Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

Preseason

2-1-1, 1-0-1 Away

Final/SO

	1	2	3	SO	T
Lightning TB	1	0	1	1	3
Panthers FLA	1	1	0	0	2

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

2-0-2, 1-0-1 Home

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Nick AbruzzeseN. Abruzzese#80
Dylan DukeD. Duke#53
Conor GeekieC. Geekie#94
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Gage GoncalvesG. Goncalves#93
Pontus HolmbergP. Holmberg#29
Lucas MercuriL. Mercuri#75
Sam O'ReillyS. O'Reilly#23
Jakob PelletierJ. Pelletier#22
Benjamin RautiainenB. Rautiainen#41
Noah SteenN. Steen#67
Jeffrey VielJ. Viel#25
defensemen
Michael CallahanM. Callahan#79
Maxwell CrozierM. Crozier#24
Charle-Edouard D'AstousC. D'Astous#51
Maxim GroshevM. Groshev#52
Matt PietroniroM. Pietroniro#72
Jarred TinordiJ. Tinordi#5

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:57	4:17	0:00	10:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	12	0	0	0	16	12:08	0:46	0:11	11:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	19:56	5:32	0:51	13:33	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	14:24	0:01	2:26	11:57	6	5	54.5
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:53	5:33	2:02	12:18	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	20:09	5:37	2:22	12:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	18	10:36	0:13	0:00	10:23	6	2	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	20:35	5:35	2:02	12:58	10	6	62.5
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	3	21	16:59	5:30	0:47	10:42	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	18	17:58	4:51	0:00	13:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	17	16:36	4:26	0:00	12:10	2	2	50.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	1	5	1	0	2	15	12:22	0:00	0:13	12:09	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:00	0:01	2:38	19:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	26	25:59	4:02	1:52	20:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	12	13:25	4:04	0:51	8:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	26	21:25	0:06	1:45	19:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	17	12:45	0:00	2:03	10:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	17:13	0:11	1:49	15:13	0	0	0.0

Dennis HildebyD. Hildeby#35
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	2	20	.909	17	3	0	0	0	64:40	0

Florida Panthers


forwards
Nathan BastianN. Bastian#11
John BeecherJ. Beecher#17
Jack DevineJ. Devine#38
Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway#21
Bokondji ImamaB. Imama#14
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#18
Cole ReinhardtC. Reinhardt#29
Gracyn SawchynG. Sawchyn#59
Cole SchwindtC. Schwindt#79
Kai SchwindtK. Schwindt#97
Hunter St. MartinH. St. Martin#85
Sandis VilmanisS. Vilmanis#95
defensemen
Marek AlscherM. Alscher#51
Uvis BalinskisU. Balinskis#26
Mikulas HovorkaM. Hovorka#96
Alexander PetrovicA. Petrovic#36
Donovan SebrangoD. Sebrango#73
Matvei ShuravinM. Shuravin#76

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	19	16:12	3:02	3:29	9:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:35	0:10	3:55	14:30	7	12	36.8
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	15:13	2:08	0:00	13:05	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	2	4	9	0	0	19	13:35	0:00	2:31	11:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	17	14:02	0:03	0:00	13:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	2	15	1	1	0	18	14:34	0:00	3:55	10:39	5	4	55.6
0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:55	2:23	0:48	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	19	13:54	2:20	0:00	11:34	4	7	36.4
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	15:04	0:08	2:05	12:51	2	0	100.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	1	17	10:34	0:20	0:08	10:06	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	13:31	2:54	0:00	10:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	5	0	1	25	20:15	2:56	3:16	14:03	2	3	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:33	0:10	3:05	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	27	24:46	3:07	5:04	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:22	2:26	1:58	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	23:10	2:52	5:23	14:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	25	18:04	0:09	2:49	15:06	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	24	21:22	2:12	1:54	17:16	0	0	0.0

Akira SchmidA. Schmid#40
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	2	20	.909	16	4	0	0	0	64:42	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	SO	T
	Lightning	1	0	1	1	3
	Panthers	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			TB	FLA
8:50		Lucas Mercuri (1) Assists: Nick Abruzzese (1), Jeffrey Viel (1)	1	0
17:58		Sandis Vilmanis (2) Assists: Kai Schwindt (2)	1	1

2nd Period			TB	FLA
2:03		Matvei Shuravin (1) Assists: Gracyn Sawchyn (1), Mikulas Hovorka (2)	1	2

3rd Period			TB	FLA
12:58		Benjamin Rautiainen (1) (Power Play) Assists: Gage Goncalves (1), Conor Geekie (1)	2	2

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	TB	FLA
Sandis Vilmanis Goal Wrist Shot	0	1
Pontus Holmberg Goal Backhand	1	1
Gracyn Sawchyn Wrist Shot saved by Dennis Hildeby	1	1
Maxim Groshev Backhand saved by Akira Schmid	1	1
Uvis Balinskis failed shot attempt on Dennis Hildeby	1	1
Benjamin Rautiainen Goal Wrist Shot	2	1

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights

1:21

Benjamin Rautiainen scores on the power play for Tampa Bay Lightning

0:39

Matvei Shuravin scores goal for Panthers

0:39

Amerant Bank Arena

6:00 PM, September 26, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 18,494

Referees:
Jean Hebert
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Montreal	4	1	0	8
Florida	2	0	2	6
Toronto	2	1	1	5
Detroit	2	1	1	5
Boston	2	1	1	5
Tampa Bay	2	1	1	5
Buffalo	1	2	1	3
Ottawa	1	3	1	3

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