The NHL Belt · rivalry
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
11Belt meetings
4Hurricanes wins
6Lightning wins
5Title changes
Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 11 times with the NHL belt on the line, from December 23, 1992 to February 26, 2026. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Tampa Bay Lightning lead the belt series 6–4, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,324 | Dec 23, 1992 | Hartford Whalers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 | Defense |
| 5,539 | Mar 31, 1995 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Hartford Whalers 2–0 | Title change |
| 6,166 | Mar 8, 2001 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 1–0 | Title change |
| 6,343 | Dec 18, 2002 | Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes tied 1–1 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 6,431 | Nov 1, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–3 | Defense |
| 6,733 | Nov 14, 2007 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–1 | Defense |
| 6,863 | Jan 29, 2009 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 | Title change |
| 7,035 | Dec 20, 2010 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 | Title change |
| 7,794 | Oct 6, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 (OT) | Defense |
| 7,837 | Jan 5, 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 | Defense |
| 8,386 | Feb 26, 2026 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–4 | Title change |