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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay LightningDec 20, 2025

Final· Benchmark International Arena
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CAR
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TBL
6
Goals123TShots123T
CAR3014CAR106622
TBL0336TBL614929
CAR 50TBL 61
CAR 2.05TBL 4.26
PP goals
CAR 2TBL 0
Hits
CAR 23TBL 19
Blocks
CAR 15TBL 15
PIM
CAR 10TBL 14
CAR 42%TBL 58%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 at home. Jake Guentzel (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:11 together.

  1. Points
    Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:19.Guentzel
  2. Points
    Ryan McDonagh had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:34.McDonagh
  3. Points
    Charle-Edouard D'Astous had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:42.D'Astous
  4. Points
    Dominic James had 2 assists (2 points) in 10:44.James
  5. PP1
    CAR's first power-play unit (Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 5:11 together.GostisbehereEhlersAhoSvechnikovBlake
  6. New line
    New look for CAR: Hall–Ehlers–Stankoven skated 6:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (41.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HallEhlersStankoven
  7. New line
    New look for TBL: Guentzel–Bjorkstrand–Paul skated 8:29 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GuentzelBjorkstrandPaul
  8. New line
    New look for CAR: Aho–Svechnikov–Blake skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AhoSvechnikovBlake

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, CAR at TBL: 111 attempts, 51 on goal, 10 goals, 6.32 expected goals; best chance Jake Guentzel at 0.44 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CAR attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • TBL
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 111 of 111 attempts · TBL 61 · CAR 50

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CAR at TBL: expected goals 4.26 to 2.05 (TBL led the chances), shot attempts 61 to 50, 10 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdTBLCARRBNGPFSMGGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • CAR
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLCARcontrol2nd3rdRobinson · 1st 2:42Blake · 1st 4:00Nadeau · 1st 12:27Goncalves · 2nd 0:30Point · 2nd 1:20Finley · 2nd 16:36Svechnikov · 3rd 2:47McDonagh · 3rd 3:13Guentzel · 3rd 6:38Guentzel · 3rd 19:33
  • TBL pressure
  • CAR pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 20% of the game, TBL 47%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, CAR at TBL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Andrei Vasilevskiy (60:00) for TBL and Pyotr Kochetkov (59:06) for CAR, 10 goals.

TBL
CAR
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TBL skaters (rows) against CAR skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TBL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, TBL rows versus CAR columns: 250 matchups; most common Holmberg vs Blake, 9:16 at 91% xGF.

TBL ↓ · CAR →EhlersStankovenHallAhoBlakeSvechnikovStaalRobinsonCarrierNadeauJankowskiKotkaniemiMillerChatfieldNikishinWalkerGostisbehereReillyL1 GuentzelL1 BjorkstrandL1 PaulL2 CirelliL2 GirgensonsL2 HolmbergL3 JamesL3 GoncalvesL3 FinleyL4 KucherovL4 PointL4 GourdeD1 RaddyshD1 MoserD2 CrozierD2 CarlileD3 McDonaghD3 D'Astous
TBL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCARTBL
4364
1.414.14
1.403.90
518
24
1812
−0.056+0.056
20%47%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:42
    CAREric Robinson (Jordan Staal)slap0.12 xG
    CAR: Staal, Carrier, Walker, Robinson, NikishinTBL: Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Paul, Raddysh, Carlile
    CAR 1 – 0 TBL
  2. 4:00
    CARJackson BlakePP (Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere)tip-in0.11 xG
    CAR: Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, BlakeTBL: McDonagh, Guentzel, Cirelli, Moser
    CAR 2 – 0 TBL
  3. 12:27
    CARBradly NadeauPP (Logan Stankoven)wrist0.15 xG
    CAR: Hall, Kotkaniemi, Nikishin, Stankoven, NadeauTBL: McDonagh, Girgensons, Raddysh, Cirelli
    CAR 3 – 0 TBL

2nd period

  1. 0:30
    TBLGage Goncalves (Dominic James, Maxwell Crozier)snap0.25 xG
    CAR: Staal, Reilly, Carrier, Walker, RobinsonTBL: Crozier, Finley, Goncalves, Carlile, James
    CAR 3 – 1 TBL
  2. 1:20
    TBLBrayden Point (Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Nikita Kucherov)tip-in0.32 xG
    CAR: Hall, Ehlers, Chatfield, Miller, StankovenTBL: McDonagh, Kucherov, Gourde, Point, D'Astous
    CAR 3 – 2 TBL
  3. 16:36
    TBLJack Finley (Dominic James, Yanni Gourde)wrist0.41 xG
    CAR: Gostisbehere, Aho, Walker, Svechnikov, BlakeTBL: Gourde, Raddysh, Finley, Moser, James
    CAR 3 – 3 TBL

