Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Thursday, February 26, 2026 · Lenovo Center

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4–5

Final

SOG 28–33

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Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Lenovo Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Lightning 33-28.

Goals came from Nikolaj Ehlers, Logan Stankoven, Taylor Hall, Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, Dominic James, Seth Jarvis, Brayden Point and Sebastian Aho.

Brandon Bussi made 24 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jonas Johansson stopped 28 of 33.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
TBL	2	2	0	4	28
CAR	3	1	1	5	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Nikolaj Ehlers (15)K'Andre Miller (20), Jordan Martinook (12)0–101:43 CAR
Logan Stankoven (11)Taylor Hall (16), Jalen Chatfield (13)D'Astous 1:23 into shift0–202:56 CAR
Taylor Hall (13)Jackson Blake (18), Logan Stankoven (16)0–306:41 CAR
Brandon Hagel (28)Scott Sabourin (3), Jake Guentzel (35)1–316:30 TBL
Nikita Kucherov (31)Brayden Point (21), J.J. Moser (15)2–317:05 TBL

2nd period

Dominic James (6)Jake Guentzel (36), Ryan McDonagh (7)Walker 1:17 into shift3–301:58 TBL
Seth Jarvis (26)Andrei Svechnikov (29), Mark Jankowski (9)Gourde 1:12 into shift3–407:21 CAR
Brayden Point (14)Jake Guentzel (37), Darren Raddysh (36)Chatfield 1:49 into shift4–414:02 TBL · PPG

3rd period

Sebastian Aho (21)Seth Jarvis (19), Andrei Svechnikov (30)Hagel 1:22 into shift4–507:17 CAR · PPG

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:49

4–4 · 2nd 14:02 · Point. CAR stayed on through an icing. Chatfield was 1:49 into his shift when it went in.

GoalTBL on iceCAR on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 CAR

1st 1:43 · Ehlers

Hagel 0:23

Fresh legsHagel 0:23

0–2 CAR

1st 2:56 · Stankoven

Long shift: D'Astous 1:23

Long shiftD'Astous 1:23

0–3 CAR

1st 6:41 · Hall

Raddysh 0:40

NormalRaddysh 0:40

1–3 TBL

1st 16:30 · Hagel

Carrier 0:36

Fresh legsCarrier 0:36

2–3 TBL

1st 17:05 · Kucherov

Staal 0:35

Fresh legsStaal 0:35

3–3 TBL

2nd 1:58 · James

Long shift: Walker 1:17

Long shiftWalker 1:17

3–4 CAR

2nd 7:21 · Jarvis

Long shift: Gourde 1:12

Long shiftGourde 1:12

4–4 TBL

2nd 14:02 · PP · Point

Stuck out there: Chatfield 1:49

Stuck out thereChatfield 1:49

4–5 CAR

3rd 7:17 · PP · Aho

Long shift: Hagel 1:22

Long shiftHagel 1:22

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

TBLCAR

28Shots on goal33

55%Faceoff %45%

1/2Power play1/2

4Penalty minutes4

15Hits23

20Blocked shots16

20Giveaways20

6Takeaways7

Penalties

2nd 13:56Sebastian Aho · holding the stick2 min
2nd 15:33Nikita Kucherov · slashing2 min
3rd 02:34Jackson Blake · holding2 min
3rd 06:43Gage Goncalves · tripping2 min

Season series

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

59Jake GuentzelC	0	3	3	+1	4	1	1	0	63	22:03
21Brayden PointC	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	50	22:06
17Dominic JamesC	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	82	16:55
38Brandon HagelL	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	20:42
46Scott SabourinR	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	05:00
86Nikita KucherovR	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	2	–	25:07
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	–	15:43
43Darren RaddyshD	0	1	1	-1	4	0	5	0	–	26:01
90J.J. MoserD	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	19:42
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	–	13:01
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	40	14:53
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	14:01
37Yanni GourdeC	0	0	0	-2	3	4	0	0	50	16:04
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	–	14:55
51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	0	–	13:19
67Declan CarlileD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	–	11:04
77Victor HedmanD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	–	14:21
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	0	–	15:26

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG	L	33	28	5	.848	57:03
88Andrei VasilevskiyG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

22Logan StankovenC	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	0	44	16:02
24Seth JarvisC	1	1	2	+1	3	0	0	0	–	18:21
37Andrei SvechnikovR	0	2	2	+1	3	1	2	0	–	18:36
71Taylor HallL	1	1	2	+2	2	1	0	0	100	16:01
20Sebastian AhoC	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	45	19:43
27Nikolaj EhlersL	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	–	14:58
48Jordan MartinookL	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	–	14:31
53Jackson BlakeR	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	2	–	17:48
77Mark JankowskiL	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	63	09:45
5Jalen ChatfieldD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	20:17
19K'Andre MillerD	0	1	1	0	1	5	3	0	–	20:42
11Jordan StaalC	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	35	15:19
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	09:50
50Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	09:20
4Shayne GostisbehereD	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	18:45
21Alexander NikishinD	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	0	–	16:13
26Sean WalkerD	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	–	18:12
74Jaccob SlavinD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	–	23:31

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Frederik AndersenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
32Brandon BussiG	W	28	24	4	.857	60:00