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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 4, Carolina 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Where: Lenovo Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Stephen Hiff, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 18299
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Florida 0044
Carolina 2002
Periods:
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1
Florida   Carolina
  0:00 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte.
Noah Gregor hits Dominik Badinka. 0:14  
  0:17 Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits Tobias Bjornfot.
  0:18 Bradly Nadeau hits Marek Alscher.
  0:30 Bradly Nadeau hits Tyler Motte.
Jack Studnicka hits Mike Reilly. 0:45  
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 1:06  
  1:13 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
Shot by Jack Studnicka misses the net 1:17  
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 1:33  
  1:51 Ryan Suzuki wins the faceoff against Mackenzie Entwistle.
  2:18 Ivan Ryabkin wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
Ryan McAllister hits Ronan Seeley. 2:22  
Brett Chorske wins the faceoff against Ivan Ryabkin. 2:26  
  2:39 Eric Robinson hits Marek Alscher.
Brett Chorske shoots misses the net 2:47  
  2:50 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte.
Tyler Motte blocks shot from Shayne Gostisbehere. 3:10  
Trevor Carrick hits Seth Jarvis. 4:09  
Colton Huard blocks shot from Givani Smith. 4:39  
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Ryan Suzuki. 4:41  
  4:44 Givani Smith hits Tobias Bjornfot.
  4:47 Shot by Kevin Labanc misses the net
Anton Lundmark blocks shot from Charles Alexis Legault. 4:52  
  4:57 Kevin Labanc shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Ryan Suzuki. 4:59  
  5:09 Shot by Givani Smith misses the net
  5:17 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
Anton Lundmark penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Suzuki. 5:17  
Ben Harpur blocks shot from Shayne Gostisbehere. 5:42  
  6:19 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  6:23 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
Trevor Carrick penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Seth Jarvis. 6:23  
  6:34 Shot by Shayne Gostisbehere misses the net
  6:35 Nikolaj Ehlers shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  6:43 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  6:58 Andrei Svechnikov shoots misses the net
  7:10 Shot by Seth Jarvis misses the net
  7:18 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Tyler Motte hits Felix Unger Sorum. 7:58  
  8:36 Givani Smith shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Felix Unger Sorum. 8:39  
Gracyn Sawchyn hits Dominik Badinka. 9:01  
  9:42 Shot by Ronan Seeley misses the net
Jack Studnicka hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 9:48  
  9:55 Bradly Nadeau shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  10:00 Ronan Seeley shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Ryan Suzuki. 10:02  
  10:07 Ryan Suzuki scores. Assisted by Mike Reilly and Kevin Labanc.
  10:07 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
Ben Harpur penalty for fighting against Givani Smith - 5 mins (Misconduct). 10:07  
  10:07 Givani Smith penalty for fighting against Ben Harpur - 5 mins (Misconduct).
Giveaway by Daniil Tarasov. 10:16  
  10:16 Shot by Seth Jarvis misses the net
  10:21 Giveaway by Nikolaj Ehlers.
Jack Devine hits Seth Jarvis. 10:27  
  11:31 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots misses the net
  11:36 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Marek Alscher hits Eric Robinson. 11:44  
  12:02 Ivan Ryabkin hits Mackenzie Entwistle.
Trevor Carrick hits Eric Robinson. 12:25  
Giveaway by Ryan McAllister. 12:29  
Ryan McAllister hits Aleksi Heimosalmi. 12:35  
  13:11 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  13:13 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte.
  13:15 Ronan Seeley shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Tyler Motte hits Ronan Seeley. 13:40  
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Ivan Ryabkin. 14:09  
  14:22 Shayne Gostisbehere blocks shot from Hunter St. Martin.
Jack Studnicka hits Dominik Badinka. 14:32  
Hunter St. Martin shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:37  
  15:02 Mike Reilly hits Mackenzie Entwistle.
  15:04 Shot by Mike Reilly misses the net
  15:51 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
  16:17 Andrei Svechnikov hits Mike Benning.
  16:20 Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores. Assisted by Andrei Svechnikov and Eric Robinson.
Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 16:20  
Shot by Gracyn Sawchyn misses the net 16:24  
Giveaway by Gracyn Sawchyn. 16:43  
  16:54 Giveaway by Sebastian Aho.
Giveaway by Ben Harpur. 16:57  
  17:02 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Ben Harpur blocks shot from Nikolaj Ehlers. 17:03  
  17:06 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Noah Gregor hits Seth Jarvis. 17:28  
  17:42 Ryan Suzuki hits Ben Harpur.
  17:52 Givani Smith shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Mackenzie Entwistle hits Ronan Seeley. 18:21  
Tobias Bjornfot shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 18:53  
  19:00 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
Brett Chorske hits Mike Reilly. 19:06  
Marek Alscher hits Bradly Nadeau. 19:09  
  19:10 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 19:13  
  19:27 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  19:29 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Tyler Motte.
