Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL

Panthers

20-12-2, 42 PTS

3-2

Final

Lightning

17-14-5, 39 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

FLA shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
FLA	10	9	12	31
TB	9	10	10	29

In net

Sergei Bobrovsky27/29 SV, .931

Andrei Vasilevskiy28/31 SV, .903

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

Who won: Panthers 3-2

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at Benchmark International Arena. The Panthers lead the series 1-0. Sam Reinhart led the Panthers in goals (2). Michael Eyssimont led the Lightning in goals (1).

Recap · Dec 27

Reinhart has 2 goals, Bobrovsky makes 27 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 3-2

Sam Reinhart had two goals, Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: FLA leads series 1-0.
Panthers 10-7-2 on the road; Lightning 10-4-3 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Panthers1st in Atlantic Division

Aleksander Barkov C
Lower Body, left
Injured Reserve
Aaron Ekblad D
Personal
Out
Brad Marchand LW
Leg, left
Day-To-Day
Jonah Gadjovich LW
Upper Body, Surgery
Injured Reserve
MacKenzie Entwistle RW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Lightning2nd in Atlantic Division

Emil Lilleberg D
Undisclosed
Out
Dominic James C
Hand
Injured Reserve
Yanni Gourde C
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Panthers1st in Atlantic Division

Sergei Bobrovsky G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Lightning2nd in Atlantic Division

Andrei Vasilevskiy G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

FLA leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL · Attendance 19,092
Officials: Kevin Pollock (Referee), Jon McIsaac (Referee), Dan Kelly (Linesman), Tyson Baker (Linesman)