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Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on Monday, December 15, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Florida Panthers 5 40-38-4
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 50-26-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 2 2 1 5
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Florida Panthers 8 13 3 24
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 5 10 28

Three stars

  1. S. Reinhart, Florida Panthers (2 goals)
  2. S. Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
  3. J. Moser, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:16 Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart (16) Aaron Ekblad (8) Shorthanded FLA 1, TBL 0
1st 03:48 Florida Panthers Anton Lundell (10) Uvis Balinskis (5), Seth Jones (14) Even strength FLA 2, TBL 0
2nd 11:48 Florida Panthers Brad Marchand (19) Carter Verhaeghe (16), Aaron Ekblad (9) Even strength FLA 3, TBL 0
2nd 18:08 Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart (17) Mackie Samoskevich (12) Power play FLA 4, TBL 0
2nd 19:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Max Crozier (1) Oliver Bjorkstrand (10), Brayden Point (12) Even strength FLA 4, TBL 1
3rd 02:11 Tampa Bay Lightning J.J. Moser (3) Brayden Point (13), Darren Raddysh (17) Even strength FLA 4, TBL 2
3rd 06:37 Florida Panthers Carter Verhaeghe (10) Uvis Balinskis (6) Even strength FLA 5, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 24 28
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 19 17
Hits 25 33
Blocked shots 17 3
Giveaways 18 14
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 29/62 (46.8%) 33/62 (53.2%)

Box score

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player
9 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 4 0 0 58.8% 16:04
10 A. Greer L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:02
11 M. Samoskevich R 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 16:42
13 S. Reinhart C 2 0 2 +2 0 6 0 0 1 100% 22:19
15 A. Lundell C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 2 0 36.8% 19:50
17 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 60% 18:18
18 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 06:24
23 C. Verhaeghe C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 1 0 14:57
27 E. Luostarinen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 100% 15:24
53 J. Studnicka C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 05:40
63 B. Marchand L 1 0 1 +2 2 1 2 0 0 15:55
70 J. Boqvist C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 07:59
2 J. Petry D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 0 16:11
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 5 0 26:14
5 A. Ekblad D 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:06
26 U. Balinskis D 0 2 2 +2 2 0 0 0 0 16:34
42 G. Forsling D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 2 0 13:57
77 N. Mikkola D 0 0 0 +1 7 0 3 1 0 19:24
Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 28 26 2 .929 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 6 0 0 55.6% 13:33
21 B. Point C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 63.6% 20:41
22 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 17:28
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 1 0 50% 14:53
29 P. Holmberg R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 12:06
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 0 0 72.7% 16:53
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 13:32
42 C. Douglas C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 09:05
46 S. Sabourin R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:25
59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 +1 5 1 2 0 0 16.7% 20:24
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 38.5% 15:59
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 0 0 18:40
16 S. Santini D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:00
24 M. Crozier D 1 0 1 -1 2 2 2 0 0 19:59
43 D. Raddysh D 0 1 1 -1 2 5 2 1 0 24:56
51 C. D'Astous D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 19:08
67 D. Carlile D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:04
90 J. Moser D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 1 0 21:50
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 24 19 5 .792 59:56 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:41 Florida Panthers Niko Mikkola Holding 2
1st 08:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Interference 2
2nd 04:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Charle-Edouard D'Astous Roughing 2
2nd 04:46 Florida Panthers Brad Marchand Roughing 2
2nd 04:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Max Crozier Roughing 2
2nd 08:05 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Interference 2
2nd 12:38 Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling Tripping 2
2nd 16:35 Tampa Bay Lightning Curtis Douglas Tripping 2
3rd 02:11 Florida Panthers Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 03:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Guentzel Fighting (major) 5
3rd 03:52 Florida Panthers Niko Mikkola Fighting (major) 5
3rd 14:18 Florida Panthers Evan Rodrigues Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 15:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Interference 2
3rd 15:28 Florida Panthers Uvis Balinskis Embellishment 2
3rd 19:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde Slashing 2

Game information

Florida Panthers head coach
Paul Maurice
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Julien Fournier
Florida Panthers scratches
Luke Kunin, Donovan Sebrango
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Gage Goncalves, Dominic James

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 Dec 15

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page

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