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).

Play by play

End of the shootout
End of the shootout
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
Benjamin Rautiainen
Benjamin Rautiainen Goal Wrist Shot
TB 2 - 1 FLA
SO 0:00
Uvis Balinskis failed shot attempt on Dennis Hildeby
SO 0:00
Maxim Groshev Backhand saved by Akira Schmid
SO 0:00
Gracyn Sawchyn Wrist Shot saved by Dennis Hildeby
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Backhand
Pontus Holmberg
Pontus Holmberg Goal Backhand
TB 2 - 1 FLA
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
Sandis Vilmanis
Sandis Vilmanis Goal Wrist Shot
TB 2 - 1 FLA
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:50
John Beecher shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
OT 4:42
TO
Giveaway by Benjamin Rautiainen
OT 4:35
John Beecher faceoff won against Sam O'Reilly
OT 4:33
Dylan Duke shot blocked by Matvei Shuravin
OT 4:02
Conor Geekie faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
OT 3:15
Hunter St. Martin Tip-In saved by Dennis Hildeby
OT 2:46
Cole Reinhardt hit Maxim Groshev
OT 1:51
Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot saved by Akira Schmid
OT 0:44
Hunter St. Martin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
OT 0:00
John Beecher faceoff won against Sam O'Reilly
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:05
Pontus Holmberg Slap Shot saved by Akira Schmid
P3 1:06
TO
Giveaway by Gracyn Sawchyn
P3 1:22
Garnet Hathaway hit Lucas Mercuri