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Florida Panthers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3: final score and stats

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers 6 to Tampa Bay Lightning 3, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers.

NHL · East 1st Round - Game 5Wednesday, April 30, 2025
DateApr 30, 2025
Start time7:30 PM ET
VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
TVESPN2
Attendance19,092

Line score

Team123T
Florida Panthers2226
Tampa Bay Lightning2103

Top performers

Florida Panthers
AssistsEetu Luostarinen · 3
PointsEetu Luostarinen · 4
Tampa Bay Lightning
GoalsNick Paul · 1
AssistsVictor Hedman · 2
PointsVictor Hedman · 2

Team comparison

Florida PanthersTampa Bay Lightning
Goals per game
3.3
3.9
Goals allowed per game
3.0
3.0
47-31-4Record47-27-8
5th in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
6-7Road record / home record8-0
WWLLWLast 5WWLWW
W2StreakW2

Team stats

Florida PanthersTampa Bay Lightning
Blocked Shots
18
14
Hits
46
26
Takeaways
5
4
Shots
31
29
Power Play Goals
1
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
3
Power Play Percentage
33.3
33.3
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
0
Faceoffs Won
27
30
Faceoff Win Percent
47.4
52.6
Giveaways
13
17
Total Penalties
4
4
Penalty Minutes
8
8

Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Florida Panthers
Brad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured Reserve
Injured Reserve
Jonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
Injured Reserve
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured Reserve
Erik Cernak D · Upper Body
Day-To-Day
Anthony Cirelli C · Lower Body
Day-To-Day

Box score

Florida Panthers Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Aleksander Barkov120219:071:401:4215:4530110210101147.6100
Sam Bennett251116:590:320:1216:152413062010100.0024
Jesper Boqvist02007:401:260:006:1412000100000.0000
A.J. Greer050-26:591:260:005:3311000000000.0000
Anton Lundell000217:580:001:2016:38271223009756.3100
Eetu Luostarinen142416:280:002:2314:05281133002166.7000
Brad Marchand121117:550:321:1216:1128002000000.0100
Sam Reinhart001120:091:401:4716:422812171010100.0100
Evan Rodrigues000013:580:320:0013:26240000101712.5112
Nico Sturm030-18:101:262:004:44120000102433.3000
Matthew Tkachuk000010:331:400:008:5321031200000.0000
Carter Verhaeghe260117:271:400:0015:472512030010100.0100

Florida Panthers Defenses

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Uvis Balinskis100111:110:370:0010:3420000100000.0100
Gustav Forsling530225:520:322:5322:2733001010000.0100
Seth Jones020226:311:402:0822:4335010200000.0112
Dmitry Kulikov270-121:570:492:2818:4034000000000.0200
Niko Mikkola210020:580:502:2317:4534000000000.0000
Nate Schmidt140212:491:080:4810:5323030100000.0100

Florida Panthers Goalies

PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Sergei Bobrovsky3290026.897223160:0000

Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Mitchell Chaffee020011:421:250:0010:1717010010000.0100
Anthony Cirelli010-119:393:402:0513:54260102107750.0000
Conor Geekie110112:580:000:0012:581800110010100.0000
Zemgus Girgensons050-18:270:001:336:5416000010000.0100
Luke Glendening05118:590:001:187:41170110005838.5000
Gage Goncalves020-119:031:390:0017:2424110400000.0200
Yanni Gourde310-214:400:000:0014:40210000002250.0000
Jake Guentzel101-224:213:542:2018:072613041060100.0212
Nikita Kucherov110-223:345:120:0018:2226000210000.0300
Nick Paul020-114:381:300:0013:08231205006650.0100
Brayden Point010-223:483:490:0019:59270202103442.9000

Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
Erik Cernak320-117:070:001:4015:2726010310000.0012
Victor Hedman200-226:374:031:5820:3625002310000.0200
Emil Lilleberg210110:510:000:0010:5113000000000.0112
Ryan McDonagh111-117:310:003:0614:2525000010000.0200
JJ Moser000-112:240:070:3211:4518000100000.0100
Nick Perbix001114:540:000:0014:5423000100000.0012
Darren Raddysh010-316:071:160:0014:5119000110000.0100

Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies

PlayerGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy5300025.833205057:0200

Recent form

Nov 12, 2026 · vs Detroit Red WingsW 5-4
Nov 10, 2026 · at Columbus Blue JacketsW 4-1
Nov 8, 2026 · at Boston BruinsL 1-4
Nov 7, 2026 · at Washington CapitalsL 3-4
Nov 4, 2026 · vs Chicago BlackhawksW 5-3
Nov 12, 2026 · at Columbus Blue JacketsW 3-1
Nov 11, 2026 · at Buffalo SabresW 8-3
Nov 8, 2026 · at Winnipeg JetsL 3-4
Nov 7, 2026 · at Minnesota WildW 4-3
Nov 5, 2026 · vs Chicago BlackhawksW 4-1

Season series

Series tied 2-2
Apr 15, 2025FLA 1, TB 5
Mar 3, 2025TB 1, FLA 2
Dec 23, 2024TB 4, FLA 0
Dec 22, 2024FLA 4, TB 2

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning?

Florida Panthers won, 6-3, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

What was the final score of Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning?

Florida Panthers 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3.

Who were the top performers?

Florida Panthers: Eetu Luostarinen (1 goals). Tampa Bay Lightning: Nick Paul (1 goals).

Where is Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning played?

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL.

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