National Hockey League

FINAL
Tampa Bay Lightning 2
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Florida Panthers 5
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Amerant Bank Arena · 3,808 att.

Match Report

Panthers beat Lightning 5-2 to open 2-game set

— Aaron Ekblad and Alex Wennberg each had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

TB FLA
11
Blocked Shots
11
39
Hits
44
2
Takeaways
6
21
Shots
29
2
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
3
66.7
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
20
Faceoffs Won
30
40.0
Faceoff Win Percent
60.0
9
Giveaways
5
5
Total Penalties
5
13
Penalty Minutes
13

Top Performers

TB

  • Andrei Vasilevskiy G GA 4 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Barclay Goodrow C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Anthony Cirelli C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Brayden Point C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1

FLA

  • Sergei Bobrovsky G GA 2 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Jonathan Huberdeau LW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Eetu Luostarinen C BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Aleksander Barkov C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

FLA leads series 1-0

Injuries

Florida Panthers

  • Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve
  • Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
  • Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
  • Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve

Tampa Bay Lightning

  • Brandon Hagel Day-To-Day
  • Zemgus Girgensons Out
  • Victor Hedman Day-To-Day
  • Yanni Gourde Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:00 2-5
    Brett Connolly 3rd
  2. Missed 16:29 2-4
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  3. Missed 13:11 2-4
    Patric Hornqvist 3rd
  4. Penalty 11:05 2-4
    Eetu Luostarinen 3rd
  5. Penalty 11:05 2-4
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  6. Missed 8:17 2-4
    Tyler Johnson 3rd
  7. Missed 6:59 2-4
    Jonathan Huberdeau 3rd
  8. Missed 5:51 2-4
    Ryan McDonagh 3rd
  9. Missed 2:44 2-4
    Blake Coleman 3rd
  10. Penalty 1:56 2-4
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  11. Goal 0:54 2-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  12. Missed 19:42 1-4
    Ondrej Palat 2nd
  13. Penalty 18:55 1-4
    Eetu Luostarinen 2nd
  14. Missed 18:29 1-4
    Alexander Wennberg 2nd
  15. Penalty 17:12 1-4
    Keith Yandle 2nd
  16. Penalty 17:05 1-4
    2nd
  17. Goal 14:55 1-4
    Carter Verhaeghe 2nd
  18. Goal 12:54 1-3
    Aaron Ekblad 2nd
  19. Penalty 12:14 1-2
    Mikhail Sergachev 2nd
  20. Goal 10:55 1-2
    Brayden Point 2nd
  21. Penalty 10:28 0-2
    2nd
  22. Missed 8:58 0-2
    Cal Foote 2nd
  23. Goal 8:31 0-2
    Alexander Wennberg 2nd
  24. Missed 7:21 0-1
    Ryan McDonagh 2nd
  25. Missed 3:13 0-1
    Ryan Lomberg 2nd
  26. Missed 0:33 0-1
    Jan Rutta 2nd
  27. Penalty 16:39 0-1
    Ryan Lomberg 1st
  28. Penalty 16:39 0-1
    Barclay Goodrow 1st
  29. Missed 11:28 0-1
    Alexander Wennberg 1st
  30. Missed 9:38 0-1
    Noel Acciari 1st
  31. Goal 8:56 0-1
    Frank Vatrano 1st
  32. Missed 8:55 0-0
    Owen Tippett 1st
  33. Missed 5:46 0-0
    Mathieu Joseph 1st
  34. Missed 4:55 0-0
    Patric Hornqvist 1st
  35. Missed 4:49 0-0
    Patric Hornqvist 1st
  36. Missed 2:17 0-0
    Eetu Luostarinen 1st
  37. Missed 1:53 0-0
    Owen Tippett 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 2-5
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:46 2-5
    Markus Nutivaara 3rd
  4. Hit 19:41 2-5
    Pat Maroon 3rd
  5. Hit 19:33 2-5
    Patric Hornqvist 3rd
  6. Face Off 19:18 2-5
    Jonathan Huberdeau 3rd
  7. Stoppage 19:18 2-5
    3rd
  8. Face Off 19:00 2-5
    Mathieu Joseph 3rd
  9. Goal 19:00 2-5
    Brett Connolly 3rd
  10. Giveaway 18:54 2-4
    Alex Killorn 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:14 2-4
    Aleksander Barkov 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:14 2-4
    3rd
  13. Face Off 18:06 2-4
    Aleksander Barkov 3rd
  14. Stoppage 18:06 2-4
    3rd
  15. Face Off 17:54 2-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  16. Stoppage 17:54 2-4
    3rd
  17. Hit 17:47 2-4
    MacKenzie Weegar 3rd
  18. Face Off 17:29 2-4
    Yanni Gourde 3rd
  19. Stoppage 17:29 2-4
    3rd
  20. Shot 17:29 2-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  21. Shot 17:22 2-4
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  22. Face Off 17:16 2-4
    Barclay Goodrow 3rd
  23. Stoppage 17:16 2-4
    3rd
  24. Missed 16:29 2-4
    Mikhail Sergachev 3rd
  25. Shot 15:33 2-4
    Patric Hornqvist 3rd
  26. Giveaway 15:29 2-4
    Erik Cernak 3rd
  27. Hit 14:56 2-4
    Brayden Point 3rd
  28. Blocked 14:51 2-4
    Carter Verhaeghe 3rd
  29. Shot 14:39 2-4
    Ryan Lomberg 3rd
  30. Hit 14:15 2-4
    Markus Nutivaara 3rd
  31. Hit 14:01 2-4
    Frank Vatrano 3rd
  32. Hit 13:45 2-4
    Jan Rutta 3rd
  33. Missed 13:11 2-4
    Patric Hornqvist 3rd
  34. Hit 12:45 2-4
    Ryan McDonagh 3rd
  35. Shot 11:21 2-4
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  36. Hit 11:10 2-4
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  37. Face Off 11:05 2-4
    Anthony Cirelli 3rd
  38. Stoppage 11:05 2-4
    3rd
  39. Penalty 11:05 2-4
    Eetu Luostarinen 3rd
  40. Penalty 11:05 2-4
    Blake Coleman 3rd

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