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Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Carolina Hurricanes
0-3-0
Final
5 - 6
Tampa Bay Lightning
3-0-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:03 Zemgus Girgensons Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (2), Wojciech Stachowiak (1)
Goal 1st Period 11:30 Zemgus Girgensons Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (1)
Goal 1st Period 14:46 Givani Smith Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kevin Labanc (3), Ryan Suzuki (1)
Goal 2nd Period 19:05 Wojciech Stachowiak Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ethan Gauthier (1), Nicholas Abruzzese (1)
Goal 3rd Period 2:55 Maxim Groshev Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Dominic James (1), Dylan Duke (1)
Goal 3rd Period 3:25 Gleb Trikozov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Robidas (1)
Goal 3rd Period 4:15 Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Bradly Nadeau (1)
Goal 3rd Period 8:55 Wojciech Stachowiak Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: J.J. Moser (2), Simon Lundmark (1)
Goal 3rd Period 10:00 Noel Gunler Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Joel Nystrom (1), Justin Robidas (2)
Goal 3rd Period 12:27 Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (1), Nikita Kucherov (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:48 Bradly Nadeau Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Givani Smith (1), Joel Nystrom (2)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 7
24 Hits 24
2 Takeaways 1
31 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 2
7 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 30
48.3 Faceoff Win Percent 51.7
5 Giveaways 9
3 Total Penalties 5
6 Penalty Minutes 14
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Emil Lilleberg, D Out Oct 5
Yanni Gourde, C Injured Reserve Sep 28
Dominic James, C Injured Reserve Sep 28
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seth Jarvis, C Injured Reserve Sep 27
Alexander Nikishin, D Out Sep 16

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 13,449 | Capacity:

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
NY Rangers 0 1 8 4
Carolina 1 1 5 2
Washington 0 1 4 2
Pittsburgh 0 2 4 2
Columbus 0 1 2 1
NY Islanders 0 2 2 1
New Jersey 0 2 2 1
Philadelphia 2 2 2 0

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 2 0 6 2
Ottawa 0 1 4 2
Tampa Bay 0 1 4 2
Buffalo 0 1 4 2
Toronto 0 2 4 2
Boston 0 2 4 2
Montreal 1 1 3 1
Detroit 0 2 2 1
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