Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
· National Hockey League
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Regular Season Series
TB leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 8:04 | Carter Verhaeghe Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (42) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:42 | Sam Bennett Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (43), Aaron Ekblad (17) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:02 | Nikita Kucherov Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Mikhail Sergachev (28), Brayden Point (26) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:40 | Matthew Tkachuk Goal (26) Batted, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (18), Sam Bennett (20) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:56 | Eetu Luostarinen Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Brandon Montour (34), Carter Verhaeghe (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 2:53 | Eric Staal Goal (8) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:26 | Carter Verhaeghe Goal (28) Slap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (44) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:23 | Matthew Tkachuk Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Sam Bennett (21), Aaron Ekblad (18) |
Statistics
 TB |
 FLA |
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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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Verhaeghe, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Sam Bennett, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Gustav Forsling, D | Out | Apr 15 |
| Tomas Nosek, LW | Out | Apr 15 |
| Seth Jones, D | Out | Apr 9 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pontus Holmberg, RW | Out | May 5 |
Game Information
Amerant Bank Arena
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 15,882 | Capacity:
Amerant Bank Arena
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 15,882 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo | 50 | 23 | 109 | 9 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay | 50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal | 48 | 24 | 106 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston | 45 | 27 | 100 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa | 44 | 27 | 99 | 11 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit | 41 | 31 | 92 | 10 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida | 40 | 38 | 84 | 4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto | 32 | 36 | 78 | 14 |