Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2
Final · Benchmark International Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CAR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 TB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Dec 27, 2001 at Benchmark International Arena.
Top performers
Aaron Ward had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Hurricanes.
Tom Barrasso made 30 saves on 32 shots for the Hurricanes.
Fredrik Modin had 1 goal for the Lightning.
Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves on 28 shots for the Lightning.
Before and after
- Hurricanes · 2001-02 season · Previous Dec 26, 2001: TOR 3, CAR 4 · Next Dec 30, 2001: CAR 5, WSH 5
- Lightning · 2001-02 season · Previous Dec 26, 2001: TB 1, NSH 0 · Next Dec 29, 2001: BOS 5, TB 4
Other Hurricanes vs Lightning games
| Apr 10, 2002 | TB at CAR | 2-4 | Regular |
| Jan 30, 2002 | CAR at TB | 3-1 | Regular |
| Nov 25, 2001 | TB at CAR | 4-0 | Regular |
| Nov 17, 2001 | CAR at TB | 0-2 | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2026 | CAR at TB | 4-2 | Regular |
| Feb 26, 2026 | TB at CAR | 4-5 | Regular |
