NHL

Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

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Tampa Bay Lightning
32-16-1
Final
1 - 7
Florida Panthers
25-22-6
Regular Season Series

TB leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:04 Carter Verhaeghe Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (42)
Goal 2nd Period 1:42 Sam Bennett Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (43), Aaron Ekblad (17)
Goal 2nd Period 3:02 Nikita Kucherov Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (28), Brayden Point (26)
Goal 2nd Period 8:40 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (26) Batted, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (18), Sam Bennett (20)
Goal 2nd Period 17:56 Eetu Luostarinen Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Brandon Montour (34), Carter Verhaeghe (19)
Goal 3rd Period 2:53 Eric Staal Goal (8) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 5:26 Carter Verhaeghe Goal (28) Slap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (44)
Goal 3rd Period 14:23 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Sam Bennett (21), Aaron Ekblad (18)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 14
13 Hits 19
2 Takeaways 5
33 Shots 49
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 29
53.2 Faceoff Win Percent 46.8
4 Giveaways 5
4 Total Penalties 4
16 Penalty Minutes 16
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carter Verhaeghe, C Day-To-Day Mar 13
Anton Lundell, C Day-To-Day Mar 13
Uvis Balinskis, D Day-To-Day Mar 13
Aleksander Barkov, C Injured Reserve Mar 10
Brad Marchand, LW Out Mar 9
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Erik Cernak, D Day-To-Day Mar 13
Declan Carlile, D Day-To-Day Mar 12
Emil Lilleberg, D Out Mar 7
Nick Paul, LW Injured Reserve Mar 6
Dominic James, C Injured Reserve Mar 5

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 15,882 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 40 20 86 6
Tampa Bay 40 20 84 4
Montreal 36 18 82 10
Detroit 36 23 79 7
Boston 36 23 78 6
Ottawa 32 23 73 9
Florida 33 29 69 3
Toronto 28 27 67 11
Full Standings