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	1	2	3	T
Florida FLA1-0-1	1	1	2	4
Tampa Bay TB1-0-1	0	2	1	3

Benchmark International ArenaTampa, FL

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TBLightning

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
M. Alscher D	0	0	1	3	0/0	0	20:17	4
U. Balinskis D	0	0	0	1	0/0	2	21:06	2
N. Bastian RW	0	0	0	2	0/0	0	14:10	7
J. Beecher C	0	0	1	1	4/6	2	16:18	4
A. Crookshank LW	0	0	0	2	0/0	0	11:07	2
L. Eller C	0	0	-1	0	6/14	0	15:00	2
G. Hathaway RW	0	0	-1	0	1/1	0	10:52	3
M. Hovorka D	0	1	-2	2	0/0	0	15:49	0
B. Imama LW	1	0	1	1	0/0	2	12:43	6
S. Lafferty C	0	1	1	1	2/2	2	17:24	3
A. Petrovic D	0	1	2	2	0/0	0	22:38	3
C. Reinhardt LW	1	1	1	2	0/0	0	13:04	1
C. Schwindt RW	0	0	-1	0	6/6	0	13:01	1
D. Sebrango D	0	1	3	2	0/0	0	20:12	1

SKATERS	G
M. Alscher D	0
U. Balinskis D	0
N. Bastian RW	0
J. Beecher C	0
A. Crookshank LW	0
L. Eller C	0
G. Hathaway RW	0
M. Hovorka D	0
B. Imama LW	1
S. Lafferty C	0
A. Petrovic D	0
C. Reinhardt LW	1
C. Schwindt RW	0
D. Sebrango D	0

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
J. Carlson D	0	0	0	4	0/0	0	22:34	3
E. Cernak D	0	0	1	1	0/0	0	14:51	0
A. Cirelli C	0	0	-1	1	5/5	0	13:20	0
C. Geekie C	1	0	0	3	0/0	0	14:41	4
J. Guentzel C	0	0	-1	3	2/2	0	19:51	0
B. Hagel LW	0	0	-1	3	2/0	0	19:00	0
J. Harkins C	2	0	1	4	4/3	0	09:44	6
V. Hedman D	0	0	-1	1	0/0	0	19:30	0
N. Kucherov RW	0	0	-1	3	0/0	2	20:54	0
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0	0	-2	0	0/0	0	18:08	0
R. McDonagh D	0	1	0	2	0/0	0	15:14	0
I. Mikheyev RW	0	1	-1	0	0/1	0	13:59	0
J. Moser D	0	1	0	0	0/0	0	16:09	0
S. O'Reilly RW	0	1	0	0	7/6	0	14:02	7
J. Pelletier LW	0	1	1	0	0/1	2	08:49	2
B. Point C	0	0	-1	1	13/6	0	20:26	0
S. Sabourin RW	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	10:18	2

SKATERS	G
J. Carlson D	0
E. Cernak D	0
A. Cirelli C	0
C. Geekie C	1
J. Guentzel C	0
B. Hagel LW	0
J. Harkins C	2
V. Hedman D	0
N. Kucherov RW	0
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0
R. McDonagh D	0
I. Mikheyev RW	0
J. Moser D	0
S. O'Reilly RW	0
J. Pelletier LW	0
B. Point C	0
S. Sabourin RW	0

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
C. Black	16	2	14	0.875	40:00

GOALIES	SA
C. Black	16

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	24	4	20	0.833	54:59

GOALIES	SA
A. Vasilevskiy	24

John CarlsonTB D15:43

John Carlson shot on goal (Slap shot)

FLA:GoalsShots

TB:GoalsShots

TB
3RD17:03Conor Geekie shot blocked
FLA
3RD16:26Florida won faceoff
TB
3RD16:20Tampa Bay won faceoff
_3RD16:20Game stoppage: Icing
TB
3RD16:04Tampa Bay won faceoff
_3RD16:04Game stoppage: Icing
FLA
3RD15:55Florida won faceoff
_3RD15:55Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
TB
3RD15:49Brayden Point missed shot
TB
3RD15:43John Carlson shot on goal (Slap shot)

