NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes overnight into Tuesday, December 29
01:00
Swedish time
in 51 days and 16 hours
Local time: 19:00, Monday, December 28
Tampa Bay Lightning visit Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center overnight into Tuesday, December 29. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Lightning are 3rd in the Atlantic with 22 points from 15 games, while Hurricanes are 1st in the Metropolitan with 28 points from 18. It is meeting 2 of 3 between the teams this season. 4 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Pontus Holmberg and Victor Hedman.
The Swedes in the game
#29
Pontus HolmbergRW
11 P15 games, 4 goals, 7 assists
Last 5: 6 P · vs Hurricanes: 6 P in 9
#77
Victor HedmanD
6 P14 games, 4 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 2 P · vs Hurricanes: 37 P in 64
#35
Dennis HildebyG
.8853 games, 2-0-0, 2.98 GAA
Last 3: 2-0-1 · vs Hurricanes: 0-1-0
The teams going in
| TBL | Comparison | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Points | 28 |
| 15 | Games | 18 |
| 10-3-2 | W-L-OT | 13-3-2 |
| 3rd Atlantic | In the division | 1st Metropolitan |
| 7th | In the NHL | 1st |
| 3.73 | Goals per game | 3.83 |
| 3.07 | Against per game | 2.39 |
| +10 | Goal difference | +26 |
| 6-2-2 | Last 10 | 7-2-1 |
| W2 | Streak | W1 |
| 2-3-2 | Road / home this year | 5-1-1 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
CAR44 %66 wins
TBL49 %74 wins
Even: the teams have won about as often.10 ties (7 %)
CAR@TBL
4–2March 15, 2026 · 7mo ago
2Swedes in action0 G2 A2 P
TBL@CAR
4–5February 27, 2026 · 8mo ago
3Swedes in actionCAR@TBL
4–6December 21, 2025 · 10mo ago
1Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
TBL@CAR
1–4March 12, 2025 · 1y ago
1Swedes in actionCAR@TBL
2–3January 8, 2025 · 1y ago
1Swedes in action