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TBL @ CAR

Monday, December 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Tampa Bay Lightning
7-3-1 · Away
6:00 PM CT
Carolina Hurricanes
9-2-2 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
TBL — · CAR —
Puck Line
—
Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 TBL+1.5 73%
8-3
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
50%
3-3
67%
2-1
-1.59u
5-6
CAR-1.5 54%
7-6
40%
2-3
70%
7-3
50%
2-2
33%
1-2
+2.56u
7-6
Moneyline
win %
 TBL — 64%
7-4
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
33%
2-4
33%
1-2
-0.30u
7-4
CAR — 69%
9-4
60%
3-2
80%
8-2
50%
2-2
67%
2-1
+0.87u
9-4
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line TBL 82%
9-2
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
100%
6-0
100%
3-0
82%
9-2
 2.36 1.27 / 1.09
CAR 46%
6-7
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
50%
2-2
100%
3-0
46%
6-7
 1.62 0.77 / 0.85
2nd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line TBL 73%
8-3
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
83%
5-1
100%
3-0
73%
8-3
 2.55 1.18 / 1.36
CAR 85%
11-2
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
75%
3-1
100%
3-0
85%
11-2
 2.92 1.92 / 1.00
3rd Period
over 1.5 (no DK/FD line — default)
 no DK/FD line TBL 46%
5-6
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
33%
2-4
67%
2-1
36%
4-7
 1.45 0.91 / 0.55
CAR 46%
6-7
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
50%
2-2
67%
2-1
23%
3-10
 1.69 1.15 / 0.54
Team Comparison '26-27
TBLCAR
Record (W-L-OTL)7-3-19-2-2
Points %68.2%76.9%
Goals for / game3.453.92
Goals against / game3.092.54
Shots for / game30.433.9
Shots against / game24.522.4
Power play %15.0%25.5%
Penalty kill %76.7%83.7%
Faceoff %48.9%50.2%
1st period GF / GA1.27 / 1.090.77 / 0.85
2nd period GF / GA1.18 / 1.361.92 / 1.00
3rd period GF / GA0.91 / 0.551.15 / 0.54
Avg game total6.556.46
Probable Goalies ESPN confirmed / expected, else last starter
TBL · Dennis Hildeby Last start
Last start Oct 24 · 3 GS · SV% .885 · GAA 2.98
CAR · Pyotr Kochetkov Last start
Last start Oct 24 · 7 GS · SV% .916 · GAA 1.70
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Injuries ESPN injury report
TBLStatusNote
Victor Hedman DTD Lower Body day-to-day
Zemgus Girgensons DTD Undisclosed day-to-day
Yanni Gourde IR Hip Gourde (hip) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday.
CARStatusNote
Mark Jankowski DTD Lower Body day-to-day
Taylor Hall IR Upper Body ir
Jordan Staal IR Calf ir
Alexander Nikishin IR Contract Dispute Nikishin (contract dispute) is on the Hurricanes' injured, non-roster list, per the NHL media site Wednesday.
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Mar 14, 2026 at TBL CAR 4–2 2–00–22–0 6 6.5 U CAR
Feb 26, 2026 at CAR CAR 5–4 3–21–21–0 9 6.5 O CAR
Dec 20, 2025 at TBL CAR 4–6 3–00–31–3 10 5.5 O TBL
Mar 11, 2025 at CAR CAR 4–1 1–02–01–1 5 5.5 U CAR
Jan 7, 2025 at TBL CAR 2–3 0–11–11–1 5 6 U TBL
Oct 11, 2024 at CAR CAR 1–4 1–00–10–3 5 6 U TBL
Nov 24, 2023 at CAR CAR 2–8 1–01–30–5 10 — TBL
Nov 11, 2023 at TBL CAR 4–0 1–01–02–0 4 — CAR
Oct 24, 2023 at TBL CAR 0–3 0–10–10–1 3 — TBL
Mar 28, 2023 at CAR CAR 0–4 0–00–20–2 4 — TBL