Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers

NHL

Lightning

2-1-1, 5 PTS

3-2

Final/SO

Panthers

2-0-2, 6 PTS

Amerant Bank Arena

On the ice

TB shoots leftFLA shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
TB	8	6	7	1	3	25
FLA	6	9	6	1	2	24

In net

Dennis Hildeby20/22 SV, .909

Akira Schmid20/22 SV, .909

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
TB	1	0	1	0	1	3
FLA	1	1	0	0	0	2

Who won: Lightning 3-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena. Lucas Mercuri led the Lightning in goals (1). Sandis Vilmanis led the Panthers in goals (1).

FLA

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Nathan BastianRW	0	2	0	1	16:12	3:02	3:29	9:41	19	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
John BeecherC	0	2	0	-1	18:35	0:10	3:55	14:30	25	0	0	0	0	0	7	12	36.8	0	0	0
Jack DevineRW	1	0	1	-1	15:13	2:08	0:00	13:05	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Garnet HathawayRW	1	9	0	1	13:35	0:00	2:31	11:04	19	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	2	4
Bokondji ImamaLW	0	8	0	-1	14:02	0:03	0:00	13:59	17	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Sam LaffertyC	0	1	1	0	14:34	0:00	3:55	10:39	18	0	0	0	1	0	5	4	55.6	0	2	15
Cole ReinhardtLW	0	2	0	1	13:55	2:23	0:48	10:44	19	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Gracyn SawchynC	1	0	2	1	13:54	2:20	0:00	11:34	19	0	0	1	0	1	4	7	36.4	1	0	0
Cole SchwindtRW	0	2	0	0	15:04	0:08	2:05	12:51	20	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	100.0	1	0	0
Kai SchwindtLW	1	1	0	1	10:34	0:20	0:08	10:06	17	0	1	1	1	0	1	5	16.7	1	2	4
Hunter St. MartinLW	0	0	1	0	13:31	2:54	0:00	10:37	18	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Sandis VilmanisLW	0	5	0	1	20:15	2:56	3:16	14:03	25	1	2	0	2	0	2	3	40.0	1	1	2

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Marek AlscherD	1	0	0	0	18:33	0:10	3:05	15:18	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uvis BalinskisD	2	1	0	0	24:46	3:07	5:04	16:35	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Mikulas HovorkaD	1	0	0	1	19:22	2:26	1:58	14:58	22	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0
Alexander PetrovicD	0	2	0	0	23:10	2:52	5:23	14:55	26	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0
Donovan SebrangoD	1	2	1	0	18:04	0:09	2:49	15:06	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Matvei ShuravinD	1	0	1	1	21:22	2:12	1:54	17:16	24	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0