Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

16-9-2, 8-3-2 Away

FLA

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

12-12-2, 8-6-2 Home

Lightning

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
A. Vasilevskiy	11	6	2	1	2.31	.917
J. Johansson	5	3	0	0	3.06	.892

Panthers

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
S. Bobrovsky	10	8	1	2	2.83	.886
D. Tarasov	2	4	1	0	2.67	.907

Amerant Bank Arena

Amerant Bank Arena

12:00 AM, 28 December 2025

Sunrise, FL

TB

FLA

Points

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Brad MarchandLW #63

Goals

Brandon HagelLW #38

Brad MarchandLW #63

Assists

Nikita KucherovRW #86

Anton LundellC #15

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Andrei Vasilevskiy G	Day-To-Day	6 Dec
Ryan McDonagh D	IR	6 Dec
Brayden Point C	IR	8 Dec
Erik Cernak D	IR	8 Dec

Florida Panthers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Cole Schwindt C	IR	12 Jan
Eetu Luostarinen C	OUT	10 Dec
Matthew Tkachuk LW	IR-NR	15 Dec

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
TB	3.26	2.63	27.2	27.5	310	14	16.3	11	87.4	2	0
FLA	2.92	3.15	29.0	26.3	249	17	17.9	17	80.5	3	0

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/5/25	vsPIT	L4-3
12/3/25	@NYI	L2-1
11/29/25	@NYR	W4-1
11/28/25	@DET	W6-3
11/27/25	vsCGY	W5-1

Panthers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/5/25	vsNSH	L2-1 OT
12/3/25	vsTOR	L4-1
11/28/25	vsCGY	L5-3
11/27/25	vsPHI	L4-2
11/25/25	@NSH	W8-3

Regular Season Series

TB leads 1-0

Lightning
3
Panthers
1

Game 1

15/11

Panthers
Lightning

Game 2

16/12

Lightning
Panthers

Game 3

28/12

Panthers
Lightning

Game 4

6/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	9	2	34
Boston	16	13	0	32
Montreal	14	9	3	31
Detroit	14	11	3	31
Ottawa	13	10	4	30
Toronto	13	11	3	29
Florida	12	12	2	26
Buffalo	11	12	4	26

Why are so many NHL games going to overtime this season?

Why are so many NHL games going to overtime this season?

Through 425 games, 27.3% have gone past regulation. If that holds, it would be the highest rate since 2005-06.

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team's game of the month

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team's game of the month

The Capitals, Penguins and Flyers are the big risers this week, with the Ducks, Devils and Mammoth sliding.

Lightning take on the Islanders following Hagel's 2-goal performance

Lightning take on the Islanders following Hagel's 2-goal performance

New York Islanders (15-10-3, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (16-9-2, in the Atlantic Division)

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