Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Live Score (26 Dec, 2026)

Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers Live Score (26 Dec, 2026)
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Team Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning logo TB
FLA Florida Panthers logo
0 Power Play Goals 1
19 Penalty Minutes 35
3.00 Avg Goals Against 2.00
23.0 Avg Shots Against 23.5
75.0 Penalty Kill % 90.0
1 Power Play Goals Against 1
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.00 Avg Goals 2.00
27.5 Avg Shots 23.0
0.0 Power Play % 7.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0

Game Leaders

Tampa Bay Lightning logo TB
FLA Florida Panthers logo
Jake Guentzel1
Goals
Brandon Hagel
Brandon Hagel#38 · LW
2
Assists
Nikita Kucherov2
Points

Game Information

Stage Regular Season
Season 2027
Puck Drop Sat, Dec 26, 6:00 PM
Venue Amerant Bank Arena
Location Sunrise, FL
Broadcast Scripps Sports

Injury Report

Tampa Bay Lightning logo Tampa Bay Lightning
Emil Lilleberg
Emil Lilleberg
#78 · D · Array
DTD
Yanni Gourde
Yanni Gourde
#37 · C · Array
IR
Dominic James
Dominic James
#17 · C · Array
IR
Florida Panthers logo Florida Panthers
Gustav Forsling
Gustav Forsling
#42 · D · Array
DTD
Aleksander Barkov
Aleksander Barkov
#16 · C · Array
IR
Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand
#63 · LW · Array
IR
MacKenzie Entwistle
MacKenzie Entwistle
#44 · RW · Array
IR
Jonah Gadjovich
Jonah Gadjovich
#12 · LW · Array
IR

Head-to-Head

Tampa Bay Lightning logoTB
Last 4 Games
FLAFlorida Panthers logo
6◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Feb 5, 2026
1
4◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 27, 2025
2
2
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 15, 2025
▸5
3◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Nov 15, 2025
1

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/5/26vs Chicago Blackhawks logoCHIW4-1NHL Regular Season
11/3/26vs Detroit Red Wings logoDETW4-2NHL Regular Season
10/31/26@ Nashville Predators logoNSHL4-5NHL Regular Season
10/29/26vs Winnipeg Jets logoWPGW6-4NHL Regular Season
10/24/26@ Utah Mammoth logoUTAL4-5NHL Regular Season
DateOpponentResultCompetition
11/4/26vs Chicago Blackhawks logoCHIW5-3NHL Regular Season
11/2/26vs Detroit Red Wings logoDETL3-5NHL Regular Season
10/30/26vs Winnipeg Jets logoWPGW5-2NHL Regular Season
10/27/26@ Winnipeg Jets logoWPGW5-1NHL Regular Season
10/25/26@ Chicago Blackhawks logoCHIW3-2NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division
TeamGPWLOTPctPTSDIFFStrk
Bruins161141—23+20W2
Canadiens15933—21+5L1
Senators171061—21+2W1
Lightning14932—20+7W1
Panthers16952—20+5W1
Maple Leafs17872—18+6L1
Sabres15753—17-7L1
Red Wings16763—17-2L1
Lightning
4th in Eastern Conference
VS
Panthers
7th in Eastern Conference

Goaltenders

#35
Dennis Hildeby
Dennis Hildeby G 25 6' 6" 227 lbs
#88
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy G 32 6' 4" 220 lbs

Defensemen

#74
John Carlson
John Carlson D 36 6' 3" 225 lbs
#81
Erik Cernak
Erik Cernak D 29 6' 4" 232 lbs
#24
Max Crozier
Max Crozier D 26 6' 3" 207 lbs
#51
Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 28 6' 2" 213 lbs
#77
Victor Hedman
Victor Hedman D 35 6' 7" 229 lbs
#78
Emil Lilleberg
Emil Lilleberg D 25 6' 3" 210 lbs
#27
Ryan McDonagh
Ryan McDonagh D 37 6' 1" 218 lbs
#90
JJ Moser
JJ Moser D 26 6' 2" 182 lbs

Left Wings

#38
Brandon Hagel
Brandon Hagel LW 28 6' 2" 185 lbs
#25
Jeffrey Viel
Jeffrey Viel LW 29 6' 0" 218 lbs

