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Carolina Hurricanes 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 6 — Recap
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Game Summary
Final: Carolina Hurricanes 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 6. Shots on goal: CAR 22, TBL 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CAR 3-0 TBL; P2 CAR 0-3 TBL; P3 CAR 1-3 TBL.
Scoring plays: P1 02:42 Eric Robinson (assists: Jordan Staal) to make it CAR 1-0 TBL; P1 04:00 Jackson Blake (assists: Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere) to make it CAR 2-0 TBL; P1 12:27 Bradly Nadeau (assists: Logan Stankoven) to make it CAR 3-0 TBL; P2 00:30 Gage Goncalves (assists: Dominic James, Max Crozier) to make it CAR 3-1 TBL; P2 01:20 Brayden Point (assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Nikita Kucherov) to make it CAR 3-2 TBL; P2 16:36 Jack Finley (assists: Dominic James, Yanni Gourde) to make it CAR 3-3 TBL; P3 02:47 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Mark Jankowski, Jesperi Kotkaniemi) to make it CAR 4-3 TBL; P3 03:13 Ryan McDonagh (assists: Pontus Holmberg, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) to make it CAR 4-4 TBL; P3 06:38 Jake Guentzel (assists: J.J. Moser, Nick Paul) to make it CAR 4-5 TBL; P3 19:33 Jake Guentzel (assists: Ryan McDonagh) to make it CAR 4-6 TBL. Top skaters: Jake Guentzel (TBL) 2 G, 0 A; Ryan McDonagh (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TBL) 0 G, 2 A; Dominic James (TBL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 18 saves on 22, decision W; Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR) 23 saves on 28, decision L.
Standouts
Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.
📊 Game Flow
- P1 2:42 Eric Robinson (Jordan Staal) CAR · slap shot · CAR 1, TBL 0
- P1 4:00 Jackson Blake (Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere) CAR · Power play · tip-in shot · CAR 2, TBL 0
- P1 12:27 Bradly Nadeau (Logan Stankoven) CAR · Power play · wrist shot · CAR 3, TBL 0
- P2 0:30 Gage Goncalves (Dominic James, Max Crozier) TBL · snap shot · CAR 3, TBL 1
- P2 1:20 Brayden Point (Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Nikita Kucherov) TBL · tip-in shot · CAR 3, TBL 2
- P2 16:36 Jack Finley (Dominic James, Yanni Gourde) TBL · wrist shot · CAR 3, TBL 3
- P3 2:47 Andrei Svechnikov (Mark Jankowski, Jesperi Kotkaniemi) CAR · backhand shot · CAR 4, TBL 3
- P3 3:13 Ryan McDonagh (Pontus Holmberg, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) TBL · wrist shot · CAR 4, TBL 4
- P3 6:38 Jake Guentzel (J.J. Moser, Nick Paul) TBL · backhand shot · CAR 4, TBL 5
- P3 19:33 Jake Guentzel (Ryan McDonagh) TBL · Empty net · wrist shot · CAR 4, TBL 6
📋 Team Stats
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| TBL | 6 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
🎯 Shot Map
- 4Goals11% of attempts
- 18Saved51% of attempts
- 13Missed the net37% of attempts
- 6Goals13% of attempts
- 23Saved51% of attempts
- 16Missed the net36% of attempts
● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.
🏒 Box Score
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Blake | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:12 |
| Eric Robinson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:50 |
| Bradly Nadeau | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13:06 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:36 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 |
| Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15:08 |
| Mark Jankowski | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:55 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:06 |
| K'Andre Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:28 |
| Sebastian Aho | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:19 |
| Jalen Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:59 |
| Alexander Nikishin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:45 |
| Sean Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18:05 |
| Taylor Hall | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:52 |
| Mike Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:45 |
| William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 09:50 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Kochetkov | L | 23 | 28 | 82.1 | 5 | 59:06 |
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19:19 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:34 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:42 |
| Dominic James | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 |
| Brayden Point | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:25 |
| Gage Goncalves | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:18 |
| Jack Finley | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 08:19 |
| J.J. Moser | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22:55 |
| Nikita Kucherov | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:25 |
| Max Crozier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:42 |
| Yanni Gourde | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:13 |
| Nick Paul | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:50 |
| Pontus Holmberg | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23:06 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:30 |
| Declan Carlile | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:22 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13:44 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:01 |
| Player | Dec | SV | SA | SV% | GA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | W | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 4 | 60:00 |
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