Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning
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Aho, Svechnikov lead Hurricanes over Lightning to hand coach Rod Brind’Amour a win in his 600th game
Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour coached his 600th career game for the franchise and picked up his 367th career win, the most for a head coach at the 600-game mark, besting Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper, who set the previous record of 364.
Jordan Martinook broke a third period tie and Frederik Andersen stopped 17 shots. Logan Stankoven added an empty-net goal.
Yanni Gourde and Charle-Edouard D’Astous scored for Tampa Bay, which fell to 3-7 since the Olympic break. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 31 saves.
Martinook broke the tie when he swept a puck from outside the left circle toward the net that hit the inside of the pants of Victor Hedman and hit the inside of the far post at 9:18 of the third period.
The Hurricanes scored on the opening shift of the game on a delayed penalty call. After Svechnikov was denied in close to draw a penalty, he was left alone in front moments later for Aho to find him 36 seconds into the game.
The duo connected again late in the first period when Aho was stopped on a breakaway chance but stayed at the side of the net for Svechinkov, who sent over a quick pass.
It’s the third time this season in three meetings Carolina has built a multigoal lead in the first period against Tampa Bay.
But the Lightning struck back with a pair of goals in the second period.
Lightning: At Seattle Kraken on Tuesday
Regular Season SeriesCAR wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:36 | Andrei Svechnikov Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (44), Sean Walker (15) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:28 | Sebastian Aho Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (34), K'Andre Miller (26) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:10 | Yanni Gourde Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (16), Pontus Holmberg (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:31 | Charle-Edouard D'Astous Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Brayden Point (27), Gage Goncalves (14) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:18 | Jordan Martinook Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (32), Mike Reilly (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:29 | Logan Stankoven Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (22) |
Statistics
 CAR |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 27 | Hits | 26 |
| 9 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 35 | Shots | 19 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 19 |
| 53.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.3 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 13 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pontus Holmberg, RW | Out | May 5 |
Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| William Carrier, LW | Day-To-Day | Jun 6 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |
