Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

Preseason

2-2-0, 1-1-0 Away

Final

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

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

3-3-0, 3-1-0 Home

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

1st Period			TB	FLA
13:19		Emil Lilleberg (1) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (1), Maxim Groshev (1)	1	0

2nd Period			TB	FLA
11:40		Gage Goncalves (1) Assists: Conor Geekie (2), Ethan Gauthier (1)	2	0

3rd Period			TB	FLA
15:26		Sam Reinhart (2) (Power Play) Assists: Carter Verhaeghe (2), Matthew Tkachuk (2)	2	1
17:51		Maxim Groshev (2) (Empty Net) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (1)	3	1

Gustav Forsling hit Jake Guentzel
Nicholas Paul shot blocked by Adam Boqvist
A.J. Greer hit Maxim Groshev
A.J. Greer hit Emil Lilleberg
Jonah Gadjovich shot blocked by A.J. Greer
Jonah Gadjovich Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Zac Dalpe faceoff won against Conor Geekie
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
Sam Bennett Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Zac Dalpe faceoff won against Conor Geekie
Giveaway by William Lockwood
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Takeaway by William Lockwood
Zac Dalpe Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
William Lockwood faceoff won against Conor Geekie
Nicholas Paul shot blocked by Jonah Gadjovich
A.J. Greer Wrist Shot Wide Right
A.J. Greer Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Jesse Ylonen shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
William Lockwood hit Nick Perbix
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Nicholas Paul shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Patrick Giles faceoff won against Conor Geekie
Adam Boqvist Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Patrick Giles Deflected saved by Jonas Johansson
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Evan Rodrigues hit Erik Cernak
Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In saved by Jonas Johansson
Rasmus Asplund faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Zac Dalpe Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Patrick Giles faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Giveaway by Adam Boqvist
Zac Dalpe hit Erik Cernak
Nate Schmidt Slap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Matthew Tkachuk Backhand saved by Jonas Johansson
Jonah Gadjovich hit Emil Lilleberg
Patrick Giles hit Ethan Gauthier
Uvis Balinskis hit Conor Geekie
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Rasmus Asplund Wrist Shot Wide Right
Patrick Giles faceoff won against Conor Geekie
Dmitry Kulikov Tripping against Conor Sheary
Zac Dalpe faceoff won against Brayden Point
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
William Lockwood hit Ryan McDonagh
Sam Bennett Tip-In saved by Jonas Johansson
Takeaway by Uvis Balinskis
Zac Dalpe Wrist Shot Wide Left
Rasmus Asplund Tip-In Wide Right
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Jonah Gadjovich hit Ethan Gauthier
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
A.J. Greer Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Aaron Ekblad hit Jake Guentzel
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
Giveaway by Spencer Knight
Patrick Giles faceoff won against Cameron Atkinson
Giveaway by Uvis Balinskis
Jonah Gadjovich hit Ryan McDonagh
Dmitry Kulikov hit Jesse Ylonen
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Zac Dalpe faceoff won against Conor Geekie
Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Patrick Giles faceoff won against Brayden Point
Janis Moser shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Giveaway by A.J. Greer
Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
Takeaway by Rasmus Asplund
Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Jonah Gadjovich Backhand saved by Jonas Johansson
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Gustav Forsling Holding against Nikita Kucherov
Zac Dalpe faceoff won against Brayden Point
A.J. Greer Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Patrick Giles faceoff won against Conor Geekie
Dmitry Kulikov Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Zac Dalpe faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
Jonah Gadjovich hit Gage Goncalves
Gustav Forsling hit Maxim Groshev
Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
Dmitry Kulikov hit Ethan Gauthier
A.J. Greer hit Emil Lilleberg
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
Sam Reinhart Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (2), Matthew Tkachuk (2)
Jonah Gadjovich Wrap-around Wide Right
Adam Boqvist Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Adam Boqvist Snap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
Aaron Ekblad Tripping against Jesse Ylonen
Nate Schmidt Slap Shot saved by Jonas Johansson
Takeaway by Victor Hedman
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
Off-side
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Icing
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Giveaway by Conor Sheary
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Janis Moser Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nicholas Paul hit A.J. Greer
Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Erik Cernak
Zemgus Girgensons hit Uvis Balinskis
Off-side
William Lockwood shot blocked by Conor Geekie
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
Goalie Stopped
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Nicholas Paul Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Icing
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Zac Dalpe