3rd period

  1. 2:47
    CARAndrei Svechnikov (Mark Jankowski, Jesperi Kotkaniemi)backhand0.25 xG
    CAR: Jankowski, Gostisbehere, Miller, Kotkaniemi, SvechnikovTBL: Kucherov, Gourde, Point, Crozier, Moser
    CAR 4 – 3 TBL
  2. 3:13
    TBLRyan McDonagh (Pontus Holmberg, Charle-Edouard D'Astous)wrist0.20 xG
    CAR: Hall, Aho, Chatfield, Miller, BlakeTBL: McDonagh, Girgensons, Cirelli, D'Astous, Holmberg
    CAR 4 – 4 TBL
  3. 6:38
    TBLJake Guentzel (J.J. Moser, Nick Paul)backhand0.16 xG
    CAR: Staal, Reilly, Gostisbehere, Ehlers, NadeauTBL: Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Paul, Raddysh, Moser
    CAR 4 – 5 TBL
  4. 19:33
    TBLJake GuentzelEN (Ryan McDonagh)wrist0.44 xG
    CAR: Gostisbehere, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov, Blake, NadeauTBL: McDonagh, Kucherov, Guentzel, Cirelli, Moser
    CAR 4 – 6 TBL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nikolaj Ehlers LL1011-310.1002019:36——4222
Logan Stankoven CL1011-120.1800016:22——3526
Taylor Hall LL1000-220.2503015:52——2817
Sebastian Aho CL2000-310.1210021:19——184
Jackson Blake RL2101-310.1100019:25——255
Andrei Svechnikov RL2101-120.4720418:12——3821
Jordan Staal CL3011-100.0041015:08——4843
Eric Robinson LL3101030.2910013:50——3736
William Carrier LL3000000.003209:50——4730
Bradly Nadeau LL4101-240.2940013:06——6360
Mark Jankowski LL4011+100.0010210:55——6768
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CL4011+100.0010410:06——7367
K'Andre Miller DD1000-110.0422021:28——4131
Jalen Chatfield DD1000-210.0301019:59——3819
Alexander Nikishin DD2000+100.0122019:45——6154
Sean Walker DD2000-130.1020018:05——4721
Shayne Gostisbehere DD3011-210.0501018:11——3730
Mike Reilly DD3000-200.0101013:45——2612
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Pyotr Kochetkov(start)L28235.8213.8359:06

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jake Guentzel CL1202+151.0611019:19——4760
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL1000000.0010013:01——4760
Nick Paul LL1011010.2622212:50——5262
Anthony Cirelli CL2000+210.0821022:30——6879
Zemgus Girgensons CL2000+110.0430213:44——6577
Pontus Holmberg RL2011+120.1800012:26——6878
Dominic James CL3022+200.0000010:44——5077
Gage Goncalves CL3101+110.2511010:18——4858
Jack Finley CL3101+220.561048:19——4483
Nikita Kucherov RL4011+120.1401019:25——6880
Brayden Point CL4101030.6101018:25——6475
Yanni Gourde CL4011+120.3511016:13——7686
Darren Raddysh DD1000+130.2610223:06——6080
J.J. Moser DD1011+240.2333022:55——6275
Maxwell Crozier DD2011000.0011016:42——3533
Declan Carlile DD2000010.0502415:22——3845
Ryan McDonagh DD3112+310.2010019:34——7186
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD3022+200.0011016:42——8091
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)W22184.8182.0560:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Eric Robinson (CAR) 1st 2:42 · assists Jordan Staal · Cycle · 7.7 mph shot.

Bradly Nadeau · 1st 12:27 · CAR PP

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
51.8 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
6.1 s

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Gage Goncalves · 2nd 0:30 · TBL

Play
rebound
Entry
dump
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
32.4 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
8.1 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Brayden Point · 2nd 1:20 · TBL

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
25.4 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
6.6 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Jack Finley · 2nd 16:36 · TBL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
40.2 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s
Type
rebound

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Ryan McDonagh · 3rd 3:13 · TBL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3
Shot
19.3 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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