🌪️ Away Hurricanes 14-14-4 before this game

2–3

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 12-17-4 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Lightning

Lightning beat Hurricanes 3–2 at AMALIE Arena on December 26, 2000.

🗓 Tue, Dec 26, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Freddy Modin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:22 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Brad Richards

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:35 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Sheldon Keefe

1 G

1 shots · 09:28 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚡ Freddy Modin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:59

Assists: Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Arturs Irbe

0–1

⚡ Sheldon Keefe 2nd · 04:41

Assists: Paul Mara, Wayne Primeau · beat Arturs Irbe

0–2

🌪️ Niclas Wallin 2nd · 10:23

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Rob DiMaio · beat Kevin Weekes

1–2

⚡ Brad Richards 2nd · 10:49

Assists: Freddy Modin, Pavel Kubina · beat Arturs Irbe

1–3

3rd period

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill PP 3rd · 08:40

Assists: David Tanabe, Sami Kapanen · beat Kevin Weekes

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR TBL⚡

22 Shots on goal 22

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

16 Hits 21

8 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 9

12 Giveaways 16

12 Penalty minutes 10

CAR shooting 9.1% (2/22) TBL shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:45 TOI

⚡Lightning

Kevin Weekes

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-14-4 (44% win rate, 32 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 12-17-4 (36% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

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 Brind'Amour · Francis · DiMaio 22:46

L2 Gelinas · O'Neill · Kapanen 19:15

L3 Battaglia · Vasicek · Willis 12:07

L4 Vestlund · Langdon · Adams 3:21

D1 Hatcher · Wesley 23:39

D2 Ozolinsh · Tanabe 20:22

D3 Karpa · Wallin 15:01

⚡Lightning

L1 Warriner · Lecavalier · Johnson 22:45

L2 Modin · Johnson · Primeau 17:31

L3 Richards · Kharitonov · St. Louis 12:37

L4 Freadrich · Keefe 5:36

D1 Mara · Kubina 25:37

D2 Sarich · Cullimore 18:34

D3 Zyuzin · Gusev 13:14

D4 Astashenko 3:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Oct 31, 2000

⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR

5–6 (OT) · Hurricanes won

3–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs TBL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Lightning on December 26, 2000?

Lightning won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Lightning?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill, Niclas Wallin.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards, Freddy Modin, Sheldon Keefe.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 · Dec 23

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 2000

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