B. Bussi	11	1	0	1	2.05	.911
P. Kochetkov	6	1	0	1	1.95	.913

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	11	6	2	1	2.31	.917
J. Johansson	7	6	1	0	2.76	.897

Benchmark International Arena

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Tampa, FL

CAR

TB

Points

Sebastian AhoC #20

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Goals

Seth JarvisC #24

Brandon HagelLW #38

Assists

Shayne GostisbehereD #4

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Carolina Hurricanes

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jordan Martinook LW	Day-To-Day	Dec 19

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brandon Hagel LW	Day-To-Day	Dec 18
Ryan McDonagh D	IR	Dec 18
Emil Lilleberg D	IR	Jan 20
Erik Cernak D	IR-LT	Dec 31
Victor Hedman D	IR	Feb 1

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CAR	3.27	2.73	33.2	24.2	253	16	15.5	18	80.4	4	0
TB	3.21	2.64	27.8	27.0	393	18	17.3	16	85.0	2	0

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/17/25	@NSH	W4-1
12/14/25	vsPHI	W3-2 SO
12/13/25	@PHI	W4-3 SO
12/11/25	@WSH	W3-2 SO
12/9/25	vsCBJ	W4-1

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/15/25	vsFLA	L5-2
12/13/25	@NYI	L3-2 SO
12/11/25	@NJ	W8-4
12/9/25	@MTL	W6-1
12/8/25	@TOR	L2-0

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/20

Hurricanes
Lightning

Game 1

12/20

ESPN+

Lightning
Hurricanes

Game 2

2/26

Hurricanes
Lightning

Game 3

3/14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	2	46
NY Islanders	19	12	3	41
Philadelphia	17	9	6	40
Washington	18	11	4	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
Pittsburgh	14	9	9	37
NY Rangers	16	15	4	36
Columbus	14	13	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	14	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	12	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Montreal	17	12	4	38
Toronto	15	12	5	35
Ottawa	15	13	4	34
Buffalo	14	14	4	32

Keller and Mammoth slow down Atlantic Division-leading Red Wings, 4-1

Keller and Mammoth slow down Atlantic Division-leading Red Wings, 4-1

— Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist as the Utah Mammoth pulled away from the Atlantic Division-leading Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Six trades that NHL teams should make after roster freeze

Six trades that NHL teams should make after roster freeze

No trades can be made from Dec. 21 to 28. But after that? Here are a handful of deals that make too much sense.

St. Louis and New York take the ice in out-of-conference matchup

St. Louis and New York take the ice in out-of-conference matchup

New York Rangers (16-15-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. St. Louis Blues (13-15-7, in the Central Division)

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