The NHL slate on Saturday includes a showdown between the Tampa Bay Lightning (40-20-4) and the Carolina Hurricanes (41-18-6), starting at 7 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning rank third while the Hurricanes are first in the Eastern Conference.

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Lightning vs. Hurricanes: March 14 Viewing Options

Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Tampa, Florida
Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
Lightning’s 2025-26 Stats

Hurricanes’ 2025-26 Stats

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Lightning vs. Hurricanes Top Players

Lightning

A productive offensive player this season for Tampa Bay, Nikita Kucherov has put up 106 points.
Jake Guentzel has 29 goals and 40 assists for Tampa Bay to compile 69 total points (1.1 per game).
Brandon Hagel has created 59 points for Tampa Bay in 59 games this season, scoring on 17.4% of his shots and putting up 30 goals and 29 assists.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (30-11-3) has a 2.3 goals against average and a save percentage of .914 for Tampa Bay.
Hurricanes

Sebastian Aho has totaled 23 goals and 43 assists in 65 games for Carolina, good for 66 points.
Andrei Svechnikov has helped lead the offense for Carolina this season with 23 goals and 33 assists.
Seth Jarvis has 53 points so far, including 28 goals and 25 assists.
Brandon Bussi has an .898 save percentage (30th in the league), with 642 total saves, conceding 74 goals (2.4 goals against average). He has put up a 25-5-1 record this season.
Lightning vs. Hurricanes Injury Report

Lightning

Max Crozier: Out (Abdomen),

Nicholas Paul: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),

Erik Cernak: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),

Dominic James: Out (Leg),

Emil Martinsen Lilleberg: Out (Face)

Hurricanes

Pyotr Kochetkov: Out (Hip),

Shayne Gostisbehere: Out (Lower Body)

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