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38-15-4
Tampa Bay Lightning
4
SOG: 28
37-15-6
Carolina Hurricanes
5
SOG: 33
Lenovo Center - Raleigh
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February 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
TBL
B. Hagel
TBL • 1G 0A
S. Sabourin
TBL • 0G 1A
J. Guentzel
TBL • 0G 3A
N. Kucherov
TBL • 1G 0A
B. Point
TBL • 1G 1A
J. Moser
TBL • 0G 1A
D. James
TBL • 1G 0A
R. McDonagh
TBL • 0G 1A
D. Raddysh
TBL • 0G 1A
CAR
N. Ehlers
CAR • 1G 0A
K. Miller
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Martinook
CAR • 0G 1A
L. Stankoven
CAR • 1G 1A
T. Hall
CAR • 1G 1A
J. Chatfield
CAR • 0G 1A
J. Blake
CAR • 0G 1A
S. Jarvis
CAR • 1G 1A
A. Svechnikov
CAR • 0G 2A
M. Jankowski
CAR • 0G 1A
S. Aho
CAR • 1G 0A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
L. Stankoven
CAR • C • 1G 1A
⭐ 2
T. Hall
CAR • L • 1G 1A
⭐ 3
S. Jarvis
CAR • C • 1G 1A
38-14-4 - L1
Tampa Bay Lightning
36-15-6 - W4
Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh - Lenovo Center
February 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
31G - 64A
(95P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
26G - 37A
(63P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
28G - 27A
(55P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
17G - 36A
(53P)
5
C
Brayden Point
14G - 21A
(35P)
TBL Injuries
Cirelli, Anthony
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Cirelli (undisclosed) isn't expected to play Wednesday versus Toronto or Thursday in Carolina, per Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site.
Feb 28, 2026
Paul, Nick
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Paul (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Wednesday, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
Mar 3, 2026
Crozier, Maxwell
Abdomen
Month to Month
Crozier (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.
Apr 29, 2026
Trades
Atlantic
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CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
21G - 37A
(58P)
2
R
Andrei Svechnikov
21G - 30A
(51P)
3
C
Seth Jarvis
26G - 19A
(45P)
4
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
15G - 29A
(44P)
5
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
9G - 29A
(38P)
CAR Injuries
Robinson, Eric
Upper Body
Day to Day
Robinson suffered an upper-body injury Monday against the Buffalo Sabres and won't return to the game.
Feb 26, 2026
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Season
Kochetkov (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Jan 24 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquired Gavin Bayreuther from the Carolina Hurricanes for Viktor Neuchev
Jan 16 2026
The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Kyle Masters and a 2026 4th round pick from the San Jose Sharks for a 2027 5th round pick
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
TBL
28-7-3
2.11 GAA
92.1% SV
CAR
24-3-1
2.23 GAA
90.6% SV
TBL
10-8-1
3.03 GAA
88.8% SV
CAR
7-10-5
3.26 GAA
87.1% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
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CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
Goaltenders
TBL
38-14-4
GAA: 2.50
SV%: 0.906
vs
CAR
36-15-6
GAA: 2.81
SV%: 0.886