Carolina Hurricanes @ Tampa Bay Lightning

22-10-3, 11-5-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	3	0	1	4
Lightning TB	0	3	3	6

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

19-13-3, 9-9-0 Home

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Hurricanes
4
Lightning
6

Game 1

12/20

Lightning
4
Hurricanes
5

Game 2

2/26

Hurricanes
4
Lightning
2

Game 3

3/14

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Justin Kea
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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