Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Playoffs Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Sunday, April 21, 2024 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	45-29-8
at Florida Panthers	3	52-24-6

News about this game

Opening Game of Eastern Conference First Round Series: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers

Sat, Apr 20, 2024

NHL playoffs kick off with Panthers hosting Lightning in 1st round Eastern Conference. Season saw Panthers win 2 of 3, but Lightning won last 5-3. Both top scorers: Kucherov (144pts), Reinhart (94pts).
Florida Panthers Pull Off Surprising Victory Over Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1: Intense Florida Rivalry Sparks in Playoffs

Sun, Apr 21, 2024

Panthers beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 1, leading a playoff series against them for the first time. Verhaeghe's goal and Tkachuk's empty-netter clinch the win.
Panthers Secure Early Series Advantage with 1-0 Victory against Lightning: Recap of NHL Playoffs Game 2

Mon, Apr 22, 2024

NHL Playoffs: Panthers (52-24-6) lead series 1-0 vs. Lightning (45-29-8) and host Game 2.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	1	2
Florida Panthers	1	0	2	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	6	4	9	19
Florida Panthers	9	6	13	28

Three stars

C. Verhaeghe, Florida Panthers (1 goal)
M. Tkachuk, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Barkov, Florida Panthers (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:17	Florida Panthers	Sam Reinhart (1)	Gustav Forsling (1), Aleksander Barkov (1)	Even strength	TBL 0, FLA 1
1st	16:04	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel (1)	Anthony Cirelli (1), Steven Stamkos (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, FLA 1
3rd	00:58	Florida Panthers	Carter Verhaeghe (1)	Aleksander Barkov (2), Matthew Tkachuk (1)	Power play	TBL 1, FLA 2
3rd	17:55	Florida Panthers	Matthew Tkachuk (1)	Aaron Ekblad (1)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 1, FLA 3
3rd	19:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Nikita Kucherov (1), Brayden Point (1)	Power play	TBL 2, 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	19	28
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	60	56
Blocked shots	21	12
Giveaways	7	16
Takeaways	2	16
Faceoffs won	24/52 (46.2%)	28/52 (53.8%)

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	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		15:26
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60%	09:40
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0	41.7%	16:30
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	3	2	0	40%	20:32
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:01
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		20:28
Number 41 M. Chaffee	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0		11:23
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:15
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	16:03
Number 84 T. Jeannot	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:44
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	5	0	0		19:47
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	1	2	0	2	3	4	0	1	50%	15:52
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0		19:44
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	4	0		18:33
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	2	0		15:22
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	2	0		25:24
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:28
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	4	0		18:40

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	27	25	2	.926	57:46	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	44.4%	16:15
Number 10 V. Tarasenko	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	1	0		16:56
Number 13 S. Reinhart	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	3	0	80%	22:42
Number 15 A. Lundell	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	61.5%	14:27
Number 16 A. Barkov	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	6	0	0	50%	21:46
Number 17 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	50%	15:26
Number 19 M. Tkachuk	L	1	1	2	0	0	4	2	0	0		17:07
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:47
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	50%	17:17
Number 27 E. Luostarinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		16:07
Number 82 K. Stenlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	08:27
Number 94 R. Lomberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		06:32
Number 5 A. Ekblad	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	5	4	0		21:33
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:15
Number 42 G. Forsling	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		21:08
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		23:49
Number 77 N. Mikkola	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		18:51
Number 91 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		16:34

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	19	17	2	.895	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Perbix	Holding	2
2nd	07:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Hooking	2
2nd	13:30	Florida Panthers	Anton Lundell	Tripping	2
2nd	19:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Paul	Holding	2
3rd	18:49	Florida Panthers	Carter Verhaeghe	Cross checking	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Florida Panthers head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Libor Suchanek
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Calvin de Haan, Austin Watson, Conor Sheary, Haydn Fleury, Jonas Johansson
Florida Panthers scratches: Kyle Okposo, Steven Lorentz, Josh Mahura, Jonah Gadjovich, Tobias Bjornfot, Uvis Balinskis

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

Other NHL games on Apr 21

Other NHL games on Sunday, April 21, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 21, 2024
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Winnipeg Jets 7	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Apr 21, 2024
Nashville Predators 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Apr 21, 2024