Carolina Hurricanes 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 6: final score and stats
Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Hurricanes 5 to Tampa Bay Lightning 6, on Friday, September 26, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes.
NHLFriday, September 26, 2025
DateSep 26, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance13,449
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Top performers
Tampa Bay Lightning
GoalsWojciech Stachowiak · 2
AssistsWojciech Stachowiak · 1
PointsWojciech Stachowiak · 3
Team comparison
Carolina HurricanesTampa Bay Lightning
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
0-3-0Record3-0-0
1st in Metropolitan DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
9-3Road record / home record8-0
WWWLWLast 5WWLWW
W3StreakW2
Team stats
Carolina HurricanesTampa Bay Lightning
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Carolina Hurricanes
Jordan Staal C · Calf
Injured ReserveTampa Bay Lightning
Anthony Cirelli C · Lower Body
OutErik Cernak D · Upper Body
OutBrayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveBox score
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyler Brind'Amour | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:09 | 4:01 | 1:00 | 10:08 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 10:44 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 9:58 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Gunler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 | 5:07 | 2:22 | 9:02 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Jost | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22:05 | 8:16 | 0:04 | 13:45 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:43 | 5:10 | 0:39 | 11:54 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Labanc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 7:20 | 2:08 | 8:13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradly Nadeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:40 | 7:53 | 0:00 | 12:47 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Robidas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 4:35 | 1:30 | 9:38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Josiah Slavin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:40 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 12:33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Givani Smith | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 | 2:30 | 0:00 | 12:52 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Suzuki | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:51 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 9:34 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gleb Trikozov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:09 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Bayreuther | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 13:46 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kylington | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:20 | 0:00 | 2:55 | 13:25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Montgomery | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 13:57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:49 | 5:32 | 0:38 | 15:39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Nystrom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:59 | 3:15 | 0:27 | 15:17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:05 | 4:20 | 0:58 | 13:47 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Miftakhov | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .786 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 58:20 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Abruzzese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 9:43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:21 | 4:05 | 0:00 | 9:16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Duke | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:01 | 0:27 | 2:45 | 9:49 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Finley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 5:10 | 9:41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Gauthier | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 10:36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 11:09 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:16 | 4:21 | 1:44 | 13:11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic James | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 15:32 | 0:00 | 4:37 | 10:55 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:34 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 13:14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:24 | 3:55 | 0:05 | 12:24 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wojciech Stachowiak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 0:28 | 1:49 | 9:59 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Szturc | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 3:09 | 8:57 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Crozier | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 25:51 | 0:35 | 7:10 | 18:06 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Groshev | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:35 | 0:02 | 2:57 | 14:36 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:24 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 6:31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 22:57 | 0:00 | 7:16 | 15:41 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Lundmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 14:46 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26:03 | 4:13 | 5:13 | 16:37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Meneghin | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .714 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19:49 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Johansson | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .941 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Tampa Bay Lightning won, 6-5, on Friday, September 26, 2025.
What was the final score of Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Carolina Hurricanes 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 6.
Who were the top performers?
Carolina Hurricanes: Bradly Nadeau (1 goals). Tampa Bay Lightning: Wojciech Stachowiak (2 goals).
Where is Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning played?
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL.
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