Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

17-13-2, 7-7-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	2	2	1	5
Lightning TB	0	1	1	2

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

18-12-3, 8-8-0 Home

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lightning
3
Panthers
1

Game 1

11/15

Panthers
5
Lightning
2

Game 2

12/15

Lightning
4
Panthers
2

Game 3

12/27

Panthers
1
Lightning
6

Game 4

2/5

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 PM, December 15, 2025Coverage: NHL Net

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Gord Dwyer

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Julien Fournier

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

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Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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