NHL MATCHUP REPORT

December 20, 2025, 7:00 | Benchmark International Arena

Carolina Hurricanes (21-9-2) VS Tampa Bay Lightning (18-12-3)

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SMART CHART

CAR
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TB
3.38
OFFENSE
3.21
2.81
DEFENSE
2.67
15.15
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
17.31
79.78
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
85.05
33.00
SHOTS FOR
27.85
24.13
SHOTS AGAINST
26.97
0.57
DIFFERENTIAL
0.54

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Carolina 21-9-2 $69 3.38 2.81 20-9 1-1 15-16-1
Tampa Bay 18-12-3 $-121 3.21 2.67 12-12 5-2 15-17-1

TEAM RECORDS

Carolina Hurricanes

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 21-9-2 11-5-1 10-4-1 20-9-2 1-1 15-16-1
Last 10 7-3 5-3 2-0 7-3 0-0 2-7-1
vs Div 8-2 5-2 3-0 8-2 0-0 4-5-1
vs WEST 10-4-2 5-2-1 5-2-1 9-2-2 1-1 9-7
vs EAST 11-5 6-3 5-2 11-5 0-0 6-9-1

Tampa Bay Lightning

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 18-12-3 8-8 10-4-3 12-12-2 5-2 15-17-1
Last 10 4-5-1 0-3 4-2-1 2-6-1 1-0 5-5
vs Div 4-3-1 0-2 4-1-1 2-3-1 1-0 5-3
vs WEST 8-3 5-2 3-1 6-2 2-1 5-6
vs EAST 10-9-3 3-6 7-3-3 6-8-2 3-1 10-11-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.38 3 2.59 2
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 3.20 10 2.80 9
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 11.36 29 82.98 12
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.25 10 2.81 8
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 2.87 25 2.60 7
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 15.38 26 82.61 12

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Carolina 4-5-1 3-6 2.60 31.40 7.00 18.92 60.61 37.00
Tampa Bay 6-3-1 3-6 3.00 23.20 13.00 39.39 81.08 33.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Mar 11, 2025 TB 1 CAR 4 -135 5.5 U 24 31 0 0 1 5 0 0 100 100
Jan 7, 2025 CAR 2 TB 3 -105 6 U 31 33 0 1 1 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Oct 11, 2024 TB 4 CAR 1 -150 6 U 23 21 2 0 6 4 33.3 0 100 66.7
Nov 24, 2023 TB 8 CAR 2 -160 6.5 O 14 24 4 1 4 5 100 20 80 0
Nov 11, 2023 CAR 4 TB 0 115 6.5 U 32 22 1 0 3 3 33.3 0 100 66.7
Oct 24, 2023 CAR 0 TB 3 110 6.5 U 32 23 0 1 4 4 0 25 75 100
Mar 28, 2023 TB 4 CAR 0 -140 6 U 21 31 0 0 1 2 0 0 100 100
Mar 5, 2023 TB 0 CAR 6 -165 6 P 14 38 0 4 2 5 0 80 20 100
Nov 3, 2022 CAR 4 TB 3 -115 6 O 55 26 1 2 6 5 16.7 40 60 83.3
Mar 29, 2022 CAR 3 TB 4 -140 6 O 19 32 0 3 2 4 0 75 25 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Tampa Bay Lightning

Carolina Hurricanes

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Carolina Hurricanes

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 14, 2025 PHI 3-2 W -250 32 26 1/6 4/4 Dan Vladar H
Dec 13, 2025 PHI 4-3 W -185 21 18 0/2 0/0 Samuel Ersson A
Dec 11, 2025 WAS 3-2 W -115 39 25 0/2 1/1 Logan Thompson A
Dec 9, 2025 CLB 4-1 W -225 32 24 1/4 2/3 Jet Greaves H
Dec 7, 2025 SJ 1-4 L -325 29 22 1/3 1/2 Alex Nedeljkovic H

Tampa Bay Lightning

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Dec 15, 2025 FLA 2-5 L -120 28 24 0/5 3/4 Sergei Bobrovsky H
Dec 13, 2025 NYI 2-3 L -125 34 17 1/4 3/4 Ilya Sorokin A
Dec 11, 2025 NJ 8-4 W -135 35 37 2/3 2/3 Jake Allen A
Dec 9, 2025 MON 6-1 W -110 27 27 1/3 3/4 Jakub Dobes A
Dec 8, 2025 TOR 0-2 L -125 29 25 0/1 2/2 Dennis Hildeby A