Tampa Bay LightningLightning21-13-3
4FinalDec 27, 2025
Florida PanthersPanthers20-15-2
2TVThe Spot - MTNStreamESPN+Scripps Sports
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
TB−118
FLA−102
Puck line
TB −1.5+215
FLA +1.5−265
Total O/U
Over 5.5−118
Under 5.5−102
- Puck line: Lightning −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on Dec 27, 2025 to move to 21-13-3.
The Lightning won despite being outshot 26-25.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| FLA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
W: Vasilevskiy · L: Bobrovsky
Scoring plays
First Period
- FLAGoal · 5:37Eetu Luostarinen Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (14), Evan Rodrigues (11)0-1
- TBGoal · 13:05Jake Guentzel Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (11), Max Crozier (6)1-1
- TBGoal · 19:52Pontus Holmberg Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (8), Declan Carlile (2)2-1
Second Period
- TBGoal · 2:31Nikita Kucherov Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Brayden Point (14), Gage Goncalves (6)3-1
- FLAGoal · 7:05Brad Marchand Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (14), Sam Reinhart (20)3-2
Third Period
- TBGoal · 19:04Nikita Kucherov Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Anthony Cirelli (12)4-2
Team stats
TBFLA
- Shots
- 25
- 26
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 48.0
- 52.0
- Hits
- 32
- 27
- Blocked Shots
- 17
- 9
- Penalty Minutes
- 87
- 49
Top performers
Tampa Bay LightningFlorida Panthers
Goals
Nikita Kucherov2
Eetu Luostarinen1
Assists
Anthony Cirelli2
Evan Rodrigues1
Points
Nikita Kucherov2
Brad Marchand1
Player stats
Lightning · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Anthony Cirelli C | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17:10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 2 |
| Curtis Douglas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Gage Goncalves C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 | 6 |
| Jake Guentzel C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27:14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Pontus Holmberg RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Paul LW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61.5 | 0 |
| Brayden Point C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Scott Sabourin RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 |
Lightning · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile D | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Crozier D | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20:25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 |
| J.J. Moser D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| Darren Raddysh D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25:07 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Steven Santini D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Lightning · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy G | 2 | 26 | 24 | .923 | 59:46 | 0 |
Panthers · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bennett C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 19:19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58.3 | 10 |
| Jesper Boqvist C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| A.J. Greer LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Luke Kunin C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 | 15 |
| Anton Lundell C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Eetu Luostarinen C | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20:14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Brad Marchand LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 21:55 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Sam Reinhart C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 24:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:56 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 2 |
| Mackie Samoskevich RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jack Studnicka C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Carter Verhaeghe C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 14:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 4 |
Panthers · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvis Balinskis D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Aaron Ekblad D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Gustav Forsling D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Seth Jones D | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 25:53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Niko Mikkola D | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 16:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Panthers · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky G | 3 | 24 | 21 | .875 | 58:50 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jake Guentzel (TB)
- Eetu Luostarinen (FLA)
- Nikita Kucherov (TB)
Game info
VenueAmerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
Attendance19,651
OfficialsReferee: Kelly Sutherland · Linesman: David Brisebois · Referee: Wes McCauley · Linesman: James Tobias
TVThe Spot - MTN · local
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