FLA 1–3 TBL Final · L
Panthers/Schedule/Recap Sat, Nov 15, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Florida Panthers
FLA · 9-8-1
1–3
FinalL
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL · 9-6-2
1ST2ND3RDT FLA 0617010123 TBL 1100723320 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Panthers trail the season series 0–1
FLA 9-8-1 · TBL 9-6-2 · First meeting this season — the Panthers trail the season series 0–1

Panthers fell to the Lightning

The Panthers were outchanced (2.5 to 2.0 expected goals) and lost 1–3. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 1.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Lightning created the better chances: 2.5 expected goals to 2.0, on 20 and 23 shots on goal.

FLA 2.0 xG · 23 shots TBL 2.5 xG · 20 shots
0
1
2
1st · the swing 0.3 · 1.3
2nd 0.6 · 0.7
3rd 1.1 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Panthers win 41.
FLA 41%TBL 59%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 14 penalties
← Panthers shoot this way Lightning shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
08:55 Sam Bennett· Elbowing
Killed
2 min
Minor
1
12:19 Emil Lilleberg
Nikita Kucherov · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
0–1
2nd period
PEN
03:00 Charle-Edouard D'Astous· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:33 Yanni Gourde· Cross-checking
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:33 Luke Kunin· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
11:26 Zemgus Girgensons· Charging
Marchand scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
11:31 Brad Marchand PP
Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell · Power play (Girgensons, charging) · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
1–1
PEN
13:10 Emil Lilleberg· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
00:09 Aaron Ekblad· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
04:09 Jack Finley GWG
Curtis Douglas, Scott Sabourin · backhand shot, a good chance (18%)
1–2
PEN
05:36 Gustav Forsling· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:09 Erik Cernak· High-sticking
Killed
4 min
Double minor
PEN
12:09 Yanni Gourde· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:09 Eetu Luostarinen· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:09 Aaron Ekblad· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:09 Charle-Edouard D'Astous· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:50 Sam Bennett· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
19:09 Zemgus Girgensons EN
Yanni Gourde · snap shot, into an empty net
1–3
Goaltending
+0.5
vs expected
17/19 saves · 2 GA · 2.5 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+1.0
vs expected
22/23 saves · 1 GA · 2.0 xGA Stopped 1.0 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team FLATBL
Shots on goal
23
20
Expected goals
2.0
2.5
Hits
25
27
Blocks
15
7
Faceoffs
56%
44%
Power play
1/4
0/4
Penalty minutes
14
16
The Panthers went 1-for-4 on the power play and killed all 4 Lightning power plays.