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17-13-2
Florida Panthers
5
SOG: 24
18-12-3
Tampa Bay Lightning
2
SOG: 28
Benchmark International Arena - Tampa
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December 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
FLA
S. Reinhart
FLA • 2G 0A
A. Ekblad
FLA • 0G 2A
A. Lundell
FLA • 1G 0A
U. Balinskis
FLA • 0G 2A
S. Jones
FLA • 0G 1A
B. Marchand
FLA • 1G 0A
C. Verhaeghe
FLA • 1G 1A
M. Samoskevich
FLA • 0G 1A
TBL
M. Crozier
TBL • 1G 0A
O. Bjorkstrand
TBL • 0G 1A
B. Point
TBL • 0G 2A
J. Moser
TBL • 1G 0A
D. Raddysh
TBL • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
S. Reinhart
FLA • C • 2G 0A
⭐ 2
S. Bobrovsky
FLA • G • G A
⭐ 3
J. Moser
TBL • D • 1G 0A
Headlines
Sam Reinhart Doubles Up and Doubles Down – Lightning Goalie Jonas Johansson Just Can’t Catch a Break!
Power Play Pandemonium! Panthers Feast as Tampa’s PK Looks More Like a Welcome Mat!
Carter Verhaeghe Delivers the Dagger – Tampa Bay’s Net Turns Into an All-You-Can-Score Buffet!
Max Crozier Gets Pity PP Goal – Lightning Fans Still Looking for Their Team’s Heartbeat!
Blood on the Ice: Scraps, Hacks, and the Panthers Make the Lightning Wish They’d Just Stayed Home!
16-13-2 - W2
Florida Panthers
18-11-3 - L1
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa - Benchmark International Arena
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM - POSTGAME
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
FLA
1
L
Brad Marchand
19G - 16A
(35P)
2
C
Sam Reinhart
17G - 15A
(32P)
3
C
Carter Verhaeghe
10G - 16A
(26P)
4
C
Anton Lundell
10G - 16A
(26P)
5
C
Sam Bennett
10G - 11A
(21P)
FLA Injuries
Tkachuk, Matthew
Groin
Day to Day
Tkachuk (groin) has resumed skating, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports Wednesday.
Dec 15, 2025
Nosek, Tomas
Knee
Week to Week
Nosek (knee) was moved to non-roster, injured reserve Tuesday.
Jan 4, 2026
Schwindt, Cole
Arm
Week to Week
Schwindt (arm) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Jan 12, 2026
Gadjovich, Jonah
Upper Body
Month to Month
Gadjovich (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Feb 5, 2026
Kulikov, Dmitry
Upper Body
Month to Month
Kulikov underwent surgery for his upper-body injury and is expected to be shelved for at least five months, Sean Shapiro of DLLS Sports reports Wednesday.
Mar 17, 2026
Barkov, Aleksander
Knee
Month to Month
Barkov (knee) was shifted to injured reserve Tuesday.
Apr 26, 2026
Trades
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TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
13G - 29A
(42P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
15G - 18A
(33P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
18G - 13A
(31P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
7G - 17A
(24P)
5
C
Brayden Point
5G - 13A
(18P)
TBL Injuries
Lilleberg, Emil
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Lilleberg (undisclosed) didn't play in the third period of Saturday's game versus the New York Islanders, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Dec 15, 2025
McDonagh, Ryan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
McDonagh (undisclosed) agreed to terms on a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension with Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Dec 15, 2025
Vasilevskiy, Andrei
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Head coach Jon Cooper said Friday that Vasilevskiy (undisclosed) could return to action Monday against the Florida Panthers, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Dec 15, 2025
Cernak, Erik
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Cernak (undisclosed) was moved to long-term injured, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times on Saturday.
Dec 31, 2025
Hedman, Victor
Elbow
Month to Month
Hedman will undergo elbow surgery Monday and is expected to be out of action until the beginning of February, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports Friday.
Feb 1, 2026
Trades
Dec 8 2025
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Roman Schmidt from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Ethan Samson
Atlantic
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Goaltending
FLA
14-8-1
2.80 GAA
88.8% SV
TBL
11-6-2
2.31 GAA
91.7% SV
FLA
3-5-1
2.84 GAA
90.3% SV
TBL
7-6-1
2.76 GAA
89.7% SV
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TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
Goaltenders
FLA
16-13-2
GAA: 3.16
SV%: 0.881
vs
TBL
18-11-3
GAA: 2.56
SV%: 0.907