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Preseason · September 24, 2026 · Final
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Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Game Summary
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NHL Box Score and Game Stats
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G: goals · A: assists · P: points · SOG: shots on goal · PIM: penalty minutes · TOI: time on ice · +/−: plus/minus. A dash means not listed. Period times count up from the start of each period. Parentheses beside scorers and assists show their preseason totals through this game. Shootout goals do not count toward a player's goal total.
Score by Period
| Period | FLA | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Final | 5 | 3 |
Shots on Goal by Period
| Period | FLA | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | 11 | 12 |
Team Stats
| Statistic | FLA | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 25 | 28 |
| Faceoff win % | 40.7% | 59.3% |
| Faceoffs won / taken | 24/59 | 35/59 |
| Power plays (goals/opportunities) | 0/1 | 0/4 |
| Power-play % | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Penalty minutes | 10 | 4 |
| Hits | 41 | 26 |
| Blocked Shots | 18 | 6 |
| Giveaways | 13 | 16 |
| Takeaways | 6 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Situation | Shot | FLA–TBL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:44 | FLA | Bokondji Imama (1) | Donovan Sebrango (1), Sam Lafferty (1) | Even strength | Deflection | 1–0 |
| 2 | 02:29 | FLA | Kai Schwindt (1) | Cole Reinhardt (1), Mikulas Hovorka (1) | Even strength | Snap shot | 2–0 |
| 2 | 03:14 | TBL | Jansen Harkins (1) | Ilya Mikheyev (1), J.J. Moser (1) | Even strength | Snap shot | 2–1 |
| 2 | 13:09 | TBL | Conor Geekie (2) | Sam O'Reilly (2), Benjamin Rautiainen (1) | Even strength | Snap shot | 2–2 |
| 3 | 04:21 | FLA | Hunter St. Martin (1) | Alexander Petrovic (1), Kai Schwindt (1) | Even strength | Backhand | 3–2 |
| 3 | 05:29 | TBL | Jansen Harkins (2) | Ryan McDonagh (1), Jakob Pelletier (1) | Even strength | Snap shot | 3–3 |
| 3 | 05:35 | FLA | Cole Reinhardt (3) | Unassisted | Even strength | Snap shot | 4–3 |
| 3 | 19:36 | FLA | Sandis Vilmanis (1) | Uvis Balinskis (1) | Even strength | Snap shot · Empty net | 5–3 |
Penalties
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| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Minutes | Type | Drawn by | Served by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:54 | FLA | Sam Lafferty | Holding | 2 | Minor | Ilya Mikheyev | — |
| 1 | 19:58 | FLA | Bokondji Imama | Hooking | 2 | Minor | Scott Sabourin | — |
| 2 | 14:39 | FLA | Matvei Shuravin | Holding | 2 | Minor | Nikita Kucherov | — |
| 2 | 14:44 | FLA | Uvis Balinskis | High sticking | 2 | Minor | Brayden Point | — |
| 2 | 19:50 | TBL | Nikita Kucherov | Holding the stick | 2 | Minor | Garnet Hathaway | — |
| 3 | 13:16 | FLA | John Beecher | Interference goalkeeper | 2 | Minor | Andrei Vasilevskiy | — |
| 3 | 13:16 | TBL | Jakob Pelletier | Roughing | 2 | Minor | John Beecher | — |
FLA Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bastian | 11 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 |
| Bokondji Imama | 14 | Left wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13:13 |
| John Beecher | 17 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16:49 |
| Sam Lafferty | 18 | Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18:36 |
| Lars Eller | 20 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 21 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 |
| Angus Crookshank | 28 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:07 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 29 | Left wing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 |
| Cole Schwindt | 79 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:46 |
| Hunter St. Martin | 85 | Left wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:57 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 95 | Left wing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:32 |
| Kai Schwindt | 97 | Left wing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:33 |
| Uvis Balinskis | 26 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22:32 |
| Alexander Petrovic | 36 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24:03 |
| Marek Alscher | 51 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21:15 |
| Donovan Sebrango | 73 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:11 |
| Matvei Shuravin | 76 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:20 |
| Mikulas Hovorka | 96 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:13 |
FLA Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bastian | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Bokondji Imama | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| John Beecher | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.4% |
| Sam Lafferty | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Lars Eller | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6% |
| Garnet Hathaway | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Angus Crookshank | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cole Reinhardt | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Cole Schwindt | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Hunter St. Martin | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kai Schwindt | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.4% |
