Carolina Hurricanes 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2: final score and stats
Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes 4 to Tampa Bay Lightning 2, on Saturday, March 14, 2026 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.
NHLSaturday, March 14, 2026
DateMar 14, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance19,092
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Carolina HurricanesTampa Bay Lightning
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
42-18-6Record40-21-4
1st in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
8-3Road record / home record8-0
WWLWWLast 5WLWWW
W2StreakW1
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.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Erik Cernak D · Undisclosed
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:28 | 0:45 | 1:40 | 18:03 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:56 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 16:26 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:13 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 12:50 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:17 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 12:48 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:53 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 8:48 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:14 | 0:45 | 0:36 | 14:53 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 12:03 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:13 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 8:32 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:35 | 0:32 | 1:44 | 11:19 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:51 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 13:36 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19:24 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 18:39 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:10 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 20:22 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24:05 | 1:30 | 1:32 | 21:03 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Reilly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 12:29 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24:16 | 0:15 | 2:47 | 21:14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20:13 | 0:15 | 1:23 | 18:35 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .895 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 59:34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 14:19 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 12:24 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:30 | 2:24 | 1:26 | 14:40 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:20 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 7:47 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gage Goncalves | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:40 | 1:15 | 0:31 | 13:54 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:20 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | 2:10 | 0:22 | 13:41 | 19 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:22 | 2:03 | 1:06 | 16:13 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:03 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 20:00 | 2:46 | 0:15 | 16:59 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Paul | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:57 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Perry | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:02 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 11:01 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | 2:12 | 0:15 | 15:08 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 16:01 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 14:34 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:03 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 17:49 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:27 | 1:42 | 0:37 | 16:08 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:11 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 16:42 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:55 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 20:11 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:14 | 2:33 | 0:15 | 20:26 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .912 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 58:48 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
CAR wins series 2-1
Mar 14, 2026CAR 4, TB 2
Feb 26, 2026TB 4, CAR 5
Dec 20, 2025CAR 4, TB 6
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Carolina Hurricanes won, 4-2, on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
What was the final score of Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Carolina Hurricanes 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2.
Who were the top performers?
Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (1 goals). Tampa Bay Lightning: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (1 goals).
Where is Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning played?
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL.
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