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Nick Perbix Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Emil Lilleberg Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Zemgus Girgensons (1), Maxim Groshev (1)
Conor Geekie shot blocked by Nick Perbix
Conor Geekie Tip-In Wide Left
Conor Geekie hit William Lockwood
Off-side
Giveaway by Janis Moser
Nicholas Paul Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Maxim Groshev
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Brayden Point faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Off-side
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Zac Dalpe
Icing
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Erik Cernak hit Evan Rodrigues
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Skater
Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Puck in Netting
Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Janis Moser Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Conor Sheary Snap Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Nick Perbix Tip-In Wide Left
Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
William Lockwood shot blocked by Janis Moser
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Victor Hedman
Puck in Netting
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Goalie Stopped
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Nicholas Paul hit Aaron Ekblad
Giveaway by Brayden Point
Zemgus Girgensons hit Uvis Balinskis
Takeaway by Jesse Ylonen
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Goalie Stopped
Conor Geekie faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Nick Perbix Wrist Shot Wide Right
Patrick Giles shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Conor Sheary
Puck in Crowd
Brayden Point faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
Rasmus Asplund shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Conor Geekie faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Hand Pass
Conor Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Gage Goncalves Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Geekie (2), Ethan Gauthier (1)
Puck in Crowd
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Nicholas Paul Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Cameron Atkinson
Brayden Point Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brayden Point faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
Goalie Stopped
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Jonah Gadjovich
Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Erik Cernak Snap Shot Wide Right
Zemgus Girgensons hit Adam Boqvist
Erik Cernak Snap Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Goalie Stopped
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Zac Dalpe
Nick Perbix hit Aleksander Barkov
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
Giveaway by Nick Perbix
Goalie Stopped
Conor Geekie faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
Icing
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Jesse Ylonen Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Nick Perbix Slap Shot Wide Left
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Victor Hedman Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Jake Guentzel Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Icing
On-Ice Official
Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Erik Cernak
Nicholas Paul Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Goalie Stopped
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Puck in Benches
Ethan Gauthier hit Uvis Balinskis
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
Erik Cernak hit Rasmus Asplund
Goalie Stopped
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
Off-side
Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Left
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Takeaway by Nicholas Paul
Giveaway by Jonas Johansson
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Conor Geekie faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Gage Goncalves hit Jonah Gadjovich
Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
Gage Goncalves Snap Shot Wide Right
Nikita Kucherov Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Off-side
Brayden Point faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
Janis Moser Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Jake Guentzel Backhand Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Icing
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Puck in Benches
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Icing
Nick Perbix Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Gage Goncalves Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Maxim Groshev
Puck in Benches
Conor Geekie faceoff won against Sam Bennett
Ethan Gauthier Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
Ethan Gauthier Holding against Dmitry Kulikov
Puck in Netting
Conor Sheary faceoff won against Patrick Giles
Erik Cernak hit Nate Schmidt
Goalie Stopped
Zemgus Girgensons faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jesse Ylonen
Maxim Groshev Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (1)
Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
Ethan Gauthier Backhand saved by Spencer Knight
Nick Perbix Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Erik Cernak hit Jonah Gadjovich
Brayden Point faceoff won against Zac Dalpe

LIGHTNING

PANTHERS

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	32	13	4	68
Detroit	31	16	5	67
Montreal	28	16	7	63
Buffalo	28	17	5	61
Boston	29	20	2	60
Toronto	24	18	9	57
Florida	26	20	3	55
Ottawa	23	20	7	53

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Jonas JohanssonG - TB

Gage GoncalvesC - TB

Sam ReinhartC - FLA

Game Information

Shot Chart

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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