Tampa Bay Lightning v Florida Panthers

NHLPreseason

Final

Tampa Bay Lightning

3–5

Florida Panthers

Player stats

Panthers

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
N. BastianRW	0	7	1	0	14:10	1:04	0:33	12:33	16	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
J. BeecherC	1	4	0	1	16:49	0:00	1:06	15:43	21	0	0	0	1	0	5	7	41.7	0	1	2
A. CrookshankLW	1	2	0	0	11:07	0:00	0:00	11:07	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
L. EllerC	0	2	0	0	16:31	1:01	2:50	12:40	22	0	0	0	0	0	6	15	28.6	0	0	0
G. HathawayRW	0	3	1	0	12:22	0:00	1:22	11:00	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50.0	1	0	0
B. ImamaLW	0	6	0	1	13:13	0:00	0:00	13:13	18	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	2
S. LaffertyC	1	4	0	1	18:36	0:57	1:48	15:51	24	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	50.0	1	1	2
C. ReinhardtLW	0	1	2	1	13:50	0:59	0:47	12:04	16	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
C. SchwindtRW	2	1	0	-1	13:46	0:00	1:27	12:19	16	0	0	0	0	1	6	6	50.0	1	0	0
K. SchwindtLW	2	1	0	2	10:33	0:00	0:00	10:33	15	1	1	1	1	0	5	2	71.4	1	0	0
H. St. MartinLW	1	0	1	1	12:57	0:59	0:00	11:58	15	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. VilmanisLW	1	0	0	0	15:32	1:01	0:17	14:14	19	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
M. AlscherD	2	4	0	1	21:15	0:00	1:41	19:34	21	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
U. BalinskisD	3	2	0	1	22:32	1:04	1:18	20:10	26	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
M. HovorkaD	1	0	1

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
C. BlackG	2	16	0	0	14	.875	9	5	0	40:00	0	0
K. GerasimyukG	1	12	0	0	11	.917	11	0	0	20:00	0	0

Lightning

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. CirelliC	1	0	0	-2	14:30	1:06	0:54	12:30	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	5	50.0	2	0	0
C. GeekieC	0	4	0	0	15:13	1:03	0:00	14:10	15	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

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News and reaction

Match reportNHL Awards Watch: Believe it or not, McDavid not the unanimous MVP pick right nowOur panel of PHWA voters identify their finalists for all the awards, with some tight races in a few spots.ESPN3h ago Match reportTampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers: Game HighlightsESPN26 Sept Match reportTampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers

Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Friday 25 September 2026
Started: 9:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
Competition: NHL, Preseason
Officials: Gord Dwyer (Referee), Francis Charron (Referee), James Tobias (Linesman), Jesse Marquis (Linesman)
Crowd: 14,666

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Updated 11 Nov, 3:01 am

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	A	S	SM	GV
J. CarlsonD	0	3	0	-1	23:51	4:39	0:10	19:02	22	0	4	3	2
E. CernakD	0	0	1	1	15:07	0:00	0:54	14:13	21	0	1	3	1
V. HedmanD	1	0	0	-1	19:37	1:26	0:55	17:16	19	0	1	3	1
E. LillebergD	0	0	0	-2	18:32	0:05	0:57	17:30	21	0	0	0	1
R. McDonaghD	0	0	1	0	16:20	0:00	0:56	15:24	20	1	2	1	1
J. MoserD	0	0	0	0	17:23	0:00	0:09	17:14	21	1	0	0	1