Panthers 5–2 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 15, 2025)

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

Sam Reinhart

2 G

6 shots · 22:19 TOI

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Carter Verhaeghe

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:57 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Uvis Balinskis

2 A

16:34 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Sam Reinhart SH Go-ahead 1st · 02:16

Assists: Aaron Ekblad · beat Jonas Johansson

1–0

🐆 Anton Lundell 1st · 03:48

Assists: Uvis Balinskis, Seth Jones · beat Jonas Johansson

2–0

2nd period

🐆 Brad Marchand 2nd · 11:48

Assists: Carter Verhaeghe, Aaron Ekblad · beat Jonas Johansson

3–0

🐆 Sam Reinhart PP 2nd · 18:08

Assists: Mackie Samoskevich · beat Jonas Johansson

4–0

⚡ Maxwell Crozier 2nd · 19:27

Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brayden Point · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

4–1

3rd period

⚡ J.J. Moser 3rd · 02:11

Assists: Brayden Point, Darren Raddysh · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

4–2

🐆 Carter Verhaeghe 3rd · 06:37

Assists: Uvis Balinskis · beat Jonas Johansson

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Reinhart · Lundell · Rodrigues 19:50

L2 Marchand · Bennett · Samoskevich 16:04

L3 Greer · Luostarinen · Verhaeghe 15:02

L4 Gregor · Boqvist · Studnicka 6:24

D1 Jones · Ekblad 24:40

D2 Mikkola · Balinskis 17:59

D3 Petry · Forsling 15:04

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Guentzel · Kucherov 20:24

L2 Gourde · Cirelli · Bjorkstrand 16:53

L3 Paul · Hagel · Girgensons 13:33

L4 Douglas · Holmberg · Sabourin 9:25

D1 Raddysh · Moser 23:23

D2 Crozier · D'Astous 19:34

D3 Carlile · Santini 12:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA TBL⚡

24 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

25 Hits 33

17 Blocked shots 3

5 Takeaways 5

18 Giveaways 14

19 Penalty minutes 17

FLA shooting 20.8% (5/24) TBL shooting 7.1% (2/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Sergei Bobrovsky

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Jonas Johansson

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 59:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

FLA TBL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Panthers

Panthers — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 152025 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 3–1 Apr 302025 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 6–3 Apr 282025 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 2–4 Apr 262025 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 5–1 Apr 242025 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 2–0

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Who won Panthers vs Lightning on December 15, 2025?

Panthers won 5–2. The final score was Panthers 5, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Panthers?

Sam Reinhart (2), Anton Lundell, Brad Marchand, Carter Verhaeghe.

Who scored for Lightning?

J.J. Moser, Maxwell Crozier.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Jonas Johansson made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐆 Panthers

BeforeDec 13 🐆FLA @ ⭐DAL 4–0 AfterDec 17 👑LAK @ 🐆FLA 2–3

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 13 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 AfterDec 18 👑LAK @ ⚡TBL 2–1

Also on December 15

🦆ANA 4–1 🗽NYR 🏛️OTT 3–2 ✈️WPG 👑LAK 1–4 ⭐DAL 🐯NSH 5–2 🎵STL

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