Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5: final score and stats
Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Lightning 4 to Carolina Hurricanes 5, on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Carolina Hurricanes vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHLThursday, February 26, 2026
DateFeb 26, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,565
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Tampa Bay LightningCarolina Hurricanes
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
38-15-4Record37-15-6
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Metropolitan Division
4-6Road record / home record6-2
WLWWWLast 5WWLWW
W1StreakW2
Team stats
Tampa Bay LightningCarolina Hurricanes
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
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 10:55 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:53 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 13:54 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:55 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanni Gourde | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 15:07 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:03 | 2:06 | 1:41 | 18:16 | 23 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:42 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 19:11 | 22 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:01 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic James | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:55 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:07 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 23:01 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:06 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 20:00 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Sabourin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:00 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:04 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Cernak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:26 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 13:52 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 13:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 13:22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 14:08 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 18:42 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:01 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 23:55 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Johansson | 5 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .848 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 57:03 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:43 | 1:43 | 1:40 | 16:20 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 16:38 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| William Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:50 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:58 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 13:26 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:01 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 15:06 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 9:43 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:21 | 1:24 | 1:43 | 15:14 | 24 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 14:08 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:20 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15:19 | 0:52 | 0:23 | 14:04 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:02 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 15:11 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 16:57 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:17 | 0:10 | 0:46 | 19:21 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18:45 | 1:48 | 0:03 | 16:54 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 19:23 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:13 | 0:46 | 0:01 | 15:26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:31 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 21:27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:12 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .857 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Carolina Hurricanes won, 5-4, on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Carolina Hurricanes 5.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Lightning: Brayden Point (1 goals). Carolina Hurricanes: Taylor Hall (1 goals).
Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes played?
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC.
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