Florida Panthers 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3: final score and stats
Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers 5 to Tampa Bay Lightning 3, on Thursday, September 24, 2026 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.
NHLThursday, September 24, 2026
DateSep 24, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBenchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance14,666
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Florida PanthersTampa Bay Lightning
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-0-1Record1-1-1
5th in Atlantic DivisionStanding3rd in Atlantic Division
5-7Road record / home record8-0
LLWLWLast 5LWWWL
L2StreakL1
Team stats
Florida PanthersTampa Bay Lightning
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Florida Panthers
Sandis Vilmanis LW · Undisclosed
OutBrad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured ReserveAleksander Barkov C · Knee
Injured ReserveJonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
Injured ReserveTampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveBox score
Florida Panthers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bastian | 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 | 0 |
| John Beecher | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 15:43 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Angus Crookshank | 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 | 0 |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 | 1:01 | 2:50 | 12:40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 11:00 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bokondji Imama | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sam Lafferty | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 | 0:57 | 1:48 | 15:51 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:50 | 0:59 | 0:47 | 12:04 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Schwindt | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:46 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 12:19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Schwindt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:33 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter St. Martin | 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 | 0 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 1:01 | 0:17 | 14:14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marek Alscher | 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 |
| Uvis Balinskis | 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 |
| Mikulas Hovorka | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 16:13 | 0:56 | 1:18 | 13:59 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Petrovic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24:03 | 1:03 | 3:24 | 19:36 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:11 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 17:45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matvei Shuravin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15:20 | 0:56 | 1:08 | 13:16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Black | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .875 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 40:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Gerasimyuk | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .917 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Cirelli | 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 |
| Conor Geekie | 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 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:07 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 16:20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:12 | 4:45 | 0:55 | 14:32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jansen Harkins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10:49 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 10:40 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22:13 | 5:04 | 0:00 | 17:09 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 13:59 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 13:02 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam O'Reilly | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:08 | 0:55 | 13:23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Pelletier | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:48 | 1:11 | 0:09 | 8:28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brayden Point | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:44 | 5:06 | 0:00 | 16:38 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 70.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Rautiainen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 12:17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Sabourin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:51 | 4:39 | 0:10 | 19:02 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Cernak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:07 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 14:13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:37 | 1:26 | 0:55 | 17:16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:32 | 0:05 | 0:57 | 17:30 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:20 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 15:24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 17:14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .833 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56:34 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Florida Panthers won, 5-3, on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
What was the final score of Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning?
Florida Panthers 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3.
Who were the top performers?
Florida Panthers: Kai Schwindt (1 goals). Tampa Bay Lightning: Jansen Harkins (2 goals).
Where is Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning played?
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL.
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