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Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay LightningDec 15, 2025

Final· Benchmark International Arena
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FLA
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TBL
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Goals123TShots123T
FLA2215FLA813324
TBL0112TBL1351028
FLA 34TBL 63
FLA 2.46TBL 2.04
PP goals
FLA 1TBL 0
Hits
FLA 25TBL 33
Blocks
FLA 17TBL 3
PIM
FLA 17TBL 17
FLA 47%TBL 53%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2

Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 at TBL. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 2G 0A. FLA scored 5 goals on 2.46 expected goals (34 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Sam Reinhart had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 22:19.Reinhart
  2. Points
    Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.Verhaeghe
  3. Points
    Aaron Ekblad had 2 assists (2 points) in 23:06.Ekblad
  4. Points
    Brayden Point had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:41.Point
  5. Points
    Uvis Balinskis had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:34.Balinskis
  6. Luck
    FLA scored 5 goals on 2.46 expected goals (34 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. Usage
    Gustav Forsling (FLA) played 13:57, −8:47 down on his 22:44 season average over 79 games.Forsling
  8. Usage
    Brandon Hagel (TBL) played 13:32, −6:19 down on his 19:51 season average over 70 games.Hagel

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, FLA at TBL: 97 attempts, 52 on goal, 7 goals, 4.50 expected goals; best chance Carter Verhaeghe at 0.36 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← FLA attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • TBL
  • FLA
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 97 of 97 attempts · TBL 63 · FLA 34

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, FLA at TBL: expected goals 2.04 to 2.46 (FLA led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 34, 7 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdTBLFLARLMRCMVnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TBL
  • FLA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TBLFLAcontrol2nd3rdReinhart · 1st 2:16Lundell · 1st 3:48Marchand · 2nd 11:48Reinhart · 2nd 18:08Crozier · 2nd 19:27Moser · 3rd 2:11Verhaeghe · 3rd 6:37
  • TBL pressure
  • FLA pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: FLA 24% of the game, TBL 44%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, FLA at TBL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jonas Johansson (59:56) for TBL and Sergei Bobrovsky (60:00) for FLA, 7 goals.

TBL
FLA
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TBL skaters (rows) against FLA skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TBL side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, TBL rows versus FLA columns: 251 matchups; most common Moser vs Lundell, 8:42 at 95% xGF.

TBL ↓ · FLA →RodriguesSamoskevichGreerReinhartLundellLuostarinenBennettMarchandVerhaegheBoqvistGregorStudnickaBalinskisPetryEkbladForslingJonesMikkolaL1 GourdeL1 GirgensonsL1 HolmbergL2 PaulL2 SabourinL2 DouglasL3 PointL3 GuentzelL3 BjorkstrandL4 KucherovL4 CirelliL4 HagelD1 RaddyshD1 MoserD2 CrozierD2 D'AstousD3 CarlileD3 Santini
TBL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatFLATBL
2458
1.671.25
1.631.23
86
51
1423
+0.001−0.001
24%44%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Florida Panthers

Current FLA line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:16
    FLASam ReinhartSH (Aaron Ekblad)wrist0.10 xG
    FLA: Jones, Reinhart, Lundell, BalinskisTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, Raddysh
    FLA 1 – 0 TBL
  2. 3:48
    FLAAnton Lundell (Uvis Balinskis, Seth Jones)wrist0.15 xG
    FLA: Petry, Reinhart, Mikkola, Lundell, BalinskisTBL: Kucherov, Gourde, Paul, Raddysh, Hagel
    FLA 2 – 0 TBL

2nd period

  1. 11:48
    FLABrad Marchand (Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad)tip-in0.11 xG
    FLA: Marchand, Petry, Verhaeghe, Ekblad, BennettTBL: Sabourin, Paul, D'Astous, Douglas, Crozier
    FLA 3 – 0 TBL
  2. 18:08
    FLASam ReinhartPP (Mackie Samoskevich)snap0.27 xG
    FLA: Marchand, Ekblad, Reinhart, Lundell, SamoskevichTBL: Cirelli, Hagel, D'Astous, Crozier
    FLA 4 – 0 TBL
  3. 19:27
    TBLMaxwell Crozier (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brayden Point)slap0.07 xG
    FLA: Petry, Boqvist, Studnicka, Luostarinen, BalinskisTBL: Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, Crozier, Moser
    FLA 4 – 1 TBL

