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Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Florida Panthers 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Florida Panthers 2. Shots on goal: TBL 25, FLA 26. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 2-1 FLA; P2 TBL 1-1 FLA; P3 TBL 1-0 FLA.

Scoring plays: P1 05:37 Eetu Luostarinen (assists: Mackie Samoskevich, Evan Rodrigues) to make it TBL 0-1 FLA; P1 13:05 Jake Guentzel (assists: Anthony Cirelli, Max Crozier) to make it TBL 1-1 FLA; P1 19:52 Pontus Holmberg (assists: Yanni Gourde, Declan Carlile) to make it TBL 2-1 FLA; P2 02:31 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Brayden Point, Gage Goncalves) to make it TBL 3-1 FLA; P2 07:05 Brad Marchand (assists: Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart) to make it TBL 3-2 FLA; P3 19:04 Nikita Kucherov (assists: Anthony Cirelli) to make it TBL 4-2 FLA. Top skaters: Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 2 G, 0 A; Anthony Cirelli (TBL) 0 G, 2 A; Brad Marchand (FLA) 1 G, 0 A; Jake Guentzel (TBL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 21 saves on 24, decision L; Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 24 saves on 26, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Nikita Kucherov
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:29 TOI
Goals · FLA
Eetu Luostarinen
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 20:14 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
24 saves on 26 shots (.923) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

TBL 2 largest lead P2 2:31 (TBL 3, FLA 1) · 3-0 run, P1 13:05–P2 2:31
FLA 1 largest lead P1 5:37 (TBL 0, FLA 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:37 Eetu Luostarinen (Mackie Samoskevich, Evan Rodrigues) FLA · backhand shot · TBL 0, FLA 1
  • P1 13:05 Jake Guentzel (Anthony Cirelli, Max Crozier) TBL · Shorthanded · snap shot · TBL 1, FLA 1
  • P1 19:52 Pontus Holmberg (Yanni Gourde, Declan Carlile) TBL · snap shot · TBL 2, FLA 1
  • P2 2:31 Nikita Kucherov (Brayden Point, Gage Goncalves) TBL · backhand shot · TBL 3, FLA 1
  • P2 7:05 Brad Marchand (Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart) FLA · Power play · snap shot · TBL 3, FLA 2
  • P3 19:04 Nikita Kucherov (Anthony Cirelli) TBL · Empty net · backhand shot · TBL 4, FLA 2

Linescore

123 T
TBL 211 4
FLA 110 2

Shots on goal: TBL 25, FLA 26

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLFLA
25Shots on goal26
52Shot attempts57
24Faceoff wins26
32Hits27
17Blocked shots9
0Power-play goals1
5Takeaways3
7Giveaways10
87Penalty minutes49
92.3%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL128525
FLA581326

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning4 G · 34 attempts
J.J. Moser: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: saved (snap)Gage Goncalves: saved (tip-in)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (slap)Max Crozier: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: goal (snap)Anthony Cirelli: saved (backhand)Pontus Holmberg: missed the netPontus Holmberg: missed the netMax Crozier: saved (wrist)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (snap)Pontus Holmberg: goal (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netNikita Kucherov: goal (backhand)Nick Paul: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Nick Paul: saved (snap)Yanni Gourde: saved (snap)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Zemgus Girgensons: saved (tip-in)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)J.J. Moser: missed the netPontus Holmberg: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netBrayden Point: saved (snap)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netNikita Kucherov: goal (backhand)
  • 4Goals12% of attempts
  • 21Saved62% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net26% of attempts
Florida Panthers2 G · 47 attempts
Aaron Ekblad: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (backhand)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (backhand)Eetu Luostarinen: goal (backhand)Sam Reinhart: missed the netSam Reinhart: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: saved (snap)Jack Studnicka: saved (snap)Uvis Balinskis: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: missed the netGustav Forsling: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (snap)Luke Kunin: saved (snap)A.J. Greer: missed the netBrad Marchand: goal (snap)Brad Marchand: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: missed the netJack Studnicka: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (snap)Sam Reinhart: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (backhand)Sam Reinhart: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Brad Marchand: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: saved (tip-in)Eetu Luostarinen: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netBrad Marchand: missed the netSam Reinhart: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netSeth Jones: missed the netSam Reinhart: missed the netCarter Verhaeghe: saved (snap)Gustav Forsling: saved (slap)Brad Marchand: saved (snap)Brad Marchand: missed the netUvis Balinskis: saved (snap)Eetu Luostarinen: saved (snap)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (snap)Jeff Petry: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: saved (tip-in)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 24Saved51% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net45% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nikita Kucherov R 202+232018:29
Anthony Cirelli C 022+113117:10
Jake Guentzel C 101+132327:14
Pontus Holmberg R 101+111213:20
Max Crozier D 011+214320:25
Declan Carlile D 011+103018:32
Brayden Point C 011+120017:16
Yanni Gourde C 011+111115:04
Gage Goncalves C 011+110010:52
Darren Raddysh D 000053225:07
J.J. Moser D 000+112222:28
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 000+111016:42
Zemgus Girgensons C 000032016:06
Nick Paul L 000024214:22
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 000002012:13
Steven Santini D 000+101107:58
Scott Sabourin R 000001006:32
Curtis Douglas C 000000003:45
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 242692.3259:46
FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brad Marchand L 101-432021:55
Eetu Luostarinen C 101+156020:14
Sam Reinhart C 011-210124:43
Sam Bennett C 011-423019:19
Mackie Samoskevich R 011021018:14
Evan Rodrigues C 011+130116:56
Seth Jones D 000-320325:53
Aaron Ekblad D 000+102120:36
Anton Lundell C 000-111020:13
Gustav Forsling D 000010019:00
Niko Mikkola D 000-104016:47
Carter Verhaeghe C 000-311014:37
Jeff Petry D 000011214:28
A.J. Greer L 000003110:12
Uvis Balinskis D 000-110009:51
Jesper Boqvist C 000002007:51
Luke Kunin C 000011004:39
Jack Studnicka C 000020003:42
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky L 212487.5358:50

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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