⚡ Away Lightning 18-10-3 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
🌪️ Home Hurricanes 13-12-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
TBL 10001
CAR 01001

Lightning at Hurricanes

Lightning beat Hurricanes 1–1 in overtime at PNC Arena on December 18, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Dec 18, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Brad Richards
1 G
4 shots · 18:49 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Freddy Modin
1 A
2 shots · 16:44 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Martin St. Louis
1 A
1 shots · 18:56 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Brad Richards Go-ahead 1st · 04:28
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Freddy Modin · beat Arturs Irbe
1–0
2nd period
🌪️ Jan Hlavac PP Tying 2nd · 18:34
Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Ron Francis · beat Nikolai Khabibulin
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL CAR🌪️
22 Shots on goal 28
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
2 Hits 7
16 Penalty minutes 8
TBL shooting 4.5% (1/22) CAR shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Nikolai Khabibulin
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Arturs Irbe
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Hurricanes
Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 18-10-3 (58% win rate, 31 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 13-12-7 (41% win rate, 32 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 18:49
L2 Fedotenko · Modin · Taylor 17:00
L3 Prospal · Roy · Clymer 14:46
L4 Dingman · Svitov · Keefe 8:30
D1 Boyle · Neckar 24:32
D2 Sarich · Pratt 21:16
D3 Kubina · Lukowich 18:14
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · Kapanen 23:03
L2 Cole · Hlavac · Francis 21:03
L3 Svoboda · O'Neill · Adams 15:10
L4 Daniels · Adams · Boulerice 3:37
D1 Hill · Wesley 26:56
D2 Tanabe · Wallin 22:54
D3 Ward · Malec 11:33

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 17, 2002
⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR
2–1 (OT) · Lightning won
Oct 12, 2002
🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL
1–5 · Lightning won
Apr 10, 2002
⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR
2–4 · Hurricanes won
Jan 30, 2002
🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL
3–1 · Hurricanes won
Dec 27, 2001
🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL
3–2 · Hurricanes won

❓ TBL vs CAR, answered

Who won Lightning vs Hurricanes on December 18, 2002?

Lightning won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Lightning 1, Hurricanes 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jan Hlavac.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Hurricanes season series?

Lightning lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Dec 14
🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL
3–4 · TBL won
Next game · Dec 19
🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL
2–1 · TOR won
🌪️Hurricanes
Previous game · Dec 15
🌪️CAR @ 🌲MIN
1–2 · MIN won
Next game · Dec 20
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
3–2 · CAR won
Also on December 18, 2002
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 final
🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD
3–0 final
🔔PHI @ 🐦ATL
3–1 final
🍁TOR @ 🐆FLA
2–2 final
🎵STL @ 🦆ANA
2–5 final
Lightning season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule