Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

21-13-3, 11-4-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	2	1	1	4
Panthers FLA	1	1	0	2

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

20-15-2, 12-8-2 Home

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-1

Lightning
3
Panthers
1

Game 1

15/11

Panthers
5
Lightning
2

Game 2

16/12

Lightning
4
Panthers
2

Game 3

28/12

Panthers
Lightning

Game 4

6/2

Amerant Bank Arena

12:00 AM, 28 December 2025

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 19,651

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Wes McCauley

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	30	13	4	64
Detroit	30	16	4	64
Montreal	27	15	7	61
Boston	28	19	2	58
Buffalo	26	17	5	57
Toronto	24	16	8	56
Florida	25	19	3	53
Ottawa	22	19	7	51

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-1

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

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