Full Play By Play

GOALS

1ST PERIOD
- FLA
  19:44GOAL Bokondji Imama , Assists: Donovan Sebrango and Sam Lafferty
2ND PERIOD
- TB
  13:09GOAL Conor Geekie (Snap shot), Assists: Sam O'Reilly
- TB
  03:14GOAL Jansen Harkins (Snap shot), Assists: Ilya Mikheyev and Janis Moser
- FLA
  02:29GOAL Florida player (Snap shot), Assists: Cole Reinhardt and Mikulas Hovorka
3RD PERIOD
- FLA
  05:35GOAL Cole Reinhardt (Snap shot)
- TB
  05:29GOAL Jansen Harkins (Snap shot), Assists: Ryan McDonagh and Jakob Pelletier
- FLA
  04:21GOAL Florida player (Backhand shot), Assists: Alexander Petrovic

PENALTIES

1ST PERIOD
- FLA
  19:58Bokondji Imama penalty Hooking - 2 min.
- FLA
  54.0Sam Lafferty penalty Holding - 2 min.
2ND PERIOD
- TB
  19:50Nikita Kucherov penalty Holding the Stick - 2 min.
- FLA
  14:44Uvis Balinskis penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
- FLA
  14:39Bench penalty Holding - 2 min.
3RD PERIOD
- TB
  13:16Jakob Pelletier penalty Roughing - 2 min.
- FLA
  13:16John Beecher penalty Interference with Goaltender - 2 min.

TEAM STATS	FLA	TB
Shots on Goal	24	26
Goals in Power Play	0	0
Faceoff Wins	24	33
Penalties	5	2
Major Penalties	0	0
Minor Penalties	5	2
Misconducts	0	0

TEAM STATS	FLA
Shots on Goal	24
Goals in Power Play	0
Faceoff Wins	24
Penalties	5
Major Penalties	0
Minor Penalties	5
Misconducts	0

	1	2	3	T
Florida FLA1-0-1	1	1	2	4
Tampa Bay TB1-0-1	0	2	1	3

Benchmark International ArenaTampa, FL

	16.7 %	SHOT %	11.5 %
	0.889 %	SAVE %	0.833 %

FLAPanthers

TBLightning

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
M. Alscher D	0	0	1	3	0/0	0	20:17	4
U. Balinskis D	0	0	0	1	0/0	2	21:06	2
N. Bastian RW	0	0	0	2	0/0	0	14:10	7
J. Beecher C	0	0	1	1	4/6	2	16:18	4
A. Crookshank LW	0	0	0	2	0/0	0	11:07	2
L. Eller C	0	0	-1	0	6/14	0	15:00	2
G. Hathaway RW	0	0	-1	0	1/1	0	10:52	3
M. Hovorka D	0	1	-2	2	0/0	0	15:49	0
B. Imama LW	1	0	1	1	0/0	2	12:43	6
S. Lafferty C	0	1	1	1	2/2	2	17:24	3
A. Petrovic D	0	1	2	2	0/0	0	22:38	3
C. Reinhardt LW	1	1	1	2	0/0	0	13:04	1
C. Schwindt RW	0	0	-1	0	6/6	0	13:01	1
D. Sebrango D	0	1	3	2	0/0	0	20:12	1

SKATERS	G
M. Alscher D	0
U. Balinskis D	0
N. Bastian RW	0
J. Beecher C	0
A. Crookshank LW	0
L. Eller C	0
G. Hathaway RW	0
M. Hovorka D	0
B. Imama LW	1
S. Lafferty C	0
A. Petrovic D	0
C. Reinhardt LW	1
C. Schwindt RW	0
D. Sebrango D	0

