Hurricanes 4–5 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🌪️ CAR	2	1	1	0	4
⚡ TBL	2	2	0	1	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Dave Andreychuk

2 G

6 shots · 13:20 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Freddy Modin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:06 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Dan Boyle

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 27:36 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Freddy Modin Go-ahead 1st · 04:19

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards · beat Martin Gerber

0–1

🌪️ Matt Cullen PP Tying 1st · 15:13

Assists: Andrew Hutchinson, Erik Cole · beat John Grahame

1–1

⚡ Dave Andreychuk SH Go-ahead 1st · 17:03

Assists: Rob DiMaio · beat Martin Gerber

1–2

🌪️ Eric Staal PP Tying 1st · 17:30

Unassisted · beat John Grahame

2–2

2nd period

🌪️ Cory Stillman Go-ahead 2nd · 03:58

Assists: Eric Staal, Craig Adams · beat John Grahame

3–2

⚡ Dave Andreychuk PP Tying 2nd · 13:07

Assists: Dan Boyle, Martin St. Louis · beat Martin Gerber

3–3

⚡ Tim Taylor Go-ahead 2nd · 14:03

Assists: Darryl Sydor, Cory Sarich · beat Martin Gerber

3–4

3rd period

🌪️ Erik Cole Tying 3rd · 00:40

Assists: Aaron Ward, Glen Wesley · beat John Grahame

4–4

Overtime

⚡ Dan Boyle Go-ahead OT · 04:26

Assists: Freddy Modin, Vinny Prospal · beat Martin Gerber

4–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Cole · Brind'Amour · Williams 21:22

L2 Whitney · Staal · Adams 19:08

L3 Stillman · Cullen · Adams 14:42

L4 Nordgren · LaRose 7:04

D1 Ward · Wesley 23:46

D2 Hedican · Tverdovsky 20:09

D3 Kaberle · Commodore 17:18

D4 Hutchinson 3:23

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · Lecavalier 21:02

L2 Modin · Fedotenko · St. Louis 18:53

L3 Andreychuk · Taylor · Craig 12:27

L4 Cibak · Artyukhin · DiMaio 11:18

D1 Boyle · Kubina 24:48

D2 Ranger · Sydor 18:26

D3 Sarich · Pratt 16:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR TBL⚡

30 Shots on goal 41

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

12 Hits 14

10 Blocked shots 14

6 Takeaways 3

7 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 8

CAR shooting 13.3% (4/30) TBL shooting 12.2% (5/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Martin Gerber

36/41

.878 SV% · 5 GA · 64:25 TOI

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 63:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 10-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 8-7-2 (47% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Lightning lead the season series 3–1

Dec 202005 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 4–6 Nov 202005 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 5–2 Oct 52005 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 2–5 Mar 132004 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 5–1 Mar 102004 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 4–2

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❓ CAR vs TBL, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Lightning on December 26, 2005?

Lightning won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Hurricanes 4, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Cory Stillman, Eric Staal, Erik Cole, Matt Cullen.

Who scored for Lightning?

Dave Andreychuk (2), Dan Boyle, Freddy Modin, Tim Taylor.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 36 saves on 41 shots (.878 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 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?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 23 🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterDec 28 🌪️CAR @ 🏛️OTT 2–6

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1 AfterDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 4–3

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