  19:40 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
2
Florida   Carolina
Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 0:00  
Tyler Motte hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 0:09  
Tobias Bjornfot hits Andrei Svechnikov. 0:43  
Marek Alscher blocks shot from Shayne Gostisbehere. 0:46  
  0:48 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
  1:02 Nikolaj Ehlers shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  1:18 Nikolaj Ehlers shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  1:32 Mike Reilly hits Jack Devine.
  1:39 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Nolan Foote hits Charles Alexis Legault. 1:46  
  2:10 Giveaway by Givani Smith.
Trevor Carrick hits Givani Smith. 2:10  
  2:25 Kevin Labanc shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  2:27 Ivan Ryabkin wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
  2:29 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Brett Chorske wins the faceoff against Ivan Ryabkin. 2:31  
  3:12 Ivan Ryabkin hits Colton Huard.
  3:15 Eric Robinson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan McAllister.
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 3:15  
  3:15 Ivan Ryabkin hits Ryan McAllister.
  4:34 Charles Alexis Legault hits Nolan Foote.
  5:00 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  5:07 Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits Mike Benning.
Shot by Marek Alscher misses the net 5:29  
  5:40 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  5:59 Givani Smith shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Tobias Bjornfot hits Kevin Labanc. 6:08  
Marek Alscher hits Givani Smith. 6:14  
  6:57 Aleksi Heimosalmi penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Devine.
  6:57 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
  7:40 Jesperi Kotkaniemi blocks shot from Hunter St. Martin.
  7:43 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Gracyn Sawchyn.
Tyler Motte shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:00  
Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 8:14  
  8:16 Charles Alexis Legault blocks shot from Mike Benning.
Tyler Motte shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 8:47  
Gracyn Sawchyn hits Ronan Seeley. 8:50  
Shot by Mike Benning misses the net 8:59  
  9:09 Kevin Labanc shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Ryan Suzuki. 9:43  
  10:08 Charles Alexis Legault shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 10:15  
  10:21 Takeaway by Nikolaj Ehlers.
  10:25 Giveaway by Nikolaj Ehlers.
Giveaway by Jack Devine. 10:26  
  11:15 Charles Alexis Legault blocks shot from Gracyn Sawchyn.
Tyler Motte wins the faceoff against Ivan Ryabkin. 11:17  
Colton Huard shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 11:19  
Trevor Carrick hits Felix Unger Sorum. 11:28  
Tyler Motte hits Charles Alexis Legault. 11:40  
  11:46 Eric Robinson hits Trevor Carrick.
Shot by Tyler Motte misses the net 11:57  
  12:00 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Mackenzie Entwistle.
Ben Harpur hits Bradly Nadeau. 12:07  
  12:17 Aleksi Heimosalmi blocks shot from Nolan Foote.
Marek Alscher hits Andrei Svechnikov. 12:56  
  13:18 Shayne Gostisbehere hits Liam McLinskey.
Shot by Trevor Carrick misses the net 13:20  
Ryan McAllister shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 13:30  
Giveaway by Brett Chorske. 13:35  
Colton Huard hits Givani Smith. 13:40  
  13:59 Sebastian Aho shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  14:01 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
Mike Benning hits Seth Jarvis. 14:12  
Mike Benning penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Seth Jarvis. 14:16  
  14:16 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Mackenzie Entwistle.
  14:26 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Liam McLinskey shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 14:36  
  15:06 Nikolaj Ehlers shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  15:16 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  15:19 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
  16:00 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots misses the net
  16:32 Charles Alexis Legault hits Jack Studnicka.
  16:38 Charles Alexis Legault blocks shot from Trevor Carrick.
Jack Studnicka hits Givani Smith. 16:45  
  17:06 Ivan Ryabkin hits Jack Devine.
  17:07 Kevin Labanc hits Mike Benning.
Noah Gregor shoots Saved by Frederik Andersen. 17:23  
Giveaway by Mike Benning. 17:24  
Noah Gregor hits Dominik Badinka. 17:41  
  17:56 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  17:59 Shot by Nikolaj Ehlers misses the net
  18:02 Nikolaj Ehlers hits Tobias Bjornfot.
Mackenzie Entwistle blocks shot from Bradly Nadeau. 18:42  
Tobias Bjornfot blocks shot from Mike Reilly. 18:54  
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Ivan Ryabkin. 19:07  
  19:15 Giveaway by Ivan Ryabkin.
  19:27 Felix Unger Sorum hits Ben Harpur.
