Panthers 3–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Aleksander Barkov

3 A

3 shots · 19:04 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Sam Reinhart

2 G

5 shots · 19:03 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Aaron Ekblad

1 G

2 shots · 22:07 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Aaron Ekblad Go-ahead 1st · 04:16

Assists: Gustav Forsling, Aleksander Barkov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

2nd period

🐆 Sam Reinhart 2nd · 01:24

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Aleksander Barkov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–0

3rd period

⚡ Nikita Kucherov 3rd · 00:29

Assists: Victor Hedman, Nick Perbix · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

2–1

🐆 Sam Reinhart SH 3rd · 03:11

Assists: Aleksander Barkov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–1

⚡ Michael Eyssimont 3rd · 03:31

Assists: Brandon Hagel, Darren Raddysh · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Tkachuk · Barkov · Reinhart 19:03

L2 Verhaeghe · Luostarinen · Bennett 16:15

L3 Rodrigues · Lundell · Cousins 14:13

L4 Lomberg · Stenlund · Lockwood 8:16

D1 Forsling · Ekblad 23:24

D2 Mikkola · Montour 20:46

D3 Ekman-Larsson · Kulikov 14:42

⚡Lightning

L1 Paul · Point · Kucherov 19:57

L2 Hagel · Stamkos · Cirelli 18:00

L3 Jeannot · Motte · Glendening 12:45

L4 Sheary · Watson · Eyssimont 9:43

D1 Hedman · Cernak 23:54

D2 Fleury · Perbix 17:30

D3 de Haan · Raddysh 15:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA TBL⚡

31 Shots on goal 29

36 Hits 27

11 Blocked shots 18

4 Takeaways 0

3 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 12

FLA shooting 9.7% (3/31) TBL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:43 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

FLA TBL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Panthers lead the season series 1–0

Feb 282023 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Feb 62023 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 1–7 Dec 102022 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Oct 212022 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 3–2 OT May 232022 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 0–2

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Who won Panthers vs Lightning on December 27, 2023?

Panthers won 3–2. The final score was Panthers 3, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Panthers?

Sam Reinhart (2), Aaron Ekblad.

Who scored for Lightning?

Michael Eyssimont, Nikita Kucherov.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Lightning season series?

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐆 Panthers

BeforeDec 23 🎰VGK @ 🐆FLA 2–4 AfterDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🐆FLA 3–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 AfterDec 30 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 5–1

Also on December 27

🦅WSH 1–5 🗽NYR 🧥CBJ 3–4 😈NJD 🏛️OTT 4–2 🍁TOR 🐧PIT 7–0 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 4–1 ⚔️BUF 🐙DET 3–6 🌲MIN 🌪️CAR 5–2 🐯NSH ⭐DAL 1–2 🎵STL

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