TBL 3–5 FLA

Final · L

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL · 1-1-1

3–5

FinalL

Florida Panthers

FLA · 2-0-1

1ST2ND3RDT TBL 05211112328 FLA 14110311525 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Lightning trail the season series 0–1

TBL 1-1-1 · FLA 2-0-1 · First meeting this season — the Lightning trail the season series 0–1

Lightning fell to the Panthers

The Lightning created the better chances (5.0 to 2.0 expected goals) — and lost 3–5. 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.

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

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1

2

3

4

5

1st 0.7 · 0.4

2nd · the swing 2.6 · 0.6

3rd 1.7 · 0.9

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Lightning win 87.

TBL 87%FLA 13%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 7 penalties

← Lightning shoot this way Panthers 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%)

0–1 ▶ 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

0–2 ▶ Watch ↗

3

03:14

Jansen Harkins

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

1–2 ▶ 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%)

2–3 ▶ 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%)

3–4 ▶ 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

3–5 ▶ 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

Andrei Vasilevskiy

TBL

−1.4

vs expected

20/24 saves · 4 GA · 2.6 xGA Allowed 1.4 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

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.

Team TBLFLA

Shots on goal

28

25

Expected goals

5.0

2.0

Hits

26

41

Blocks

19

8

Faceoffs

58%

42%

Power play

0/4

0/1

Penalty minutes

4

10

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

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
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

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

EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.