The Tampa Bay Lightning continued their successful start to the 2025-26 season as they picked up two more wins over the weekend. They christened Benchmark International Arena with a 6-5 win over Carolina on Friday, and then followed it up with a 4-1 win over Nashville on Saturday to run their pre-season record to 4-0.
Friday’s win was a little tougher than it should have been as the Hurricanes made it close after the Lightning had built a 4-1 lead thanks to two goals from Zemgus Girgensons (!), while Wojciech Stachowiak and Max Groshev found the back of the net.