  19:38 Ivan Ryabkin shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
3
Florida   Carolina
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 0:00  
Hunter St. Martin shoots Saved by Amir Miftakhov. 0:13  
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 0:15  
  0:27 Takeaway by Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
  0:31 Bradly Nadeau shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  0:42 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Gracyn Sawchyn.
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 0:53  
Mike Benning penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nikolaj Ehlers. 0:53  
Brett Chorske wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 1:49  
Brett Chorske wins the faceoff against Ryan Suzuki. 2:08  
Giveaway by Colton Huard. 2:14  
  2:21 Felix Unger Sorum shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Tobias Bjornfot blocks shot from Mike Reilly. 2:49  
Colton Huard shoots Saved by Amir Miftakhov. 3:09  
  3:15 Ivan Ryabkin blocks shot from Colton Huard.
  3:29 Kevin Labanc hits Colton Huard.
  3:40 Ivan Ryabkin hits Noah Gregor.
  3:56 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Mackenzie Entwistle.
Ben Harpur scores. Assisted by Mike Benning. 3:56  
  4:14 Shayne Gostisbehere shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  4:16 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
  4:27 Sebastian Aho hits Tobias Bjornfot.
  4:27 Giveaway by Sebastian Aho.
Hunter St. Martin shoots Saved by Amir Miftakhov. 4:35  
Gracyn Sawchyn wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 4:43  
  5:01 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Gracyn Sawchyn.
  5:22 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Mackenzie Entwistle.
  5:30 Bradly Nadeau shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  5:53 Charles Alexis Legault blocks shot from Nolan Foote.
  6:04 Bradly Nadeau blocks shot from Mike Benning.
  7:44 Giveaway by Givani Smith.
Marek Alscher blocks shot from Charles Alexis Legault. 8:00  
Jack Devine shoots Saved by Amir Miftakhov. 8:14  
Giveaway by Gracyn Sawchyn. 8:42  
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 9:14  
  9:39 Andrei Svechnikov shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  9:43 Bradly Nadeau hits Mike Benning.
  9:52 Bradly Nadeau shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  10:23 Ivan Ryabkin shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  10:31 Mike Reilly shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Ryan Suzuki. 10:33  
Giveaway by Colton Huard. 10:39  
  10:56 Giveaway by Ryan Suzuki.
  11:02 Giveaway by Givani Smith.
Colton Huard blocks shot from Givani Smith. 11:08  
  11:38 Seth Jarvis hits Ben Harpur.
  11:40 Shot by Charles Alexis Legault misses the net
  11:42 Sebastian Aho wins the faceoff against Gracyn Sawchyn.
Mike Benning blocks shot from Seth Jarvis. 11:42  
  11:54 Seth Jarvis hits Gracyn Sawchyn.
Gracyn Sawchyn hits Ronan Seeley. 12:09  
Gracyn Sawchyn wins the faceoff against Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 12:20  
  13:01 Jesperi Kotkaniemi shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  13:25 Ivan Ryabkin wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
  13:29 Andrei Svechnikov hits Colton Huard.
  13:46 Ivan Ryabkin hits Trevor Carrick.
  13:57 Ivan Ryabkin wins the faceoff against Brett Chorske.
Colton Huard blocks shot from Aleksi Heimosalmi. 14:05  
  14:06 Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  14:28 Ivan Ryabkin shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  14:40 Ivan Ryabkin shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Shot by Jack Devine misses the net 15:00  
Hunter St. Martin hits Charles Alexis Legault. 15:12  
Noah Gregor scores. and Gracyn Sawchyn. 16:03  
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 16:03  
Tobias Bjornfot hits Seth Jarvis. 16:14  
  16:33 Giveaway by Shayne Gostisbehere.
Nolan Foote hits Dominik Badinka. 16:43  
  16:58 Shayne Gostisbehere blocks shot from Liam McLinskey.
  17:04 Sebastian Aho hits Brett Chorske.
Mike Benning scores. 17:17  
  17:17 Jesperi Kotkaniemi wins the faceoff against Jack Studnicka.
Hunter St. Martin hits Aleksi Heimosalmi. 17:21  
  17:33 Bradly Nadeau hits Ben Harpur.
Gracyn Sawchyn hits Jesperi Kotkaniemi. 18:01  
Colton Huard blocks shot from Bradly Nadeau. 18:09  
Ben Harpur blocks shot from Shayne Gostisbehere. 18:36  
  18:43 Sebastian Aho shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
  18:45 Seth Jarvis shoots Saved by Daniil Tarasov.
Jack Studnicka wins the faceoff against Sebastian Aho. 18:48  
Mackenzie Entwistle wins the faceoff against Eric Robinson. 19:22  
Jack Studnicka scores on an empty net. and Ben Harpur. 19:22  
Colton Huard blocks shot from Charles Alexis Legault. 19:47