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Jake Guentzel scores twice as Lightning rally for 6-4 win over Hurricanes

Jake Guentzel tallies goal vs. Hurricanes

Gage Goncalves, Brayden Point and Jack Finley all scored second-period goals for Tampa Bay. Ryan McDonagh also scored, and Dominic James and Charle-Edouard D’Astous each had two assists.

Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 18 saves. Tampa Bay snapped a four-game home losing streak while picking up just its third win in the past 10 games overall.

Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake and Bradly Nadeau, called up earlier in the day, scored in the first period for Carolina. Andrei Svechnikov also scored for Carolina, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots.

Carolina failed to hold a three-goal lead for the second consecutive night and lost in regulation for the first time in seven games.

Guentzel scored the winning goal sitting on top of the crease to poke in a rebound of J.J. Moser’s point shot at 6:38 of the third period. Guentzel added an empty-net goal to cap off the scoring with 27 seconds left.

Robinson scored on a one-timer feed from Jordan Staal 2:42 into the game and Blake tipped a Nikolaj Ehlers pass for a power-play goal at 4:00. Nadeau scored another power-play goal at 12:27 for a 3-0 lead.

Goncalves scored 30 seconds into the second period and Point made it 3-2 at 1:20. Finley tied the game getting his own rebound off a breakaway chance at 16:36.

Svechnikov regained the lead for the Hurricanes 2:47 into the third but McDonagh answered 26 seconds later.

Carolina placed leading goal scorer Seth Jarvis on injured reserve before the game. He left Friday’s game against Florida when he was tripped up and crashed into the post.

Up next Carolina: Host Florida Panthers on Tuesday

Tampa Bay: Host St. Louis Blues on Monday

Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:42 Eric Robinson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (5)
Goal 1st Period 4:00 Jackson Blake Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (16), Shayne Gostisbehere (23)
Goal 1st Period 12:27 Bradly Nadeau Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan Stankoven (10)
Goal 2nd Period 0:30 Gage Goncalves Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dominic James (4), Max Crozier (5)
Goal 2nd Period 1:20 Brayden Point Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (7), Nikita Kucherov (30)
Goal 2nd Period 16:36 Jack Finley Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Dominic James (5), Yanni Gourde (7)
Goal 3rd Period 2:47 Andrei Svechnikov Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Mark Jankowski (4), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4)
Goal 3rd Period 3:13 Ryan McDonagh Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Pontus Holmberg (6), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (8)
Goal 3rd Period 6:38 Jake Guentzel Goal (16) Backhand, assists: J.J. Moser (9), Nick Paul (5)
Goal 3rd Period 19:33 Jake Guentzel Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (4)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 15
23 Hits 19
6 Takeaways 1
22 Shots 29
2 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 3
40.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 30
42.3 Faceoff Win Percent 57.7
13 Giveaways 14
5 Total Penalties 6
10 Penalty Minutes 14
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brayden Point, C Out Jan 12
Ryan McDonagh, D Injured Reserve Jan 9
Scott Sabourin, RW Injured Reserve Dec 30
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 12
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
William Carrier, LW Out Jan 12
Noah Philp, C Out Jan 10
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Dec 29

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 14 60 4
NY Islanders 25 15 55 5
Philadelphia 22 14 52 8
Washington 23 17 52 6
Pittsburgh 21 14 51 9
New Jersey 23 21 48 2
NY Rangers 20 21 46 6
Columbus 19 19 45 7

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5
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