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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers

28 December 2023 at 00:00

Match Summary

Florida Panthers defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by A. Ekblad 4′, S. Reinhart 1′, N. Kucherov, S. Reinhart 3′, M. Eyssimont 3′. League standings: Tampa Bay Lightning #7, Florida Panthers #4.

Match Events

Key match events between Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers — 5 goals and 12 cards recorded during the match.

Period 1
4′
A. Ekblad

A. Barkov

!
4′
D. Kulikov

Holding

!
13′
A. Barkov

Tripping

Period 2
1′
S. Reinhart

A. Barkov

B. Hagel

Interference

14′
!
!
14′
S. Bennett

Roughing

B. Point

Tripping

16′
!
Period 3
N. Kucherov

N. Perbix

!
1′
N. Cousins

Roughing

!
1′
O. Ekman-Larsson

Roughing

A. Cirelli

Roughing

1′
!
3′
S. Reinhart

Shorthanded

M. Eyssimont

D. Raddysh

3′
S. Stamkos

Slashing

14′
!
S. Stamkos

Roughing

14′
!
!
14′
A. Ekblad

Roughing

A. Cirelli

Tripping

18′
!

Rivalry since 2021

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Head to Head Results· 50

Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers have met 50 times — Tampa Bay Lightning won 27, Florida Panthers won 23, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2021. Tampa Bay Lightning leads the head-to-head with 27 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 317 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.34 per match (161 for the home side, 156 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 44 matches (88%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 47 games (94%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 8–7 in 2024.

Total goals
317 · 6.3/match
Both scored
44/50 · 88%
Over 2.5
47/50 · 94%

Recent Meetings

06/02/26NHL
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15/11/25NHL
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05/10/25NHL
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03/10/25NHL
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01/05/25NHL
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29/04/25NHL
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26/04/25NHL
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Highest-scoring game: 87 v 2024

Standings

Tampa Bay Lightning sit #7 and Florida Panthers are #4 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0
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2Boston Bruins0
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3Buffalo Sabres0
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4Florida Panthers0
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5Montreal Canadiens0
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6Ottawa Senators0
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7Tampa Bay Lightning0
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8Toronto Maple Leafs0
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Central

1Winnipeg Jets0
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2Chicago Blackhawks0
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3Colorado Avalanche0
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4Dallas Stars0
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5Minnesota Wild0
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6Nashville Predators0
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7St. Louis Blues0
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8Utah0
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Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0
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2Calgary Flames0
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3Edmonton Oilers0
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4Los Angeles Kings0
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5San Jose Sharks0
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6Vancouver Canucks0
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7Vegas Golden Knights0
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8Seattle Kraken0
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Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0
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2Carolina Hurricanes0
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3Columbus Blue Jackets0
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4New Jersey Devils0
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5New York Islanders0
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6Philadelphia Flyers0
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7Washington Capitals0
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8New York Rangers0
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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026