Panthers 4–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 22, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐆 FLA

Sam Reinhart

2 G

2 shots · 20:31 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Darren Raddysh

2 A

1 shots · 20:53 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Eetu Luostarinen

1 G

1 shots · 13:13 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Sam Reinhart PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:51

Assists: Aaron Ekblad, Matthew Tkachuk · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

⚡ Nicholas Paul Tying 1st · 19:55

Assists: Victor Hedman, Darren Raddysh · beat Spencer Knight

1–1

2nd period

🐆 A.J. Greer SH Go-ahead 2nd · 10:28

Assists: Tomas Nosek · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–1

🐆 Eetu Luostarinen SH 2nd · 11:10

Unassisted · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–1

3rd period

⚡ Brayden Point 3rd · 03:26

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Darren Raddysh · beat Spencer Knight

3–2

🐆 Sam Reinhart Empty net 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Anton Lundell, Aleksander Barkov

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Barkov · Reinhart · Rodrigues 20:31

L2 Bennett · Verhaeghe · Lundell 16:13

L3 Tkachuk · Luostarinen · Samoskevich 13:13

L4 Greer · Nosek · Asplund 9:51

D1 Ekblad · Forsling 25:02

D2 Mikkola · Kulikov 20:38

D3 Schmidt · Balinskis 13:14

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Guentzel · Kucherov 23:47

L2 Hagel · Paul · Cirelli 17:48

L3 Girgensons · Eyssimont · Chaffee 12:12

L4 Geekie · Glendening · Atkinson 9:52

D1 Hedman · Raddysh 22:34

D2 McDonagh · Perbix 17:01

D3 Martinsen Lilleberg · Cernak 16:12

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA TBL⚡

26 Shots on goal 21

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

26 Hits 24

14 Blocked shots 12

9 Takeaways 5

8 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 6

FLA shooting 15.4% (4/26) TBL shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Spencer Knight

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:06 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

FLA TBL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Panthers lead the season series 1–0

Apr 292024 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 1–6 Apr 272024 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 3–6 Apr 252024 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 5–3 Apr 232024 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 2–3 OT Apr 212024 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 2–3

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Who won Panthers vs Lightning on December 22, 2024?

Panthers won 4–2. The final score was Panthers 4, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Panthers?

Sam Reinhart (2), A.J. Greer, Eetu Luostarinen.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point, Nicholas Paul.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Spencer Knight made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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 20 🎵STL @ 🐆FLA 1–2 AfterDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 4–0

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 19 🎵STL @ ⚡TBL 1–3 AfterDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 4–0

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