Lightning vs. Hurricanes — December 28, 2026: preview

TBLTBL
13-4-2
W2 · L10: 6-2-2
W
W
L
W
W
W
SO
W
OT
L
Tue, Dec 29
@
Lenovo Center
CARCAR
15-3-2
W3 · L10: 8-1-1
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
SO
W
PUCKLAB EDGECAR 76%

Matchup: Tampa Bay Lightning (13-4-2) at Carolina Hurricanes (15-3-2). PuckLab Edge: Hurricanes, 76% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
TBLCAR
Scoring & Defense
3.89GF/GP4.10
3.00GA/GP2.30
+17Goal Diff+36
Analytics
54.65v5 CF%59.1
55.45v5 xGF%59.0
.889SV%.900
48.9FO %49.9
Special Teams & Discipline
21.2PP%22.7
71.7PK%85.5
8.4PIM / GP7.9
Record Splits
5-4-2Road / Home6-1-1

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
TBL

TBL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Nikita KucherovR19820280.7054.9Brandon HagelL191311241.5559.1Jake GuentzelC191113240.9157.8John CarlsonD19610160.5156.1Brayden PointC17511160.9356.6
CAR

CAR Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Sebastian AhoC201216280.8459.8Logan StankovenC20119201.2660.9Jackson BlakeR20515201.1362.7Andrei SvechnikovR20910190.9960.5Nikolaj EhlersL20512170.8059.9

Team Profile

TBL
Avg Age
29.3
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
201 lbs
CAR
Avg Age
28.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
199 lbs
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