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NHL Matchup - Tampa Bay at Carolina

Tampa Bay Lightning (8-7-1) at Carolina Hurricanes (8-6-1), 7 p.m.
2012-13 Head-to-head record	Tampa Bay 1-0 (0-0 at TB; 1-0 at Car)
2011-12 Head-to-head record	Tied 3-3 (TB 1-2 at Home; 2-1 at Car)
2010-11 Head-to-head record	Tampa Bay 4-2 (2-1 at TB; 2-1 at Car)
2009-10 Head-to-head record	Tied 3-3 (TB 2-1 at Home; 1-2 at Car)
Home Record:	Tampa Bay 6-3-1; Carolina 3-3-0
Away Record:	Tampa Bay 2-4-0; Carolina 5-3-1
Record vs. Southeast Division:	Tampa Bay 5-1-0; Carolina 0-3-0
Record vs. Eastern Conference:	Tampa Bay 8-7-1; Carolina 8-6-1
2012-2013 Meetings
01/22 - Tampa Bay, 4-1 (at Car)
2011-2012 Meetings
10/07 - Tampa Bay, 5-1 (at Car)
11/01 - Carolina, 4-2 (at Car)
12/31 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at TB)
01/12 - Carolina, 5-2 (at TB)
03/03 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 ot (at Car)
03/10 - Carolina, 4-2 (at TB)
2010-2011 Meetings
12/20 - Tampa Bay, 5-1 (at TB)
01/15 - Carolina, 6-4 (at Car)
02/12 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 ot (at TB)
03/25 - Carolina, 4-3 (at TB)
03/26 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at Car)
04/09 - Tampa Bay, 6-2 (at Car)
2009-2010 Meetings
10/06 - Carolina, 2-1 so (at Car)
10/10 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at TB)
11/21 - Carolina, 3-1 (at Car)
01/18 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at Car)
03/23 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 ot (at TB)
04/06 - Carolina, 8-5 (at TB)
2008-2009 Meetings
10/11 - Carolina, 4-3 ot (at TB)
11/16 - Carolina, 3-2 so (at Car)
01/03 - Carolina, 3-2 (at TB)
01/29 - Carolina, 3-2 (at Car)
02/20 - Carolina, 4-1 (at Car)
03/07 - Carolina, 9-3 (at TB)
2007-2008 Meetings
11/08 - Tampa Bay, 5-1 (at Car)
11/14 - Tampa Bay, 6-1 (at TB)
11/23 - Carolina, 4-3 (at Car)
12/06 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 (at TB)
12/22 - Carolina, 4-1 (at TB)
03/01 - Carolina, 5-1 (at Car)
03/29 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 (at TB)
04/02 - Carolina, 6-2 (at Car)
2006-2007 Meetings
10/16 - Carolina, 5-1 (at TB)
10/26 - Tampa Bay, 5-1 (at TB)
10/28 - Carolina, 6-4 (at Car)
12/16 - Carolina, 3-2 (at TB)
01/20 - Tampa Bay, 6-5 so (at Car)
02/01 - Tampa Bay, 4-0 (at Car)
03/30 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at Car)
04/03 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at TB)
2005-2006 Meetings
10/05 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at TB)
11/20 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at Car)
12/20 - Carolina, 6-4 (at Car)
12/26 - Tampa Bay, 5-4 ot (at TB)
02/09 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at TB)
03/27 - Carolina, 2-1 (at Car)
04/14 - Carolina, 5-4 so (at Car)
04/15 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 ot (at TB)
2003-2004 Meetings
11/01 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 (at TB)
11/09 - Tied, 1-1 ot (at Car)
11/23 - Tied, 0-0 ot (at Car)
01/15 - Tampa Bay, 5-4 (at TB)
03/10 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (at Car)
03/13 - Carolina, 5-1 (at TB)
2002-2003 Meetings
10/12 - Tampa Bay, 5-1 (at TB)
11/17 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 ot (at Car)
12/18 - Tied, 1-1 ot (at Car)
01/30 - Tampa Bay, 3-1 (at TB)
02/21 - Tied, 2-2 ot (at Car)
2001-2002 Meetings
11/17 - Tampa Bay, 2-0 (at TB)
11/25 - Tampa Bay, 4-0 (at Car)
12/27 - Carolina, 3-2 (at TB)
01/30 - Carolina, 3-1 (at TB)
04/10 - Carolina, 4-2 (at Car)
Game Notes
Note - Tampa Bay has won two of three and three of the last five meetings.
Note - Tampa Bay has won six of the last nine meetings.
Note - Tampa Bay has won seven of 11 and eight of the last 13 meetings.
Note - Tampa Bay has won 10 of 16 and 11 of the last 18 meetings.
Note - Carolina has won 15 of the last 26 meetings.
Note - Tampa Bay has won two straight at Carolina.
Note - Tampa Bay has won five of six and six of its last eight at Carolina.
Note - Tampa Bay has lost 10 of its last 16 at Carolina.
Note - Carolina has won two straight and three of its last four at Tampa Bay.
Note - These two teams have split the last six meetings at Tampa Bay.
Note - Carolina has lost five of its last nine at Tampa Bay.
Note - Carolina has won seven of 12 and eight of its last 14 at Tampa Bay.
Note - Carolina has lost nine of its last 17 at Tampa Bay.
Tampa Bay last five games	Carolina last five games
02/12 - L vs. Montreal, 3-4 (SO)	02/11 - W at NY Islanders, 6-4
02/14 - L vs. Washington, 3-4	02/12 - W at New Jersey, 4-2
02/16 - W at Florida, 6-5 (OT)	02/14 - W vs. Toronto, 3-1
02/19 - W vs. Toronto, 4-2	02/18 - L at Montreal, 0-3
02/21 - L vs. Boston, 2-4	02/21 - L vs. Winnipeg, 3-4

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