Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey League
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Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:51 | Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Victor Hedman and Vladislav Namestnikov (PPG) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:15 | Goal scored by Rudolfs Balcers assisted by Michael Del Zotto and Radko Gudas |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:15 | Goal scored by Vladislav Namestnikov assisted by Haydn Fleury and Corey Perry |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:14 | Goal scored by Vladislav Namestnikov assisted by Corey Perry and Brayden Point (PPG) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:30 | Goal scored by Vladislav Namestnikov assisted by Ross Colton and Corey Perry |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:45 | Goal scored by Aleksi Heponiemi assisted by Anton Lundell |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:56 | Goal scored by Brayden Point assisted by Cal Foote and Nikita Kucherov |
Statistics
 FLA |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 33 | Hits | 28 |
| 15 | Takeaways | 11 |
| 29 | Shots | 31 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 66.7 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.1 |
| 7 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pontus Holmberg, RW | Out | May 5 |
| Victor Hedman, D | Injured Reserve | Apr 22 |
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 |
Game Information
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
Benchmark International Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | 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 |