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
J. Carlson D	0	0	0	4	0/0	0	22:34	3
E. Cernak D	0	0	1	1	0/0	0	14:51	0
A. Cirelli C	0	0	-1	1	5/5	0	13:20	0
C. Geekie C	1	0	0	3	0/0	0	14:41	4
J. Guentzel C	0	0	-1	3	2/2	0	19:51	0
B. Hagel LW	0	0	-1	3	2/0	0	19:00	0
J. Harkins C	2	0	1	4	4/3	0	09:44	6
V. Hedman D	0	0	-1	1	0/0	0	19:30	0
N. Kucherov RW	0	0	-1	3	0/0	2	20:54	0
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0	0	-2	0	0/0	0	18:08	0
R. McDonagh D	0	1	0	2	0/0	0	15:14	0
I. Mikheyev RW	0	1	-1	0	0/1	0	13:59	0
J. Moser D	0	1	0	0	0/0	0	16:09	0
S. O'Reilly RW	0	1	0	0	7/6	0	14:02	7
J. Pelletier LW	0	1	1	0	0/1	2	08:49	2
B. Point C	0	0	-1	1	13/6	0	20:26	0
S. Sabourin RW	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	10:18	2

SKATERS	G
J. Carlson D	0
E. Cernak D	0
A. Cirelli C	0
C. Geekie C	1
J. Guentzel C	0
B. Hagel LW	0
J. Harkins C	2
V. Hedman D	0
N. Kucherov RW	0
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0
R. McDonagh D	0
I. Mikheyev RW	0
J. Moser D	0
S. O'Reilly RW	0
J. Pelletier LW	0
B. Point C	0
S. Sabourin RW	0

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
C. Black	16	2	14	0.875	40:00

GOALIES	SA
C. Black	16

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	24	4	20	0.833	54:59

GOALIES	SA
A. Vasilevskiy	24

	1	2	3	T
Florida FLA1-0-1	1	1	2	4
Tampa Bay TB1-0-1	0	2	1	3

Benchmark International ArenaTampa, FL

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
M. Alscher D	0	0	1	3	0/0	0	20:17	4
U. Balinskis D	0	0	0	1	0/0	2	21:06	2
N. Bastian RW	0	0	0	2	0/0	0	14:10	7
J. Beecher C	0	0	1	1	4/6	2	16:18	4
A. Crookshank LW	0	0	0	2	0/0	0	11:07	2
L. Eller C	0	0	-1	0	6/14	0	15:00	2
G. Hathaway RW	0	0	-1	0	1/1	0	10:52	3
M. Hovorka D	0	1	-2	2	0/0	0	15:49	0
B. Imama LW	1	0	1	1	0/0	2	12:43	6
S. Lafferty C	0	1	1	1	2/2	2	17:24	3
A. Petrovic D	0	1	2	2	0/0	0	22:38	3
C. Reinhardt LW	1	1	1	2	0/0	0	13:04	1
C. Schwindt RW	0	0	-1	0	6/6	0	13:01	1
D. Sebrango D	0	1	3	2	0/0	0	20:12	1
Total	4	6	5	24	24/33	10	-	40

SKATERS	G
M. Alscher D	0
U. Balinskis D	0
N. Bastian RW	0
J. Beecher C	0
A. Crookshank LW	0
L. Eller C	0
G. Hathaway RW	0
M. Hovorka D	0
B. Imama LW	1
S. Lafferty C	0
A. Petrovic D	0
C. Reinhardt LW	1
C. Schwindt RW	0
D. Sebrango D	0
Total	4

SKATERS	G	A	+/-	SOG	FW/FL	PIM	TOI	HITS
J. Carlson D	0	0	0	4	0/0	0	22:34	3
E. Cernak D	0	0	1	1	0/0	0	14:51	0
A. Cirelli C	0	0	-1	1	5/5	0	13:20	0
C. Geekie C	1	0	0	3	0/0	0	14:41	4
J. Guentzel C	0	0	-1	3	2/2	0	19:51	0
B. Hagel LW	0	0	-1	3	2/0	0	19:00	0
J. Harkins C	2	0	1	4	4/3	0	09:44	6
V. Hedman D	0	0	-1	1	0/0	0	19:30	0
N. Kucherov RW	0	0	-1	3	0/0	2	20:54	0
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0	0	-2	0	0/0	0	18:08	0
R. McDonagh D	0	1	0	2	0/0	0	15:14	0
I. Mikheyev RW	0	1	-1	0	0/1	0	13:59	0
J. Moser D	0	1	0	0	0/0	0	16:09	0
S. O'Reilly RW	0	1	0	0	7/6	0	14:02	7
J. Pelletier LW	0	1	1	0	0/1	2	08:49	2
B. Point C	0	0	-1	1	13/6	0	20:26	0
S. Sabourin RW	0	0	1	0	0/0	0	10:18	2
Total	3	6	-5	26	33/24	4	-	26