| Uvis Balinskis | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Alexander Petrovic | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marek Alscher | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Donovan Sebrango | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Matvei Shuravin | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mikulas Hovorka | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
FLA Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Gerasimyuk | 30 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 91.7% | 20:00 | Win |
| Cooper Black | 31 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 87.5% | 40:00 | — |
FLA Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirill Gerasimyuk | Even strength | 11/12 | 1 |
| Kirill Gerasimyuk | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Kirill Gerasimyuk | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
| Cooper Black | Even strength | 9/11 | 2 |
| Cooper Black | Opponent on power play | 5/5 | 0 |
| Cooper Black | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
TBL Skater Stats
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| Player | No. | Position | G | A | P | +/− | SOG | Hits | Blocks | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jansen Harkins | 10 | Center | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10:49 |
| Brayden Point | 21 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:44 |
| Jakob Pelletier | 22 | Left wing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 09:48 |
| Sam O'Reilly | 23 | Right wing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14:26 |
| Brandon Hagel | 38 | Left wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:12 |
| Benjamin Rautiainen | 41 | Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 |
| Scott Sabourin | 49 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 |
| Jake Guentzel | 59 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:07 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 71 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:30 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 86 | Right wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:13 |
| Conor Geekie | 94 | Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 95 | Right wing | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 27 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 |
| John Carlson | 74 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 |
| Victor Hedman | 77 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:37 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 78 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:32 |
| Erik Cernak | 81 | Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
| J.J. Moser | 90 | Defense | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 |
TBL Faceoffs and Puck Possession
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| Player | Shifts | Giveaways | Takeaways | Power-play goals | Faceoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jansen Harkins | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1% |
| Brayden Point | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70.0% |
| Jakob Pelletier | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sam O'Reilly | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57.1% |
| Brandon Hagel | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Benjamin Rautiainen | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Scott Sabourin | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jake Guentzel | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Anthony Cirelli | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Nikita Kucherov | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Conor Geekie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ryan McDonagh | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| John Carlson | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victor Hedman | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Emil Lilleberg | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Erik Cernak | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| J.J. Moser | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
TBL Goalie Stats
| Goalie | No. | Saves | Shots faced | Goals allowed | Save % | TOI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hildeby | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 00:00 | — |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 88 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 83.3% | 56:34 | Loss |
TBL Goalie Saves by Situation
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| Goalie | Situation | Saves / shots faced | Goals allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Hildeby | Even strength | 0/0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hildeby | Opponent on power play | 0/0 | 0 |
| Dennis Hildeby | Opponent short-handed | 0/0 | 0 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Even strength | 16/20 | 4 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Opponent on power play | 2/2 | 0 |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | Opponent short-handed | 2/2 | 0 |
Three Stars
| Star | Player | Team | G | A | P | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Reinhardt | FLA | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Jansen Harkins | TBL | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 3 | Conor Geekie | TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
Officials and Coaches
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| Role | Name | No. |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | Francis Charron | 6 |