3rd period

  1. 2:11
    TBLJ.J. Moser (Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh)snap0.08 xG
    FLA: Ekblad, Forsling, Gregor, Boqvist, StudnickaTBL: Guentzel, Bjorkstrand, Point, Raddysh, Moser
    FLA 4 – 2 TBL
  2. 6:37
    FLACarter Verhaeghe (Uvis Balinskis)backhand0.36 xG
    FLA: Marchand, Petry, Verhaeghe, Bennett, BalinskisTBL: Gourde, Girgensons, D'Astous, Holmberg, Crozier
    FLA 5 – 2 TBL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Florida Panthers

FLA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Evan Rodrigues CL1000030.3011218:18——5080
Mackie Samoskevich RL1011010.0350016:42——5782
A.J. Greer LL1000020.2000015:02——4460
Sam Reinhart CL2202+260.6900022:19——1143
Anton Lundell CL2101+210.1522019:50——1545
Eetu Luostarinen CL2000-110.0521015:24——614
Sam Bennett CL3000+220.1940016:04——2981
Brad Marchand LL3101+210.1120215:55——2377
Carter Verhaeghe CL3112+230.5021014:57——2177
Jesper Boqvist CL4000-200.000107:59——216
Noah Gregor LL4000-100.000106:24——144
Jack Studnicka CL4000-200.001005:40——186
Uvis Balinskis DD1022+200.0000216:34——2565
Jeff Petry DD1000+220.0400016:11——3373
Aaron Ekblad DD2022000.0002023:06——3155
Gustav Forsling DD2000-100.0012413:57——3773
Seth Jones DD3011+120.2025026:14——2935
Niko Mikkola DD3000+100.0031719:24——2647
FLA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)W28262.9292.0460:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Yanni Gourde CL1000-200.1520216:53——7727
Zemgus Girgensons CL1000-100.0071014:53——7432
Pontus Holmberg RL1000-110.1100012:06——7833
Nick Paul LL2000-230.0760013:33——6725
Scott Sabourin RL2000-100.000009:25——8056
Curtis Douglas CL2000-110.042029:05——8256
Brayden Point CL3022+120.3600020:41——6169
Jake Guentzel CL3000+110.1420520:24——7168
Oliver Bjorkstrand RL3011+110.1320017:28——6054
Nikita Kucherov RL4000-230.3610218:40——7046
Anthony Cirelli CL4000010.0910015:59——6836
Brandon Hagel LL4000-120.0810013:32——6128
Darren Raddysh DD1011-150.2021224:56——8370
J.J. Moser DD1101+220.0921021:50——8897
Maxwell Crozier DD2101-120.0720219:59——6841
Charle-Edouard D'Astous DD2000-220.0300219:08——5832
Declan Carlile DD3000020.1020013:04——5329
Steven Santini DD3000000.0210012:00——5334
TBL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jonas Johansson(start)L24195.7922.4659:56

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Sam Reinhart (FLA SH) 1st 2:16 · assists Aaron Ekblad · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 40.8 mph shot · 2.0 s from entry to goal.

Sam Reinhart · 1st 2:16 · FLA SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
40.8 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Anton Lundell · 1st 3:48 · FLA

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
65.2 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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Brad Marchand · 2nd 11:48 · FLA

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
20.7 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Sam Reinhart · 2nd 18:08 · FLA PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
58.1 mph
Distance
22 ft

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Maxwell Crozier · 2nd 19:27 · TBL

Play
point-shot
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
63.7 mph
Distance
45 ft
Entry to goal
6.6 s

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J.J. Moser · 3rd 2:11 · TBL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
74.6 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s

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Carter Verhaeghe · 3rd 6:37 · FLA

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
19.6 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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