Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, 2026-12-28

Where to watch Lightning at Hurricanes

Lineups

The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.

Season series

First meeting of the season

• Nov 25, 2026CAR at TBL
• Dec 28, 2026Tonight
• Feb 27, 2027TBL at CAR

By the numbers

Lightning7-2-0		Hurricanes8-2-1
3.449th	GF / game	4th3.82
2.568th	GA / game	6th2.45
12.9%29th	Power play	10th22.7%
79.2%17th	Penalty kill	4th89.2%
48.5%23rd	Faceoffs	19th49.9%

2026-27 regular season, with league rank.

Leaders

Points

Brandon Hagel

#38 · L

8

Andrei Svechnikov

#37 · R

5

Goals

Brandon Hagel

#38 · L

6

Andrei Svechnikov

#37 · R

3

Assists

Nikita Kucherov

#86 · R

4

Sebastian Aho

#20 · C

4

2026-27 regular season.

In goal

Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy#88

5-2-0 · 2.46 GAA · .898 SV%

Dennis Hildeby#35

2-0-0 · 2.01 GAA · .920 SV%

Hurricanes

Pyotr Kochetkov#52

6-0-0 · 1.98 GAA · .899 SV%

Brandon Bussi#32

2-2-1 · 2.98 GAA · .882 SV%

2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.