Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Saturday, March 14, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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4–2

Final

SOG 35–19

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Game summary

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Benchmark International Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Lightning 35-19.

Goals came from Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho, Yanni Gourde, Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Jordan Martinook and Logan Stankoven.

Frederik Andersen made 17 saves on 19 shots for the win; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 34.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	2	0	2	4	35
TBL	0	2	0	2	19

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Andrei Svechnikov (24)Sebastian Aho (44), Sean Walker (15)1–000:36 CAR
Sebastian Aho (24)Andrei Svechnikov (34), K'Andre Miller (26)Bjorkstrand 1:47 into shift2–017:28 CAR

2nd period

Yanni Gourde (8)Victor Hedman (16), Pontus Holmberg (10)2–114:10 TBL
Charle-Edouard D'Astous (4)Brayden Point (27), Gage Goncalves (14)2–215:31 TBL

3rd period

Jordan Martinook (9)Nikolaj Ehlers (32), Mike Reilly (8)3–209:18 CAR
Logan Stankoven (13)Taylor Hall (22)4–218:29 CAR · 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+

1:47

2–0 · 1st 17:28 · Aho. Bjorkstrand was 1:47 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCAR on iceTBL on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CAR

1st 0:36 · Svechnikov

Hedman 0:36

Fresh legsHedman 0:36

2–0 CAR

1st 17:28 · Aho

Stuck out there: Bjorkstrand 1:47

Stuck out thereBjorkstrand 1:47

2–1 TBL

2nd 14:10 · Gourde

Aho 0:53

NormalAho 0:53

2–2 TBL

2nd 15:31 · D'Astous

Carrier 0:43

NormalCarrier 0:43

3–2 CAR

3rd 9:18 · Martinook

Perry 0:35

Fresh legsPerry 0:35

4–2 CAR

3rd 18:29 · EN · Stankoven

Kucherov 1:11

Empty netKucherov 1:11

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

35Shots on goal19

54%Faceoff %46%

0/2Power play0/3

13Penalty minutes11

27Hits26

10Blocked shots14

13Giveaways14

9Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 06:27Andrei Svechnikov · slashing2 min
1st 10:40Yanni Gourde · hooking2 min
1st 14:29Seth Jarvis · roughing2 min
1st 14:29Seth Jarvis · fighting5 min
1st 14:29Zemgus Girgensons · fighting5 min
2nd 04:32Pontus Holmberg · roughing2 min
2nd 04:32Sebastian Aho · roughing2 min
2nd 09:05Sean Walker · hooking2 min
2nd 09:20Brandon Hagel · hooking2 min

Season series

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters

20Sebastian AhoC	1	1	2	+1	2	2	0	2	40	20:28
37Andrei SvechnikovR	1	1	2	+1	6	4	0	2	–	19:24
22Logan StankovenC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	100	14:51
27Nikolaj EhlersL	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	–	14:19
48Jordan MartinookL	1	0	1	+2	1	2	0	0	–	13:45
71Taylor HallL	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	14:17
6Mike ReillyD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	–	12:31
19K'Andre MillerD	0	1	1	+1	2	3	2	0	–	24:05
26Sean WalkerD	0	1	1	+1	2	3	3	2	–	20:13
11Jordan StaalC	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	57	13:35
24Seth JarvisC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	7	100	16:14
28William CarrierL	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	–	09:13
50Eric RobinsonL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	10:13
53Jackson BlakeR	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	–	17:56
77Mark JankowskiL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	50	09:53
5Jalen ChatfieldD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	–	23:10
21Alexander NikishinD	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	–	14:03
74Jaccob SlavinD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	24:16

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Frederik AndersenG	W	19	17	2	.895	59:34
32Brandon BussiG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

21Brayden PointC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	50	17:35
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	–	12:03
37Yanni GourdeC	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	2	60	15:20
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	–	15:40
51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	1	0	1	+1	1	4	2	0	–	18:03
77Victor HedmanD	0	1	1	-1	1	1	4	0	–	18:27
10Corey PerryR	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	13:02
20Nick PaulL	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	56	09:57
22Oliver BjorkstrandR	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	–	14:19
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	5	33	08:20
38Brandon HagelL	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	2	–	19:22
59Jake GuentzelC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	16:13
71Anthony CirelliC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	36	18:30
86Nikita KucherovR	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	0	–	20:00
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	–	18:11
43Darren RaddyshD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	23:14
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	–	16:01
90J.J. MoserD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	–	20:55

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	L	34	31	3	.912	58:48