SKATERS	G
J. Carlson D	0
E. Cernak D	0
A. Cirelli C	0
C. Geekie C	1
J. Guentzel C	0
B. Hagel LW	0
J. Harkins C	2
V. Hedman D	0
N. Kucherov RW	0
E. Martinsen Lilleberg D	0
R. McDonagh D	0
I. Mikheyev RW	0
J. Moser D	0
S. O'Reilly RW	0
J. Pelletier LW	0
B. Point C	0
S. Sabourin RW	0
Total	3

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
C. Black	16	2	14	0.875	40:00

GOALIES	SA
C. Black	16

GOALIES	SA	GA	SV	SV%	TOI
A. Vasilevskiy	24	4	20	0.833	54:59

GOALIES	SA
A. Vasilevskiy	24

ALL PLAYS

SUMMARY

1ST PERIOD
- FLA
  19:44GOAL Bokondji Imama , Assists: Donovan Sebrango and Sam Lafferty
2ND PERIOD
- TB
  13:09GOAL Conor Geekie (Snap shot), Assists: Sam O'Reilly
- TB
  03:14GOAL Jansen Harkins (Snap shot), Assists: Ilya Mikheyev and Janis Moser
- FLA
  02:29GOAL Florida player (Snap shot), Assists: Cole Reinhardt and Mikulas Hovorka
3RD PERIOD
- FLA
  05:35GOAL Cole Reinhardt (Snap shot)
- TB
  05:29GOAL Jansen Harkins (Snap shot), Assists: Ryan McDonagh and Jakob Pelletier
- FLA
  04:21GOAL Florida player (Backhand shot), Assists: Alexander Petrovic

1ST PERIOD
- FLA
  19:58Bokondji Imama penalty Hooking - 2 min.
- FLA
  54.0Sam Lafferty penalty Holding - 2 min.
2ND PERIOD
- TB
  19:50Nikita Kucherov penalty Holding the Stick - 2 min.
- FLA
  14:44Uvis Balinskis penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
- FLA
  14:39Bench penalty Holding - 2 min.
3RD PERIOD
- TB
  13:16Jakob Pelletier penalty Roughing - 2 min.
- FLA
  13:16John Beecher penalty Interference with Goaltender - 2 min.

