🌪️ Away Hurricanes 27-25-3 before this game

5–2

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 15-29-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	0	3	2	5
TBL	0	2	0	2

Hurricanes at Lightning

Hurricanes beat Lightning 5–2 at AMALIE Arena on February 12, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Feb 12, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Martin Gelinas

2 G

7 shots · 13:35 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:03 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Robert Kron

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:28 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Robert Kron Go-ahead 2nd · 00:59

Unassisted · beat Dan Cloutier

1–0

🌪️ Sean Hill 2nd · 02:47

Unassisted · beat Dan Cloutier

2–0

⚡ Nisse Ekman PP 2nd · 07:52

Assists: Mike Sillinger, Freddy Modin · beat Arturs Irbe

2–1

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill 2nd · 09:18

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Robert Kron · beat Dan Cloutier

3–1

⚡ Paul Mara PP 2nd · 19:34

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Mike Johnson · beat Arturs Irbe

3–2

3rd period

🌪️ Martin Gelinas PP 3rd · 10:10

Assists: Ron Francis, Jeff O'Neill · beat Rich Parent

4–2

🌪️ Martin Gelinas 3rd · 16:00

Assists: Paul Ranheim, Paul Coffey · beat Rich Parent

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR TBL⚡

35 Shots on goal 23

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

25 Hits 34

8 Blocked shots 10

6 Takeaways 9

12 Giveaways 18

6 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 14.3% (5/35) TBL shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

⚡Lightning

Rich Parent

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 30:42 TOI

Dan Cloutier

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 29:18 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 27-25-3 (49% win rate, 55 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 15-29-9 (28% win rate, 53 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Francis · O'Neill · Kapanen 21:03

L2 Battaglia · Ranheim · Kron 16:28

L3 Gelinas · Vestlund · Kovalenko 13:35

L4 Daniels · Roberts · Brind'Amour 7:27

D1 Coffey · Wesley 21:54

D2 Hill · Karpa 20:48

D3 Halko · Pratt 15:43

⚡Lightning

L1 Warriner · Gratton · Johnson 17:41

L2 Lecavalier · Drulia · Ekman 16:04

L3 Sillinger · Clymer · Gardiner 15:21

L4 Modin · Martins · Kesa 11:00

L5 Dwyer 6:10

D1 Svoboda · Kubina 23:32

D2 Mara · Muir 20:54

D3 Cullimore 13:55

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won

2–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

Mar 28, 1999

⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR

3–3 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ CAR vs TBL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Lightning on February 12, 2000?

Hurricanes won 5–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Lightning?

The final score was Hurricanes 5, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Martin Gelinas (2), Jeff O'Neill, Robert Kron, Sean Hill.

Who scored for Lightning?

Nisse Ekman, Paul Mara.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rich Parent made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Lightning season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Feb 8

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 10

Also on February 12, 2000

Hurricanes season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule