Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

Preseason

6-1-0, 2-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Lightning TB	0	0	0	0
Panthers FLA	3	3	1	7

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

3-4-0, 2-0-0 Home

Amerant Bank Arena

7:00 PM, October 4, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 17,862

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Jonny Murray
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Hobbled Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche face 3-0 hole

Center Nathan MacKinnon was hobbled after blocking a shot in the second period on Sunday, and the Stanley Cup-favorite Avalanche eventually fell to the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final, a series Colorado now trails 3-0.

Golden Knights-Avalanche Game 3 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 4

Vegas is up 3-0 heading into Game 4 on Tuesday. Here's how it all went down, and how it impacts the rest of the series.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

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Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

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Hobbled Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche face 3-0 hole

Golden Knights-Avalanche Game 3 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 4

Colorado Avalanche vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights