Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

Saturday, March 16, 2024, 6:00 PM ET Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5–3 on Saturday, March 16, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	45-29-8
at Florida Panthers	3	52-24-6

News about this game

Florida Panthers Clash with Tampa Bay Lightning in a Battle for Atlantic Division Supremacy

Fri, Mar 15, 2024

NHL: 1st Atlantic Panthers host 4th Lightning in a key game. Point eyes hot streak continuation; Panthers lead series 2-0. #NHL #PanthersVsLightning
Vasilievskiy's 47 Saves Lead Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 Victory Over Florida Panthers

Sat, Mar 16, 2024

Stamkos hits 2 goals, Vasilevskiy saves 47 in Tampa Bay's 5-3 win over Florida. Raddysh, Eyssimont, and Kucherov score. Lightning win 4 of 5. Panthers' Reinhart gets 2 goals, Tkachuk 1 in their second loss.
Florida Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov Gets Two-Game Suspension for Head Check Violation

Mon, Mar 18, 2024

Dmitry Kulikov gets a 2-game suspension for a forbidden hit to Conor Sheary's head, turning a Panthers' goal into a match penalty for elbowing & nullifying it.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	2	1	5
Florida Panthers	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	3	2	16
Florida Panthers	12	18	20	50

Three stars

S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 2 assists)
A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
M. Tkachuk, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (26)	Erik Cernak (9)	Even strength	TBL 1, FLA 0
1st	13:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michael Eyssimont (10)	Nick Paul (19), Nick Perbix (19)	Even strength	TBL 2, FLA 0
2nd	03:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Darren Raddysh (5)	Anthony Duclair (13), Steven Stamkos (32)	Even strength	TBL 3, FLA 0
2nd	06:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (27)	Victor Hedman (55), Nikita Kucherov (74)	Power play	TBL 4, FLA 0
2nd	08:23	Florida Panthers	Matthew Tkachuk (22)	Josh Mahura (7)	Shorthanded	TBL 4, FLA 1
2nd	11:55	Florida Panthers	Sam Reinhart (47)	Sam Bennett (17), Matthew Tkachuk (54)	Power play	TBL 4, FLA 2
3rd	16:08	Florida Panthers	Sam Reinhart (48)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 4, FLA 3
3rd	18:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (40)	Brandon Hagel (39), Steven Stamkos (33)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 5, FLA 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	16	50
Power play	1 of 7	1 of 7
Penalty minutes	28	39
Hits	15	25
Blocked shots	16	10
Giveaways	15	13
Takeaways	2	13
Faceoffs won	38/70 (54.3%)	32/70 (45.7%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Duclair	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	100%	15:53
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	58.3%	11:12
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	55.6%	14:05
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0	37.5%	18:54
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	100%	11:30
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	100%	21:07
Number 41 M. Chaffee	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		05:50
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		10:56
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	0	0	+3	0	0	1	0	0	26.7%	18:00
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		09:29
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	0		19:40
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	2	4	+2	0	2	0	0	1	76.9%	14:02
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	0	14	0	3	3	0		18:33
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		16:31
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	0		16:03
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	3	1	0		12:57
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		27:45
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	2	0		22:09

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	50	47	3	.940	60:00	Win

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Bennett	C	0	1	1	0	4	4	3	0	0	16.7%	15:30
Number 10 V. Tarasenko	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0		14:25
Number 13 S. Reinhart	C	2	0	2	-1	2	6	1	0	1		24:01
Number 15 A. Lundell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	57.1%	16:00
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0	0	55.2%	24:26
Number 17 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	13:13
Number 19 M. Tkachuk	L	1	1	2	-1	0	7	1	1	0		23:42
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:17
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		21:13
Number 27 E. Luostarinen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0	0		14:56
Number 82 K. Stenlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	55.6%	07:14
Number 94 R. Lomberg	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		04:46
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	15	0	2	0	0		04:46
Number 28 J. Mahura	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0		12:06
Number 42 G. Forsling	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1	0		21:13
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	5	1	0		27:39
Number 77 N. Mikkola	D	0	0	0	-3	10	2	2	4	0		19:50
Number 91 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1	0		20:55

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	15	11	4	.733	57:09	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathew Dumba	Roughing	2
1st	14:33	Florida Panthers	Sam Bennett	Slashing	2
1st	15:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	High sticking	2
1st	15:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	High sticking	2
1st	15:10	Florida Panthers	Sam Reinhart	Tripping	2
1st	17:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Perbix	Delaying game	2
2nd	03:38	Florida Panthers	Dmitry Kulikov	Match penalty (match)	5
2nd	03:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michael Eyssimont	Roughing	2
2nd	06:51	Florida Panthers	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Hooking	2
2nd	10:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Luke Glendening	Hooking	2
2nd	15:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Erik Cernak	Tripping	2
2nd	16:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathew Dumba	Slashing	2
3rd	07:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anthony Duclair	Roughing	2
3rd	09:44	Florida Panthers	Sam Bennett	Holding	2
3rd	13:35	Florida Panthers	Gustav Forsling	Holding	2
3rd	19:36	Florida Panthers	Carter Verhaeghe	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	19:53	Florida Panthers	Ryan Lomberg	Kneeing	2
3rd	19:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathew Dumba	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:53	Florida Panthers	Niko Mikkola	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Florida Panthers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Kilian McNamara, Jonny Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Austin Watson, Haydn Fleury, Emil Lilleberg
Florida Panthers scratches: Kyle Okposo, Anthony Stolarz, Aaron Ekblad, Steven Lorentz, Jonah Gadjovich, Tobias Bjornfot

2023-2024 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Dec 27, 2023
Florida Panthers 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 17, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sun, Apr 21, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Tue, Apr 23, 2024
Florida Panthers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Apr 25, 2024
Florida Panthers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 27, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Florida Panthers 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Mon, Apr 29, 2024
Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning	Not needed Playoffs	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, May 1, 2024
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers	Postponed Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, May 4, 2024

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Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Ottawa Senators 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
New York Rangers 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
New Jersey Devils 1 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
San Jose Sharks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Nashville Predators 4 at Seattle Kraken 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Seattle Kraken, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Washington Capitals 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 16, 2024