Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning, East 1st Round Game 1

NHL

47-31-4, 98 PTS

6-2

Final

47-27-8, 102 PTS

Benchmark International Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

FLA shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
FLA	6	7	4	17
TB	10	6	6	22

In net

Sergei Bobrovsky20/22 SV, .909

Andrei Vasilevskiy11/17 SV, .647

Team	1	2	3	T
FLA	2	3	1	6
TB	1	1	0	2

Who won: Panthers 6-2

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in East 1st Round Game 1 on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at Benchmark International Arena. The series is tied 2-2. The Panthers outscored the Lightning 3-1 in the 2nd period. Nate Schmidt led the Panthers in goals (2). Nikita Kucherov led the Lightning in assists (1).

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:14
Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick Paul
P3 0:24
Mackie Samoskevich hit Gage Goncalves
P3 1:01
Conor Geekie hit Uvis Balinskis
P3 1:20
TO
Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
P3 1:21
Eetu Luostarinen hit Yanni Gourde
P3 1:29
Dmitry Kulikov hit Zemgus Girgensons
P3 1:40
Luke Glendening hit Niko Mikkola
P3 1:46
TO
Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
P3 2:15
Brad Marchand Wrist Shot Wide Right
P3 2:18
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
P3 2:23
Niko Mikkola hit Gage Goncalves
P3 2:33
Niko Mikkola Slap Shot Wide Left
P3 2:56
Jesper Boqvist hit Darren Raddysh
P3 3:08
Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brayden Point
P3 3:23
Uvis Balinskis hit Zemgus Girgensons
P3 3:32
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Luke Glendening
P3 3:44
Evan Rodrigues hit J.J. Moser
P3 3:47
Conor Geekie hit Nate Schmidt
P3 3:57
TO
Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
P3 4:00
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 4:44
TO
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
P3 6:02
Victor Hedman shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
P3 6:14
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Nico Sturm

Leaders

FLATB

Assists

Brad Marchand

1

Nikita Kucherov

1

Points

Nate Schmidt

2

Ryan McDonagh

1

Goals

Nate Schmidt

2

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