Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 2: final score and stats
Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 to Florida Panthers 2, on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHLSaturday, September 26, 2026
DateSep 26, 2026
Start time6:00 PM ET
VenueAmerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
TVESPN+
Attendance18,494
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Tampa Bay LightningFlorida Panthers
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
2-1-1Record2-0-2
3rd in Atlantic DivisionStanding5th in Atlantic Division
3-6Road record / home record4-2
LWWWLLast 5LLWLW
L1StreakL2
Team stats
Tampa Bay LightningFlorida Panthers
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.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveFlorida Panthers
Sandis Vilmanis LW · Undisclosed
OutBrad Marchand LW · Knee
Injured ReserveAleksander Barkov C · Knee
Injured ReserveJonah Gadjovich LW · Neck - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Abruzzese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 10:40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:08 | 0:46 | 0:11 | 11:11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:56 | 5:32 | 0:51 | 13:33 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:01 | 2:26 | 11:57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:53 | 5:33 | 2:02 | 12:18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus Holmberg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:09 | 5:37 | 2:22 | 12:10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Mercuri | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 10:23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam O'Reilly | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | 5:35 | 2:02 | 12:58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Pelletier | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 16:59 | 5:30 | 0:47 | 10:42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Benjamin Rautiainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:58 | 4:51 | 0:00 | 13:07 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Steen | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 4:26 | 0:00 | 12:10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeffrey Viel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 0:13 | 12:09 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Callahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:00 | 0:01 | 2:38 | 19:21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Crozier | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25:59 | 4:02 | 1:52 | 20:05 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:25 | 4:04 | 0:51 | 8:30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Groshev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:25 | 0:06 | 1:45 | 19:34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Pietroniro | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 12:45 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 10:42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarred Tinordi | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:13 | 0:11 | 1:49 | 15:13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hildeby | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .909 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 64:40 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 3:02 | 3:29 | 9:41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Beecher | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:35 | 0:10 | 3:55 | 14:30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:13 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 13:05 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 11:04 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bokondji Imama | 0 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 14:02 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 10:39 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:55 | 2:23 | 0:48 | 10:44 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gracyn Sawchyn | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:54 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 11:34 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 36.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Schwindt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 0:08 | 2:05 | 12:51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Schwindt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 | 0:20 | 0:08 | 10:06 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Hunter St. Martin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:31 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 10:37 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20:15 | 2:56 | 3:16 | 14:03 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:33 | 0:10 | 3:05 | 15:18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uvis Balinskis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:46 | 3:07 | 5:04 | 16:35 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikulas Hovorka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:22 | 2:26 | 1:58 | 14:58 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Petrovic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:10 | 2:52 | 5:23 | 14:55 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:04 | 0:09 | 2:49 | 15:06 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Matvei Shuravin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:22 | 2:12 | 1:54 | 17:16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akira Schmid | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .909 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 64:42 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers?
Tampa Bay Lightning won, 3-2, on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers?
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 2.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Lightning: Lucas Mercuri (1 goals). Florida Panthers: Sandis Vilmanis (1 goals).
Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers played?
Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL.
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