Centers

#71
Anthony Cirelli
Anthony Cirelli C 29 6' 1" 190 lbs
#94
Conor Geekie
Conor Geekie C 22 6' 5" 220 lbs
#28
Zemgus Girgensons
Zemgus Girgensons C 32 6' 3" 200 lbs
#93
Gage Goncalves
Gage Goncalves C 25 6' 2" 193 lbs
#37
Yanni Gourde
Yanni Gourde C 34 5' 10" 175 lbs
#59
Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel C 32 5' 11" 176 lbs
#17
Dominic James
Dominic James C 24 6' 0" 190 lbs
#21
Brayden Point
Brayden Point C 30 5' 11" 174 lbs

Right Wings

#29
Pontus Holmberg
Pontus Holmberg RW 27 6' 0" 198 lbs
#86
Nikita Kucherov
Nikita Kucherov RW 33 5' 11" 172 lbs
#95
Ilya Mikheyev
Ilya Mikheyev RW 32 6' 2" 200 lbs
#49
Scott Sabourin
Scott Sabourin RW 34 6' 3" 210 lbs

Goaltenders

#31
Cooper Black
Cooper Black G 25 6' 8" 223 lbs
#25
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom G 36 6' 6" 207 lbs
#40
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid G 26 6' 5" 190 lbs

Defensemen

#26
Uvis Balinskis
Uvis Balinskis D 30 6' 0" 196 lbs
#5
Aaron Ekblad
Aaron Ekblad D 30 6' 4" 220 lbs
#42
Gustav Forsling
Gustav Forsling D 30 6' 1" 199 lbs
#6
Radko Gudas
Radko Gudas D 36 6' 0" 208 lbs
#3
Seth Jones
Seth Jones D 32 6' 4" 213 lbs
#7
Dmitry Kulikov
Dmitry Kulikov D 36 6' 1" 212 lbs
#77
Niko Mikkola
Niko Mikkola D 30 6' 6" 204 lbs

Left Wings

#12
Jonah Gadjovich
Jonah Gadjovich LW 28 6' 3" 211 lbs
#14
Bokondji Imama
Bokondji Imama LW 30 6' 1" 223 lbs
#63
Brad Marchand
Brad Marchand LW 38 5' 9" 180 lbs
#29
Cole Reinhardt
Cole Reinhardt LW 26 6' 1" 207 lbs
#8
Brady Tkachuk
Brady Tkachuk LW 27 6' 4" 226 lbs
#19
Matthew Tkachuk
Matthew Tkachuk LW 28 6' 2" 202 lbs
#95
Sandis Vilmanis
Sandis Vilmanis LW 22 6' 1" 192 lbs

Centers

#16
Aleksander Barkov
Aleksander Barkov C 31 6' 3" 214 lbs
#9
Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett C 30 6' 1" 193 lbs
#20
Lars Eller
Lars Eller C 37 6' 2" 207 lbs
#15
Anton Lundell
Anton Lundell C 25 6' 1" 196 lbs
#27
Eetu Luostarinen
Eetu Luostarinen C 28 6' 3" 191 lbs
#13
Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart C 30 6' 1" 196 lbs
#23
Carter Verhaeghe
Carter Verhaeghe C 31 6' 2" 183 lbs

Right Wings

#21
Garnet Hathaway
Garnet Hathaway RW 34 6' 2" 212 lbs
#79
Cole Schwindt
Cole Schwindt RW 25 6' 3" 210 lbs
Lightning
3rd in Atlantic Division
VS
Panthers
5th in Atlantic Division
General
14
Games Played
16
4996:55
Time On Ice
5696:22
356:55
Time On Ice Per Game
356:01
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
5186
Shifts
6019
3
Losses
5
9
Wins
9
Offensive
52
Goals
52
79
Assists
85
384
Faceoffs Won
459
421
Faceoffs Lost
486
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
131
Points
137
8
Power Play Goals
17
16
Power Play Assists
33
0
Short Handed Goals
1
0
Short Handed Assists
2
418
Shots
461
4
Shootout Attempts
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
0.0
Shootout Shot Percentage
0.0
12.4
Shooting Percentage
11.3
47.7
Faceoff Win Percent
48.6
Defensive
3.14
Goals Against Average
2.94
301
Saves
340
.880
Save Percentage
.885
44
Goals Against
47
345
Shots Against
387
2
Overtime Losses
2
3
Shootout Saves
0
4
Shootout Shots Against
0
.750
Shootout Save Percentage
.000
Penalties
110
Penalty Minutes
212