3RD PERIOD
- TB
  17:03Conor Geekie shot blocked
- FLA
  16:26Florida won faceoff
- TB
  16:20Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -16:20Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  16:04Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -16:04Game stoppage: Icing
- FLA
  15:55Florida won faceoff
- -15:55Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
- TB
  15:49Brayden Point missed shot
- TB
  15:43John Carlson shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  15:32Jake Guentzel shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  15:27Nikita Kucherov shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  15:13Brandon Hagel missed shot
- TB
  15:11Jake Guentzel shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  14:23Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -14:23Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  14:21Tampa Bay player shot on goal (Backhand shot)
- TB
  14:16John Carlson shot blocked
- TB
  13:36Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -13:36Game stoppage: Icing
- FLA
  13:16Florida won faceoff
- TB
  13:16Jakob Pelletier penalty Roughing - 2 min.
- -13:16Game stoppage:
- FLA
  13:16John Beecher penalty Interference with Goaltender - 2 min.
- -13:16Game stoppage:
- FLA
  13:13John Beecher shot on goal (Tip-in shot)
- FLA
  13:12Bokondji Imama credited with hit
- TB
  12:56Jansen Harkins credited with hit
- FLA
  11:56Donovan Sebrango shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  11:27Marek Alscher shot on goal (Snap shot)
- FLA
  11:24Florida won faceoff
- -11:24Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  10:25Brandon Hagel shot on goal (Tip-in shot)
- FLA
  09:58John Beecher credited with hit
- FLA
  09:50Bokondji Imama credited with hit
- FLA
  09:45Florida won faceoff
- -09:45Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- FLA
  09:43Donovan Sebrango shot on goal (Snap shot)
- FLA
  09:40Marek Alscher shot blocked
- FLA
  09:38Marek Alscher missed shot
- TB
  09:20Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -09:20Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  09:17Jansen Harkins shot on goal
- TB
  09:16Jansen Harkins shot blocked
- FLA
  08:37Nathan Bastian credited with hit
- FLA
  08:27Alexander Petrovic credited with hit
- FLA
  07:25Sam Lafferty credited with hit
- TB
  07:00Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -07:00Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  06:58Nikita Kucherov shot blocked
- TB
  06:24Janis Moser shot blocked
- FLA
  06:22John Beecher credited with hit
- FLA
  05:35Florida won faceoff
- FLA
  05:35GOAL Cole Reinhardt (Snap shot)
- TB
  05:29Tampa Bay won faceoff
- TB
  05:29GOAL Jansen Harkins (Snap shot), Assists: Ryan McDonagh and Jakob Pelletier
- TB
  05:27Jansen Harkins shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  05:25Ryan McDonagh shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  05:16Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -05:16Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
- FLA
  05:11Mikulas Hovorka shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  05:08Florida won faceoff
- -05:08Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  05:06Conor Geekie shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  05:05Sam O'Reilly credited with hit
- TB
  04:51Sam O'Reilly credited with hit
- FLA
  04:21Florida won faceoff
- FLA
  04:21GOAL Florida player (Backhand shot), Assists: Alexander Petrovic
- TB
  03:23Erik Cernak missed shot
- TB
  03:17Erik Cernak missed shot
- TB
  03:11Ryan McDonagh missed shot
- FLA
  02:15Bokondji Imama credited with hit
- TB
  02:01Jansen Harkins credited with hit
- FLA
  02:01Nathan Bastian shot on goal (Tip-in shot)
- FLA
  01:53Nathan Bastian credited with hit
- FLA
  01:50Nathan Bastian credited with hit
- TB
  01:41Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -01:41Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- FLA
  01:28Alexander Petrovic shot on goal
- TB
  49.0Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -49.0Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- FLA
  48.0Cole Reinhardt shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  39.0Florida player missed shot
- FLA
  00.0Florida won faceoff
2ND PERIOD
- -20:00End of period
- FLA
  19:50Florida won faceoff
- TB
  19:50Nikita Kucherov penalty Holding the Stick - 2 min.
- TB
  19:36Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -19:36Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  19:33Brandon Hagel shot on goal (Snap shot)
- FLA
  19:30Garnet Hathaway credited with hit
- TB
