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Florida Panthers 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Florida Panthers 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2. Shots on goal: FLA 24, TBL 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 2-0 TBL; P2 FLA 2-1 TBL; P3 FLA 1-1 TBL.

Scoring plays: P1 02:16 Sam Reinhart (assists: Aaron Ekblad) to make it FLA 1-0 TBL; P1 03:48 Anton Lundell (assists: Uvis Balinskis, Seth Jones) to make it FLA 2-0 TBL; P2 11:48 Brad Marchand (assists: Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad) to make it FLA 3-0 TBL; P2 18:08 Sam Reinhart (assists: Mackie Samoskevich) to make it FLA 4-0 TBL; P2 19:27 Max Crozier (assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brayden Point) to make it FLA 4-1 TBL; P3 02:11 J.J. Moser (assists: Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh) to make it FLA 4-2 TBL; P3 06:37 Carter Verhaeghe (assists: Uvis Balinskis) to make it FLA 5-2 TBL. Top skaters: Sam Reinhart (FLA) 2 G, 0 A; Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) 1 G, 1 A; Aaron Ekblad (FLA) 0 G, 2 A; Brayden Point (TBL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 26 saves on 28, decision W; Jonas Johansson (TBL) 19 saves on 24, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · FLA
Sam Reinhart
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 22:19 TOI
Goals · FLA
Carter Verhaeghe
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:57 TOI
Goaltending · FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky
26 saves on 28 shots (.929) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

FLA 4 largest lead P2 18:08 (FLA 4, TBL 0) · 4-0 run, P1 2:16–P2 18:08
TBL 0 largest lead Never led · 2-0 run, P2 19:27–P3 2:11
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:16 Sam Reinhart (Aaron Ekblad) FLA · Shorthanded · wrist shot · FLA 1, TBL 0
  • P1 3:48 Anton Lundell (Uvis Balinskis, Seth Jones) FLA · wrist shot · FLA 2, TBL 0
  • P2 11:48 Brad Marchand (Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad) FLA · tip-in shot · FLA 3, TBL 0
  • P2 18:08 Sam Reinhart (Mackie Samoskevich) FLA · Power play · snap shot · FLA 4, TBL 0
  • P2 19:27 Max Crozier (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brayden Point) TBL · slap shot · FLA 4, TBL 1
  • P3 2:11 J.J. Moser (Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh) TBL · snap shot · FLA 4, TBL 2
  • P3 6:37 Carter Verhaeghe (Uvis Balinskis) FLA · backhand shot · FLA 5, TBL 2

Linescore

123 T
FLA 221 5
TBL 011 2

Shots on goal: FLA 24, TBL 28

📋 Team Stats

FLATBL
24Shots on goal28
46Shot attempts51
29Faceoff wins33
25Hits33
17Blocked shots3
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways5
16Giveaways14
17Penalty minutes17
92.9%Save %79.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA813324
TBL1351028

🎯 Shot Map

Florida Panthers5 G · 29 attempts
A.J. Greer: saved (wrist)Jeff Petry: missed the netSam Reinhart: goal (wrist)Anton Lundell: goal (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: saved (wrist)Seth Jones: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netA.J. Greer: saved (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: saved (poke)A.J. Greer: missed the netJeff Petry: saved (slap)Jeff Petry: saved (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: saved (tip-in)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Seth Jones: saved (snap)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (tip-in)Brad Marchand: goal (tip-in)Sam Bennett: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (slap)Sam Reinhart: saved (deflected)Seth Jones: missed the netSam Reinhart: goal (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: goal (backhand)
  • 5Goals17% of attempts
  • 19Saved66% of attempts
  • 5Missed the net17% of attempts
Tampa Bay Lightning2 G · 46 attempts
Nikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Brayden Point: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (wrist)Yanni Gourde: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Curtis Douglas: saved (tip-in)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: missed the netNikita Kucherov: saved (slap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (snap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (slap)Darren Raddysh: missed the netJ.J. Moser: missed the netDarren Raddysh: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Declan Carlile: saved (slap)Curtis Douglas: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (wrist)Pontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Steven Santini: missed the netDeclan Carlile: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Nick Paul: saved (tip-in)Declan Carlile: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: missed the netDeclan Carlile: missed the netMax Crozier: goal (slap)Pontus Holmberg: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)J.J. Moser: goal (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: saved (slap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netJake Guentzel: saved (snap)Nick Paul: saved (wrist)Anthony Cirelli: missed the netMax Crozier: saved (wrist)J.J. Moser: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netNick Paul: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 26Saved57% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net39% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Reinhart C 202+260022:19
Carter Verhaeghe C 112+232114:57
Aaron Ekblad D 022000223:06
Uvis Balinskis D 022+200016:34
Anton Lundell C 101+212219:50
Brad Marchand L 101+212015:55
Seth Jones D 011+122526:14
Mackie Samoskevich R 011015016:42
Niko Mikkola D 000+103119:24
Evan Rodrigues C 000031118:18
Jeff Petry D 000+220016:11
Sam Bennett C 000+224016:04
Eetu Luostarinen C 000-112115:24
A.J. Greer L 000020015:02
Gustav Forsling D 000-101213:57
Jesper Boqvist C 000-200107:59
Noah Gregor L 000-100106:24
Jack Studnicka C 000-201005:40
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky W 262892.9260:00
TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brayden Point C 022+120020:41
J.J. Moser D 101+222121:50
Max Crozier D 101-122019:59
Darren Raddysh D 011-152124:56
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 011+112017:28
Jake Guentzel C 000+112020:24
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000-220019:08
Nikita Kucherov R 000-231018:40
Yanni Gourde C 000-202016:53
Anthony Cirelli C 000011015:59
Zemgus Girgensons C 000-107114:53
Nick Paul L 000-236013:33
Brandon Hagel L 000-121013:32
Declan Carlile D 000022013:04
Pontus Holmberg R 000-110012:06
Steven Santini D 000001012:00
Scott Sabourin R 000-100009:25
Curtis Douglas C 000-112009:05
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonas Johansson L 192479.2559:56

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