FLA 5–3 TBL

Final · W

Panthers/Schedule/Recap Thu, Sep 24, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Florida Panthers

FLA · 2-0-1

5–3

FinalW

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL · 1-1-1

1ST2ND3RDT FLA 14110311525 TBL 05211112328 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Panthers lead the season series 1–0

FLA 2-0-1 · TBL 1-1-1 · First meeting this season — the Panthers lead the season series 1–0

Panthers beat the Lightning

The Panthers were outchanced (5.0 to 2.0 expected goals) but won 5–3 anyway. Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed 1.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starCole Reinhardt

FLA · LW · #29 1 G · 1 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Lightning created the better chances: 5.0 expected goals to 2.0, on 28 and 25 shots on goal.

FLA 2.0 xG · 25 shots TBL 5.0 xG · 28 shots

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1

2

3

4

5

1st 0.4 · 0.7

2nd · the swing 0.6 · 2.6

3rd 0.9 · 1.7

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Panthers win 13.

FLA 13%TBL 87%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 7 penalties

← Panthers shoot this way Lightning shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

00:54

Sam Lafferty· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

1

19:44

Bokondji Imama

Donovan Sebrango, Sam Lafferty · deflected shot, a great chance (25%)

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

19:58

Bokondji Imama· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

2

02:29

Kai Schwindt

Cole Reinhardt, Mikulas Hovorka · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in

2–0 ▶ Watch ↗

3

03:14

Jansen Harkins

Ilya Mikheyev, J.J. Moser · snap shot, a good chance (13%)

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

4

13:09

Conor Geekie

, Benjamin Rautiainen · snap shot, a good chance (20%)

2–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

14:39

Matvei Shuravin· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

14:44

Uvis Balinskis· High-sticking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

19:50

Nikita Kucherov· Holding the stick

Killed

2 min
Minor

3rd period

5

04:21

Hunter St. Martin

Alexander Petrovic, Kai Schwindt · backhand shot, a good chance (13%)

3–2 ▶ Watch ↗

6

05:29

Jansen Harkins

Ryan McDonagh, · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (30%)

3–3 ▶ Watch ↗

7

05:35

Cole Reinhardt GWG

Unassisted · snap shot, a good chance (23%)

4–3 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

13:16

John Beecher· Interference goalkeeper

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

13:16

· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

8

19:36

Sandis Vilmanis EN

Uvis Balinskis · snap shot, into an empty net

5–3 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Cole Reinhardt

FLA · LW · #29 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 2nd star

Jansen Harkins

TBL · C · #10 2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A ★ 3rd star

Conor Geekie

TBL · C · #94 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Cooper Black

FLA

+0.1

vs expected

14/16 saves · 2 GA · 2.1 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.

Kirill Gerasimyuk

FLA

+0.8

vs expected

11/12 saves · 1 GA · 1.8 xGA Stopped 0.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Team FLATBL

Shots on goal

25

28

Expected goals

2.0

5.0

Hits

41

26

Blocks

8

19

Faceoffs

42%

58%

Power play

0/1

0/4

Penalty minutes

10

4

The Panthers went 0-for-1 on the power play and killed all 4 Lightning power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
18Sam LaffertyS. LaffertyC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	1	18:36	24	50%	0	1	0	0.0
17John BeecherJ. BeecherC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	1	16:49	21	36%	0	0	0	0.3
20L. EllerL. EllerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16:31	22	29%	0	0	0	0.0
95Sandis VilmanisS. VilmanisLW	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	15:32	19	—	0	0	0	0.2
11N. BastianN. BastianRW	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	14:10	16	—	0	0	1	0.1
29Cole ReinhardtC. ReinhardtLW	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	13:50	16	—	0	1	2	0.4
79C. SchwindtC. SchwindtRW	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	2	13:46	16	50%	0	1	0	0.1
14Bokondji ImamaB. ImamaLW	1	0	1	+1	2	1	6	0	13:13	18	—	0	0	0	0.3
85Hunter St. MartinH. St. MartinLW	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	12:57	15	—	0	0	1	0.1
21G. HathawayG. HathawayRW	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	12:22	21	50%	0	1	1	0.0
28A. CrookshankA. CrookshankC	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	11:07	13	—	0	0	0	0.3
97Kai SchwindtK. SchwindtLW	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	2	10:33	15	71%	0	1	0	0.1

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
36Alexander PetrovicA. PetrovicD	0	1	1	+3	0	2	3	1	24:03	24	—	0	2	0	0.0
26Uvis BalinskisU. BalinskisD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	3	22:32	26	—	0	1	0	0.0
51M. AlscherM. AlscherD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	2	21:15	21	—	0	1	0	0.1
73Donovan SebrangoD. SebrangoD	0	1	1	+3	0	2	1	1	21:11	22	—	0	2	0	0.0
96Mikulas HovorkaM. HovorkaD	0	1	1	−2	0	2	0	1	16:13	20	—	0	2	1	0.0
76Matvei ShuravinM. ShuravinD	0	0	0	−2	2	1	0	1	15:20	22	—	0	0	0	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Kirill GerasimyukK. GerasimyukG	11	12	1	.917	11/12	0/0	0/0	20:00		+0.8
31Cooper BlackC. BlackG	14	16	2	.875	9/11	5/5	0/0	40:00		+0.1

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
86Nikita KucherovN. KucherovRW	0	0	0	−2	2	3	0	0	22:13	19	—	0	1	0	0.5
21B. PointB. PointC	0	0	0	−2	0	2	0	1	21:44	18	70%	0	2	0	0.7
59J. GuentzelJ. GuentzelC	0	0	0	−2	0	4	0	0	21:07	18	50%	0	0	1	0.6
38B. HagelB. HagelLW	0	0	0	−2	0	3	0	1	20:12	18	100%	0	0	0	0.3
94Conor GeekieC. GeekieC	1	0	1	0	0	3	5	0	15:13	15	—	0	0	0	0.3
71A. CirelliA. CirelliC	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	1	14:30	16	50%	0	2	0	0.0
23 . RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	1	14:26	16	57%	0	2	1	0.0
95Ilya MikheyevI. MikheyevRW	0	1	1	−1	0	0	0	0	13:59	16	—	0	0	1	0.0
41Benjamin RautiainenB. RautiainenC	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	13:22	15	—	0	0	0	0.0
49S. SabourinS. SabourinRW	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	11:13	15	—	0	0	0	0.0
10Jansen HarkinsJ. HarkinsC	2	0	2	+1	0	4	6	0	10:49	15	57%	0	0	0	0.8
22 . LW	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	09:48	16	—	0	1	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
74J. CarlsonJ. CarlsonD	0	0	0	−1	0	4	3	0	23:51	22	—	0	2	0	1.4
77V. HedmanV. HedmanD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	1	19:37	19	—	0	1	0	0.3
78E. LillebergE. LillebergD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	0	18:32	21	—	0	1	0	0.0
90J.J. MoserJ. MoserD	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17:23	21	—	0	1	0	0.0
27Ryan McDonaghR. McDonaghD	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	16:20	20	—	0	1	1	0.0
81E. CernakE. CernakD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	15:07	21	—	0	1	1	0.1

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
88Andrei VasilevskiyA. VasilevskiyG	20	24	4	.833	16/20	2/2	2/2	56:34		−1.4

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