| Referee | Gord Dwyer | 19 |
| Linesperson | James Tobias | 61 |
| Linesperson | Jesse Marquis | 86 |
| FLA head coach | Paul Maurice | — |
| TBL head coach | Jon Cooper | — |
Game Rosters
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| Team | No. | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | 36 | Alexander Petrovic | Defense |
| FLA | 28 | Angus Crookshank | Center |
| FLA | 14 | Bokondji Imama | Left wing |
| FLA | 29 | Cole Reinhardt | Left wing |
| FLA | 79 | Cole Schwindt | Right wing |
| FLA | 31 | Cooper Black | Goalie |
| FLA | 73 | Donovan Sebrango | Defense |
| FLA | 21 | Garnet Hathaway | Right wing |
| FLA | 85 | Hunter St. Martin | Left wing |
| FLA | 17 | John Beecher | Center |
| FLA | 97 | Kai Schwindt | Left wing |
| FLA | 30 | Kirill Gerasimyuk | Goalie |
| FLA | 20 | Lars Eller | Center |
| FLA | 51 | Marek Alscher | Defense |
| FLA | 76 | Matvei Shuravin | Defense |
| FLA | 96 | Mikulas Hovorka | Defense |
| FLA | 11 | Nathan Bastian | Right wing |
| FLA | 18 | Sam Lafferty | Center |
| FLA | 95 | Sandis Vilmanis | Left wing |
| FLA | 26 | Uvis Balinskis | Defense |
| TBL | 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Goalie |
| TBL | 71 | Anthony Cirelli | Center |
| TBL | 41 | Benjamin Rautiainen | Center |
| TBL | 38 | Brandon Hagel | Left wing |
| TBL | 21 | Brayden Point | Center |
| TBL | 94 | Conor Geekie | Center |
| TBL | 35 | Dennis Hildeby | Goalie |
| TBL | 78 | Emil Lilleberg | Defense |
| TBL | 81 | Erik Cernak | Defense |
| TBL | 95 | Ilya Mikheyev | Right wing |
| TBL | 90 | J.J. Moser | Defense |
| TBL | 59 | Jake Guentzel | Center |
| TBL | 22 | Jakob Pelletier | Left wing |
| TBL | 10 | Jansen Harkins | Center |
| TBL | 74 | John Carlson | Defense |
| TBL | 86 | Nikita Kucherov | Right wing |
| TBL | 27 | Ryan McDonagh | Defense |
| TBL | 23 | Sam O'Reilly | Right wing |
| TBL | 49 | Scott Sabourin | Right wing |
| TBL | 77 | Victor Hedman | Defense |
Play-by-Play
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| Period | Time | Team | Event | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:00 | — | Period start | Period start |
| 1 | 00:00 | TBL | Faceoff | Anthony Cirelli wins faceoff against Lars Eller |
| 1 | 00:05 | FLA | Hit | Garnet Hathaway hits Victor Hedman |
| 1 | 00:32 | FLA | Shot on goal | Alexander Petrovic · Wrist shot · Goalie: Andrei Vasilevskiy |
| 1 | 00:54 | FLA | Penalty | Sam Lafferty · Holding · 2 min · Drawn by Ilya Mikheyev |
| 1 | 00:54 | FLA | Faceoff | Lars Eller wins faceoff against Jake Guentzel |
| 1 | 01:04 | — | Stoppage | Puck in crowd |
| 1 | 01:04 | TBL | Faceoff | Brandon Hagel wins faceoff against Lars Eller |
| 1 | 01:22 | TBL | Missed shot | Jake Guentzel · Tip-in · Goalie: Cooper Black · Wide left |
| 1 | 01:39 | TBL | Giveaway | John Carlson |
| 1 | 02:45 | FLA | Shot on goal | Nathan Bastian · Snap shot · Goalie: Andrei Vasilevskiy |
| 1 | 02:57 | FLA | Hit | Nathan Bastian hits Conor Geekie |
| 1 | 03:01 | FLA | Hit | John Beecher hits Jakob Pelletier |
| 1 | 03:29 | TBL | Shot on goal | Ryan McDonagh · Snap shot · Goalie: Cooper Black |
| 1 | 03:32 | — | Stoppage | Goalie freezes the puck |
| 1 | 03:32 | FLA | Faceoff | Lars Eller wins faceoff against Sam O'Reilly |
| 1 | 04:00 | TBL | Hit | Jansen Harkins hits Lars Eller |
| 1 | 04:03 | TBL | Hit | Sam O'Reilly hits Garnet Hathaway |
| 1 | 04:29 | — | Stoppage | Puck frozen |
| 1 | 04:29 | TBL | Faceoff | Brayden Point wins faceoff against Sam Lafferty |
| 1 | 04:56 | TBL | Missed shot | John Carlson · Snap shot · Goalie: Cooper Black · Wide right |
| 1 | 04:58 | TBL | Hit | John Carlson hits Uvis Balinskis |
| 1 | 05:21 | FLA | Blocked shot | Mikulas Hovorka · — · Blocked by Victor Hedman · Blocked |
| 1 | 05:28 | FLA | Hit | Angus Crookshank hits Victor Hedman |
| 1 | 05:47 | FLA | Hit | Cole Schwindt hits Brandon Hagel |
| 1 | 06:30 | FLA | Hit | Marek Alscher hits Sam O'Reilly |
| 1 | 06:48 | TBL | Hit | Benjamin Rautiainen hits Hunter St. Martin |
| 1 | 06:59 | TBL | Hit | Conor Geekie hits Marek Alscher |
| 1 | 07:03 | TBL | Takeaway | Erik Cernak |
| 1 | 07:08 | FLA | Hit | Lars Eller hits Scott Sabourin |
| 1 | 07:13 | TBL | Hit | Scott Sabourin hits Donovan Sebrango |
| 1 | 07:31 | TBL | Hit | Jakob Pelletier hits Matvei Shuravin |
| 1 | 08:32 | TBL | Giveaway | Victor Hedman |
| 1 | 09:04 | FLA | Giveaway | Cole Schwindt |
| 1 | 09:18 | TBL | Blocked shot | Ryan McDonagh · — · Blocked by Uvis Balinskis · Blocked |
| 1 | 09:39 | TBL | Missed shot | Erik Cernak · Snap shot · Goalie: Cooper Black · Wide right |
| 1 | 09:49 | TBL | Blocked shot | Erik Cernak · — · Blocked by Angus Crookshank · Blocked |
| 1 | 10:27 | TBL | Hit | John Carlson hits Hunter St. Martin |
| 1 | 10:59 | — | Stoppage | Offside · TV timeout |
| 1 | 10:59 | TBL | Faceoff | Sam O'Reilly wins faceoff against John Beecher |
| 1 | 11:19 | TBL | Hit | Sam O'Reilly hits Marek Alscher |
| 1 | 11:23 | TBL | Hit | Conor Geekie hits Sam Lafferty |
| 1 | 11:33 | FLA | Giveaway | Marek Alscher |
| 1 | 11:57 | — | Stoppage | Puck into the netting |
| 1 | 11:57 | FLA | Faceoff | Lars Eller wins faceoff against Ilya Mikheyev |
| 1 | 11:59 | FLA | Blocked shot | Uvis Balinskis · — · Blocked by Lars Eller · Teammate blocked |
| 1 | 12:03 | — | Stoppage | Hand pass · TV timeout |
| 1 | 12:03 | FLA | Faceoff | Lars Eller wins faceoff against Jansen Harkins |
| 1 | 12:20 | FLA | Blocked shot | Alexander Petrovic · — · Blocked by Jakob Pelletier · Blocked |
| 1 | 12:38 | — | Stoppage | Puck in benches |
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