  19:21Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -19:21Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  19:18Anthony Cirelli shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  18:28Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -18:28Game stoppage: Puck in the crowd
- TB
  18:17Jansen Harkins missed shot
- FLA
  18:04Nathan Bastian credited with hit
- TB
  18:00Victor Hedman shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  17:56Victor Hedman missed shot
- TB
  17:45Scott Sabourin shot blocked
- TB
  17:42Conor Geekie shot on goal (Snap shot)
- FLA
  17:39Nathan Bastian credited with hit
- FLA
  17:30Marek Alscher credited with hit
- TB
  16:24Brandon Hagel shot on goal (Tip-in shot)
- TB
  16:05John Carlson missed shot
- TB
  15:59Nikita Kucherov shot blocked
- TB
  15:42Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -15:42Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  15:40John Carlson shot on goal (Slap shot)
- FLA
  15:32Alexander Petrovic credited with hit
- TB
  15:28Jake Guentzel missed shot
- TB
  15:18John Carlson shot on goal (Slap shot)
- FLA
  15:12Florida won faceoff
- -15:12Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  15:09Nikita Kucherov shot blocked
- TB
  15:02John Carlson missed shot
- TB
  14:52Brayden Point shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  14:44Tampa Bay won faceoff
- FLA
  14:44Uvis Balinskis penalty High Sticking - 2 min.
- TB
  14:39Tampa Bay won faceoff
- FLA
  14:39Bench penalty Holding - 2 min.
- -14:39Game stoppage:
- TB
  14:32Victor Hedman missed shot
- FLA
  14:00Angus Crookshank credited with hit
- FLA
  13:35Angus Crookshank shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  13:09Florida won faceoff
- TB
  13:09GOAL Conor Geekie (Snap shot), Assists: Sam O'Reilly
- FLA
  12:29Uvis Balinskis credited with hit
- TB
  12:09Jansen Harkins credited with hit
- TB
  11:22Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -11:22Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  11:18Janis Moser shot blocked
- TB
  11:13Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -11:13Game stoppage: Icing
- FLA
  11:00Bokondji Imama credited with hit
- TB
  10:32Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -10:32Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
- TB
  10:28Victor Hedman missed shot
- TB
  10:18Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -10:18Game stoppage: Icing
- FLA
  09:52Florida won faceoff
- -09:52Game stoppage: Offside
- TB
  09:30Jansen Harkins credited with hit
- FLA
  09:15Florida won faceoff
- -09:15Game stoppage: Offside
- FLA
  09:14Uvis Balinskis credited with hit
- TB
  08:35Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -08:35Game stoppage: Icing
- FLA
  08:31Bokondji Imama credited with hit
- TB
  08:20Conor Geekie credited with hit
- TB
  08:12Sam O'Reilly credited with hit
- FLA
  08:08Sam Lafferty credited with hit
- FLA
  07:55Donovan Sebrango missed shot
- FLA
  07:52Florida won faceoff
- -07:52Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- FLA
  07:50Marek Alscher shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  07:45John Beecher credited with hit
- TB
  07:40Sam O'Reilly credited with hit
- FLA
  07:30Angus Crookshank shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  07:29Angus Crookshank shot blocked
- FLA
  07:28Angus Crookshank shot blocked
- FLA
  07:19Marek Alscher shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  06:27Ryan McDonagh shot blocked
- TB
  06:18Jake Guentzel shot on goal (Slap shot)
- FLA
  05:51Uvis Balinskis shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  05:47Florida won faceoff
- -05:47Game stoppage: Icing
- TB
  04:55Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -04:55Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- FLA
  04:51Sandis Vilmanis shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  04:51Sandis Vilmanis shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  04:16Mikulas Hovorka shot on goal (Slap shot)
- FLA
  04:14Florida player missed shot
- FLA
  04:04Bokondji Imama credited with hit
- TB
  03:48Conor Geekie shot blocked
- FLA
  03:32Nathan Bastian credited with hit
- TB
  03:23Conor Geekie credited with hit
- TB
  03:14Tampa Bay won faceoff
- TB
  03:14GOAL Jansen Harkins (Snap shot), Assists: Ilya Mikheyev and Janis Moser
- FLA
  02:29Florida won faceoff
- FLA
  02:29GOAL Florida player (Snap shot), Assists: Cole Reinhardt and Mikulas Hovorka
- TB
  02:18Jansen Harkins credited with hit
- TB
  02:04Jakob Pelletier credited with hit
- TB
  01:06Nikita Kucherov shot blocked
- FLA
  55.0Sam Lafferty shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- TB
  00.0Tampa Bay won faceoff
1ST PERIOD
- -20:00End of period
- TB
