Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

0-0-1, 0-0-1 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Panthers FLA	1	0	0	0	1
Lightning TB	0	0	1	1	2

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

Lightning top Panthers 2-1 in shootout; Luongo hurt

J.T Miller and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 in the regular-season opener for both teams Saturday night.

Oct 7, 2018, 03:55 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	SO	T
	Panthers	1	0	0	0	1
	Lightning	0	0	1	1	2

1st Period			FLA	TB
5:58		Jacob MacDonald (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Vincent Trocheck (1), Jonathan Huberdeau (1)	1	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			FLA	TB
10:45		Anthony Cirelli (1) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (1)	1	1

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

Shootout Summary			FLA	TB
			0	1
			0	2

PANTHERS

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Panthers
1
Lightning
2

Game 1

7/10

Panthers
3
Lightning
7

Game 2

22/11

Lightning
5
Panthers
4

Game 3

2/12

Lightning
5
Panthers
2

Game 4

10/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Montreal	19	12	5	43
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	16	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	18	13	4	40
Buffalo	17	14	4	38
Toronto	15	15	5	35

Jack Hughes returns, scores in New Jersey Devils' 3-1 loss

New Jersey forward Jack Hughes, a 24-year-old center and hopeful for the U.S. Olympic team, returned to the Devils' lineup just more than five weeks after having finger surgery and scored the first goal in a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.

Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils: Game Highlights

McDavid has goal and 2 assists, Oilers hold off Golden Knights 4-3

— Connor McDavid opened the scoring midway through the first period and set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' two power-play goals in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.

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Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

Anthony CirelliC - TB

Jacob MacDonaldD - FLA

Game Information

Lightning top Panthers 2-1 in shootout; Luongo hurt

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Jack Hughes returns, scores in New Jersey Devils' 3-1 loss

Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils: Game Highlights

McDavid has goal and 2 assists, Oilers hold off Golden Knights 4-3