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Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

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Atlantic Division foes meet when Panthers host the Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning (20-13-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (20-14-2, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

Panthers -121, Lightning +101; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Florida Panthers in Atlantic Division play on Saturday.

Florida is 20-14-2 overall with a 3-4-0 record in Atlantic Division play. The Panthers have gone 8-5-0 when scoring a power-play goal.

Tampa Bay has a 4-3-1 record in Atlantic Division games and a 20-13-3 record overall. The Lightning have a 17-4-0 record when scoring at least three goals.

The teams square off Saturday for the third time this season. The Panthers won 5-2 in the last matchup. Sam Reinhart led the Panthers with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has 20 goals and 21 assists for the Panthers. Sam Bennett has seven goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Darren Raddysh has eight goals and 19 assists for the Lightning. Oliver Bjorkstrand has four goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.7 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Lightning: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Statistics

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2.61 Goals Against Average 3.14
26.6 Shots Against per Game 26.7
84.3 Penalty Kill Percentage 82.2
18 Power Play Goals Against 21
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.25 Goals For per Game 3.19
27.7 Shots per Game 29.3
21 Power Play Goals 24
18.1 Power Play Percentage 19.0
2 Short Handed Goals 4
413 Penalty Minutes 335
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mackie Samoskevich, RW Out Dec 23
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Nov 26
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Hagel, LW Injured Reserve Dec 20
Emil Lilleberg, D Injured Reserve Dec 15
Erik Cernak, D Injured Reserve Dec 13
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Dec 12

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 22 13 47 3
Montreal 20 12 45 5
Tampa Bay 20 13 43 3
Florida 20 14 42 2
Ottawa 18 13 41 5
Boston 20 17 41 1
Buffalo 18 14 40 4
Toronto 16 15 37 5
Full Standings
Lightning Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ NYI L 3-2 SO
vs FLA L 5-2
vs LA L 2-1
vs CAR W 6-4
vs STL W 4-1
Panthers Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ TB W 5-2
vs LA W 3-2
vs CAR W 4-3 SO
vs STL L 6-2
@ CAR W 5-2