Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, December 20, 2025 · Benchmark International Arena

CarolinaHurricanesAway

4–6

Final

SOG 22–29

Tampa BayLightningHome

FDSNSO · The Spot

Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning outshot the Hurricanes 29-22.

Jake Guentzel scored twice. Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Bradly Nadeau, Gage Goncalves, Brayden Point, Jack Finley, Andrei Svechnikov and Ryan McDonagh also scored.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 18 saves on 22 shots for the win; Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 of 28.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	3	0	1	4	22
TBL	0	3	3	6	29

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Eric Robinson (7)Jordan Staal (5)Raddysh 1:04 into shift1–002:42 CAR
Jackson Blake (10)Nikolaj Ehlers (16), Shayne Gostisbehere (23)Guentzel 1:31 into shift2–004:00 CAR · PPG
Bradly Nadeau (2)Logan Stankoven (10)3–012:27 CAR · PPG

2nd period

Gage Goncalves (3)Dominic James (4), Max Crozier (5)3–100:30 TBL
Brayden Point (6)Charle-Edouard D'Astous (7), Nikita Kucherov (30)3–201:20 TBL
Jack Finley (2)Dominic James (5), Yanni Gourde (7)Walker 1:21 into shift3–316:36 TBL

3rd period

Andrei Svechnikov (8)Mark Jankowski (4), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4)Point 1:01 into shift4–302:47 CAR
Ryan McDonagh (4)Pontus Holmberg (6), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (8)4–403:13 TBL
Jake Guentzel (16)J.J. Moser (9), Nick Paul (5)4–506:38 TBL
Jake Guentzel (17)Ryan McDonagh (4)4–619:33 TBL · EN

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:31

2–0 · 1st 4:00 · Blake. Guentzel was 1:31 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCAR on iceTBL on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CAR

1st 2:42 · Robinson

Long shift: Raddysh 1:04

Long shiftRaddysh 1:04

2–0 CAR

1st 4:00 · PP · Blake

Stuck out there: Guentzel 1:31

Stuck out thereGuentzel 1:31

3–0 CAR

1st 12:27 · PP · Nadeau

Girgensons 0:51

NormalGirgensons 0:51

3–1 TBL

2nd 0:30 · Goncalves

Staal 0:30

Fresh legsStaal 0:30

3–2 TBL

2nd 1:20 · Point

Chatfield 0:50

NormalChatfield 0:50

3–3 TBL

2nd 16:36 · Finley

Long shift: Walker 1:21

Long shiftWalker 1:21

4–3 CAR

3rd 2:47 · Svechnikov

Long shift: Point 1:01

Long shiftPoint 1:01

4–4 TBL

3rd 3:13 · McDonagh

Miller 0:32

Fresh legsMiller 0:32

4–5 TBL

3rd 6:38 · Guentzel

Reilly 0:54

NormalReilly 0:54

4–6 TBL

3rd 19:33 · EN · Guentzel

Ehlers 1:16

Empty netEhlers 1:16

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CARTBL

22Shots on goal29

42%Faceoff %58%

2/5Power play0/3

10Penalty minutes14

23Hits19

15Blocked shots15

13Giveaways14

6Takeaways1

Penalties

1st 03:27Declan Carlile · holding2 min
1st 06:00Andrei Svechnikov · interference2 min
1st 10:35Jack Finley · high sticking double minor4 min
1st 14:36Zemgus Girgensons · high sticking2 min
2nd 02:07Nick Paul · roughing2 min
2nd 02:07Mark Jankowski · roughing2 min
2nd 02:07Jesperi Kotkaniemi · roughing2 min
2nd 02:07Declan Carlile · roughing2 min
2nd 02:07Jesperi Kotkaniemi · roughing2 min
2nd 18:07Darren Raddysh · roughing2 min
3rd 14:32Andrei Svechnikov · tripping2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

11Jordan StaalC	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	0	39	15:08
22Logan StankovenC	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	0	50	16:22
27Nikolaj EhlersL	0	1	1	-3	1	0	2	0	–	19:36
29Bradly NadeauL	1	0	1	-2	4	4	0	0	–	13:06
37Andrei SvechnikovR	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	4	–	18:12
50Eric RobinsonL	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	–	13:50
53Jackson BlakeR	1	0	1	-3	1	0	0	0	–	19:25
77Mark JankowskiL	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	55	10:55
82Jesperi KotkaniemiC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	4	–	10:06
4Shayne GostisbehereD	0	1	1	-2	1	0	1	0	–	18:11
20Sebastian AhoC	0	0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	33	21:19
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	–	09:50
71Taylor HallL	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	0	–	15:52
5Jalen ChatfieldD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	19:59
6Mike ReillyD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	–	13:45
19K'Andre MillerD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	2	0	–	21:28
21Alexander NikishinD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	–	19:45
26Sean WalkerD	0	0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	–	18:05

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Frederik AndersenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
52Pyotr KochetkovG	L	28	23	5	.821	59:06

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

17Dominic JamesC	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	50	10:44
59Jake GuentzelC	2	0	2	+1	5	1	1	0	–	19:19
27Ryan McDonaghD	1	1	2	+3	1	1	0	0	–	19:34
51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0	–	16:42
20Nick PaulL	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	67	12:50
21Brayden PointC	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	33	18:25
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	12:26
37Yanni GourdeC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	50	16:13
62Jack FinleyC	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	4	33	08:19
86Nikita KucherovR	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	–	19:25
93Gage GoncalvesC	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	10:18
24Max CrozierD	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	–	16:42
90J.J. MoserD	0	1	1	+2	4	3	3	0	–	22:55
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	13:01
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	+1	1	3	0	2	–	13:44
71Anthony CirelliC	0	0	0	+2	1	2	1	0	68	22:30
43Darren RaddyshD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	2	–	23:06
67Declan CarlileD	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	–	15:22

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	W	22	18	4	.818	60:00