Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Preseason · Friday, September 26, 2025 · Benchmark International Arena

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5–6

31–28

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Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6–5 on Friday, September 26, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Lightning 31–28.

Zemgus Girgensons scored twice and Wojciech Stachowiak scored twice. Givani Smith, Maxim Groshev, Gleb Trikozov, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Noel Gunler, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Bradly Nadeau also scored.

Harrison Meneghin made 10 saves on 14 shots for the win; Amir Miftakhov stopped 22 of 28.

Goals
CAR	1	0	4	5	31
TBL	2	1	3	6	28

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Zemgus Girgensons (1)Oliver Bjorkstrand (2), Wojciech Stachowiak (1)0–105:03 TBL
Zemgus Girgensons (2)Victor Hedman (1)0–211:30 TBL
Givani Smith (1)Kevin Labanc (3), Ryan Suzuki (1)1–214:46 CAR

2nd period

Wojciech Stachowiak (1)Ethan Gauthier (1), Nick Abruzzese (1)1–319:05 TBL ·

3rd period

Maxim Groshev (1)Dominic James (1), Dylan Duke (1)Slavin 1:15 into shift1–402:55 TBL
Gleb Trikozov (1)Justin Robidas (1)2–403:25 CAR
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2)Bradly Nadeau (1)3–404:15 CAR
Wojciech Stachowiak (2)J.J. Moser (2), Simon Lundmark (1)3–508:55 TBL
Noel Gunler (1)Joel Nystrom (1), Justin Robidas (2)4–510:00 CAR
Oliver Bjorkstrand (1)Jake Guentzel (1), Nikita Kucherov (1)4–612:27 TBL ·
Bradly Nadeau (1)Givani Smith (1), Joel Nystrom (2)5–619:48 CAR

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2025–26 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:15

1–4 · 3rd 2:55 · Groshev. Slavin had been on the ice for 1:15 when it went in.

GoalCAR TBL

0–1 TBL

1st 5:03 · Girgensons

Brind'Amour 0:35

Fresh legsBrind'Amour 0:35

0–2 TBL

1st 11:30 · Girgensons

Bayreuther 0:46

NormalBayreuther 0:46

1–2 CAR

1st 14:46 · Smith

Hedman 0:48

NormalHedman 0:48

1–3 TBL

2nd 19:05 · · Stachowiak

Montgomery 0:51

NormalMontgomery 0:51

1–4 TBL

3rd 2:55 · Groshev

Long shift: Slavin 1:15

Long shiftSlavin 1:15

2–4 CAR

3rd 3:25 · Trikozov

Lundmark 0:53

NormalLundmark 0:53

3–4 CAR

3rd 4:15 · Kotkaniemi

Kucherov 0:50

NormalKucherov 0:50

3–5 TBL

3rd 8:55 · Stachowiak

Nikishin 0:45

NormalNikishin 0:45

4–5 CAR

3rd 10:00 · Gunler

James 0:27

Fresh legsJames 0:27

4–6 TBL

3rd 12:27 · · Bjorkstrand

Kylington 0:53

NormalKylington 0:53

5–6 CAR

3rd 19:48 · Nadeau

James 0:32

Fresh legsJames 0:32

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

CARTBL

3128

48%52%

0/72/3

614

2424

197

Penalties

6:07 into the first periodDylan Duke · high sticking2 min
19:09 into the first periodGabriel Szturc · tripping2 min
7:22 into the second periodJustin Robidas · tripping2 min
9:44 into the second periodDylan Duke · high sticking double minor4 min
17:10 into the second periodJoel Nystrom · holding2 min
11:34 into the third periodGivani Smith · high sticking2 min
15:24 into the third periodBrayden Point · tripping2 min
15:36 into the third periodZemgus Girgensons · high sticking double minor4 min

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

29Bradly NadeauL	1	1	2	+2	3	0	0	0	–	2	0	21	20:40
42Givani SmithR	1	1	2	+1	2	7	1	2	–	0	0	17	15:22
46Justin RobidasC	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	2	40	0	0	20	15:43
64Joel NystromD	0	2	2	+3	2	1	0	2	–	0	0	21	18:59
16Ryan SuzukiC	0	1	1	−1	2	0	0	0	50	0	0	17	13:51
38Noel GunlerR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	1	0	18	16:31
61Kevin LabancR	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	33	0	0	20	17:41
73Gleb TrikozovL	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	–	1	0	12	09:09
82Jesperi KotkaniemiC	1	0	1	+1	3	3	1	0	58	0	0	21	17:43
23Josiah SlavinL	0	0	0	−2	0	0	1	0	–	0	0	17	13:40
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	−1	0	4	1	0	–	0	0	15	10:44
43Tyson JostC	0	0	0	+2	5	3	0	0	–	0	1	21	22:05
76Skyler Brind'AmourC	0	0	0	−1	5	0	1	0	55	0	0	19	15:09
6Mike ReillyD	0	0	0	+2	1	1	0	0	–	0	1	23	19:05
21Alexander NikishinD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	4	0	–	0	0	23	21:49
25Gavin BayreutherD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	0	–	0	0	20	17:29
58Oliver KylingtonD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	2	0	–	1	0	19	16:20
72Bryce MontgomeryD	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	–	0	0	19	14:52

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
35Amir MiftakhovG	L	28	22	6	.786	58:20
70Nikita QuappG		0	0	0	.000	00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

19Wojciech StachowiakL	2	1	3	+1	3	2	0	0	56	0	0	17	12:16
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	1	1	2	+2	3	0	0	0	100	0	0	13	13:21
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	2	0	2	+1	2	2	0	4	–	0	0	20	14:25
6Nick AbruzzeseC	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	1	0	14	10:36
17Dominic JamesC	0	1	1	−2	0	2	3	0	27	0	0	21	15:32
53Dylan DukeL	0	1	1	−2	1	1	1	6	–	1	0	18	13:01
59Jake GuentzelC	0	1	1	−1	2	1	0	0	100	3	0	17	19:16
86Nikita KucherovR	0	1	1	−1	1	1	0	0	–	1	0	15	17:34
89Ethan GauthierR	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	–	0	0	14	11:17
7Simon LundmarkD	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	–	0	0	20	15:42
52Maxim GroshevD	1	0	1	0	4	1	1	0	–	1	0	26	17:35
77Victor HedmanD	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	–	1	0	9	07:24
90J.J. MoserD	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	1	25	26:03
21Brayden PointC	0	0	0	−1	3	0	0	2	44	0	0	16	16:24
62Jack FinleyC	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	55	0	0	22	14:51
96Gabriel SzturcC	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	2	–	0	0	18	12:06
24Max CrozierD	0	0	0	−1	4	3	0	0	–	0	0	32	25:51
78Emil LillebergD	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	–	1	0	28	22:57

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
1Harrison MeneghinG	W	14	10	4	.714	19:49
31Jonas JohanssonG		17	16	1	.941	40:00