  19:59Nikita Kucherov shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  19:58Tampa Bay won faceoff
- FLA
  19:58Bokondji Imama penalty Hooking - 2 min.
- -19:58Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  19:54John Carlson shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  19:44Tampa Bay won faceoff
- FLA
  19:44GOAL Bokondji Imama , Assists: Donovan Sebrango and Sam Lafferty
- TB
  19:38Conor Geekie credited with hit
- TB
  19:26Tampa Bay player credited with hit
- FLA
  19:26Sam Lafferty missed shot
- FLA
  18:46Lars Eller credited with hit
- FLA
  18:43Cole Reinhardt credited with hit
- FLA
  18:37Uvis Balinskis missed shot
- FLA
  18:27Uvis Balinskis shot blocked
- FLA
  18:03Florida won faceoff
- -18:03Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- FLA
  17:53Florida won faceoff
- -17:53Game stoppage: Offside
- FLA
  17:52Donovan Sebrango credited with hit
- TB
  17:33Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked
- FLA
  17:07Florida player shot blocked
- FLA
  17:02Cole Schwindt missed shot
- TB
  16:59John Carlson credited with hit
- FLA
  16:58Florida player shot on goal (Snap shot)
- FLA
  16:42Florida won faceoff
- -16:42Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  16:40Erik Cernak shot on goal (Snap shot)
- FLA
  16:35Alexander Petrovic credited with hit
- TB
  16:23Jansen Harkins missed shot
- TB
  16:21Ryan McDonagh shot blocked
- FLA
  15:57Sam Lafferty credited with hit
- FLA
  15:25Garnet Hathaway credited with hit
- TB
  14:59Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -14:59Game stoppage:
- -14:59Game stoppage:
- FLA
  14:58Marek Alscher credited with hit
- TB
  14:39Ryan McDonagh shot blocked
- FLA
  14:27Marek Alscher credited with hit
- FLA
  13:45Florida player credited with hit
- TB
  12:42Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked
- TB
  12:41Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -12:41Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  12:39Nikita Kucherov shot on goal (Slap shot)
- TB
  12:38Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -12:38Game stoppage: Puck in Benches
- FLA
  12:20Alexander Petrovic shot blocked
- FLA
  12:03Florida won faceoff
- -12:03Game stoppage: Hand Pass
- FLA
  11:59Uvis Balinskis shot blocked
- FLA
  11:57Florida won faceoff
- -11:57Game stoppage: Puck in Netting
- TB
  11:23Conor Geekie credited with hit
- TB
  11:19Sam O'Reilly credited with hit
- TB
  10:59Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -10:59Game stoppage: Offside
- TB
  10:27John Carlson credited with hit
- TB
  09:49Erik Cernak shot blocked
- TB
  09:39Erik Cernak missed shot
- TB
  09:18Ryan McDonagh shot blocked
- TB
  07:31Jakob Pelletier credited with hit
- TB
  07:13Scott Sabourin credited with hit
- FLA
  07:08Lars Eller credited with hit
- TB
  06:59Scott Sabourin credited with hit
- TB
  06:48Tampa Bay player credited with hit
- FLA
  06:30Marek Alscher credited with hit
- FLA
  05:47Cole Schwindt credited with hit
- FLA
  05:28Angus Crookshank credited with hit
- FLA
  05:21Mikulas Hovorka shot blocked
- TB
  04:58John Carlson credited with hit
- TB
  04:56John Carlson missed shot
- TB
  04:29Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -04:29Game stoppage: Puck Frozen
- TB
  04:03Sam O'Reilly credited with hit
- TB
  04:00Jansen Harkins credited with hit
- FLA
  03:32Florida won faceoff
- -03:32Game stoppage: Goalie Stopped
- TB
  03:29Ryan McDonagh shot on goal (Snap shot)
- FLA
  03:01John Beecher credited with hit
- FLA
  02:57Nathan Bastian credited with hit
- FLA
  02:45Nathan Bastian shot on goal (Snap shot)
- TB
  01:22Jake Guentzel missed shot
- TB
  01:04Tampa Bay won faceoff
- -01:04Game stoppage: Puck in the crowd
- FLA
  54.0Florida won faceoff
- FLA
  54.0Sam Lafferty penalty Holding - 2 min.
- FLA
  32.0Alexander Petrovic shot on goal (Wrist shot)
- FLA
  05.0Garnet Hathaway credited with hit
- TB
  00.0Tampa Bay won faceoff

FLAPanthers

TBLightning

	1	2	3	T
Florida FLA1-0-1	1	1	2	4
Tampa Bay TB1-0-1	0	2	1	3

Benchmark International ArenaTampa, FL

Panthers	3.84 GF AVG	2.40 GA AVG	11.10 Power Play
Lightning	1.95 GF AVG	1.95 GA AVG	.00 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Brad Marchand (LW)	Lower Body	11-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Nov 2
Jonah Gadjovich (LW)	Upper Body	10-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 17
Brady Tkachuk (LW)	Undisclosed	09-28-2026Expected to be out until at least Sep 29

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Yanni Gourde (C)	Hip	12-01-2026Expected to be out until at least Dec 2
Dominic James (C)	Hand	10-12-2026Expected to be out until at least Oct 13

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