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Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6–1 on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers 1 40-38-4
at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 0 0 1 1
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 2 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 19 9 6 34
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 11 10 28

Three stars

  1. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  2. P. Holmberg, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (27) Victor Hedman (13) Even strength FLA 0, TBL 1
1st 14:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons (7) Pontus Holmberg (8), Yanni Gourde (15) Even strength FLA 0, TBL 2
2nd 01:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel (26) Darren Raddysh (35), Nikita Kucherov (62) Power play FLA 0, TBL 3
2nd 17:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak (1) Ryan McDonagh (6), Dominic James (8) Even strength FLA 0, TBL 4
3rd 06:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Pontus Holmberg (9) Gage Goncalves (11), Oliver Bjorkstrand (17) Even strength FLA 0, TBL 5
3rd 09:50 Florida Panthers Mackie Samoskevich (6) Jesper Boqvist (5), Anton Lundell (24) Power play FLA 1, TBL 5
3rd 15:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Oliver Bjorkstrand (10) Unassisted Even strength FLA 1, TBL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 34 28
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 76 91
Hits 17 34
Blocked shots 5 16
Giveaways 16 18
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 31/56 (55.4%) 25/56 (44.6%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 -2 12 3 1 0 0 42.9% 16:02
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 13:36
11 M. Samoskevich R 1 0 1 0 2 7 1 0 1 15:01
13 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 20:49
15 A. Lundell C 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 0 0 70% 20:47
19 M. Tkachuk L 0 0 0 -1 21 3 2 0 0 13:40
23 C. Verhaeghe C 0 0 0 -1 10 2 1 0 0 11:38
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 17:10
70 J. Boqvist C 0 1 1 -1 2 0 2 0 0 10:23
71 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 63.6% 12:13
79 C. Schwindt R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 44.4% 15:18
95 S. Vilmanis L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 14:57
2 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 22:05
6 D. Sebrango D 0 0 0 -1 10 2 1 1 0 12:25
26 U. Balinskis D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 2 0 25:58
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 -2 15 4 0 0 0 18:42
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 0 20:45
96 M. Hovorka D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 11:27
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
40 D. Tarasov 25 20 5 .800 45:59 Loss
72 S. Bobrovsky 3 2 1 .667 13:51

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 D. James C 0 1 1 +3 2 0 1 0 0 50% 15:23
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 1 2 +3 0 3 0 2 0 16:01
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 +2 2 4 4 0 0 42.9% 18:20
29 P. Holmberg R 1 1 2 +3 0 3 2 0 0 17:44
37 Y. Gourde C 0 1 1 +1 10 0 2 1 0 44.4% 14:16
38 B. Hagel L 1 0 1 +1 5 1 0 0 0 25% 19:28
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 0 15 1 1 1 0 100% 06:13
46 S. Sabourin R 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 09:23
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 0 10 1 0 0 1 25% 17:07
62 J. Finley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 85.7% 06:42
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 +1 14 3 5 1 0 17:54
93 G. Goncalves C 0 1 1 +2 2 1 2 0 0 13:15
27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 3 0 22:59
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 +1 10 2 2 1 0 19:37
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 2 1 0 16:42
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 +2 2 5 0 1 0 17:52
81 E. Cernak D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 1 0 23:13
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 +1 17 0 1 1 0 14:55
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 34 33 1 .971 59:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Cross checking 2
1st 15:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Zemgus Girgensons Tripping 2
1st 18:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic James Roughing 2
1st 18:58 Florida Panthers Mackie Samoskevich Roughing 2
1st 18:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Gage Goncalves Roughing 2
1st 18:58 Florida Panthers Jesper Boqvist Roughing 2
1st 20:00 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Abuse of officials 2
2nd 10:48 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell Interference 2
2nd 14:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2
2nd 16:06 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett Roughing 2
2nd 16:06 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Roughing 2
2nd 16:06 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Roughing 2
2nd 16:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Roughing 2
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Interference 2
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Niko Mikkola Interference 2
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:06 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel Fighting (major) 5
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Donovan Sebrango Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Sam Bennett Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Bench Game misconduct head coach (game misconduct) 0
3rd 04:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 04:06 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 06:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Fighting (major) 5
3rd 06:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Aggressor (game misconduct) 10
3rd 16:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Declan Carlile Cross checking 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Garrett Rank, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Kilian McNamara
Florida Panthers scratches
Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad, Evan Rodrigues
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Nick Paul, Anthony Cirelli, Max Crozier

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 5

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page

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