Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Kia Center, Orlando Preseason Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers	2	40-38-4
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	50-26-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	6	7	6	19
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	9	7	29

Three stars

O. Bjorkstrand, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
C. Geekie, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
M. Crozier, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Oliver Bjorkstrand (2)	Darren Raddysh (2), Gage Goncalves (2)	Power play	FLA 0, TBL 1
1st	14:45	Florida Panthers	MacKenzie Entwistle (1)	Wilmer Skoog (1), Marek Alscher (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 1
2nd	11:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Conor Geekie (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 2
2nd	11:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jakob Pelletier (2)	Max Crozier (1), Emil Lilleberg (1)	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 3
3rd	02:30	Florida Panthers	Ryan McAllister (1)	Wilmer Skoog (2), Jake Livingstone (1)	Even strength	FLA 2, TBL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Florida Panthers	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	19	29
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	17	11

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 14 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 18 N. Gregor	L	0	0	0	-1	5	3	0
Number 25 N. Foote	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 32 W. Skoog	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0
Number 38 J. Devine	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Number 44 M. Entwistle	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0
Number 45 B. Chorske	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 53 J. Studnicka	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 73 B. Steeves	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 76 R. McAllister	C	1	0	1	+1	4	4	0
Number 95 S. Vilmanis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 97 K. Schwindt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 M. Benning	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Number 49 J. Livingstone	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Number 51 M. Alscher	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 81 C. Huard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 88 T. Carrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 96 M. Hovorka	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 B. Bussi	29	3	.897	58:36	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals
Number 6 N. Abruzzese	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0
Number 12 J. Pelletier	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Number 14 C. Geekie	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0
Number 19 W. Stachowiak	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	1
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Number 41 M. Chaffee	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Number 46 S. Sabourin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 53 D. Duke	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Number 61 B. Katchouk	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Number 62 J. Finley	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0
Number 93 G. Goncalves	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 24 M. Crozier	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0
Number 67 D. Carlile	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0
Number 76 R. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	7	2	0
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0
Number 90 J. Moser	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. Johansson	19	2	.895	59:31	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:26	Florida Panthers	MacKenzie Entwistle	High sticking	2
1st	02:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dylan Duke	High sticking	2
1st	06:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Schmidt	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:34	Florida Panthers	Noah Gregor	Fighting (major)	5
1st	08:53	Florida Panthers	Ryan McAllister	Tripping	2
1st	10:19	Florida Panthers	Ben Steeves	Interference	2
2nd	10:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jack Finley	Roughing	2
2nd	10:28	Florida Panthers	Ryan McAllister	Boarding	2
2nd	17:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Roman Schmidt	Cross checking	2
3rd	09:13	Florida Panthers	Jack Devine	Delaying game	2
3rd	16:14	Florida Panthers	Mikulas Hovorka	Tripping	2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach: Paul Maurice
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Francis Charron, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, David Brisebois

2025-2026 season series

Every Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 2, 2025
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Florida Panthers 7	Final Preseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 4, 2025

Other NHL games on Sep 30

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Dallas Stars 5 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Sep 30, 2025
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Utah Mammoth 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Utah Mammoth, Tue, Sep 30, 2025

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