How to Watch Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 12-27-2023

The Florida Panthers (19-12-2) visit the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-13-5), who have won three straight, on Wednesday, December 27 at 7:00 PM ET on BSFL, BSSUN, and ESPN+.

Panthers vs. Lightning Game Info

• Game Day: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Panthers and Lightning Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Panthers Insights

• The Panthers’ 96 total goals (2.9 per game) make them the 25th-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Defensively, the Panthers are one of the stingiest units in NHL action, giving up 86 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fifth.
• Their goal differential (+10) makes them ninth-best in the league.
• The 20 power-play goals the Panthers have put up this season (to rank 21st in the NHL) have come on 106 power-play chances.
• The Panthers are 20th in the league with an 18.87% power-play conversion rate.
• The Panthers have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Panthers’ 82.86% penalty-kill success rate is eighth-best in the league.
• The Panthers have the 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.2%.
• The Panthers connect on 8.5% of their shots (30th in the league).
• The Panthers have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 18.2 hits and 13.3 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Key Players

• Sam Reinhart is one of Florida’s leading contributors this season with 40 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 23.8%.
• Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
• Carter Verhaeghe has contributed 28 points for Florida in 33 games this season, scoring on 13.7% of his shots and recording 16 goals and 12 assists.
• Anthony Stolarz (4-3-1) has a 2.2 goals against average and a save percentage of .915 for Florida.

Panthers Injuries

Jonah Gadjovich: Illness (Questionable)

Lightning Insights

• With 117 goals (3.3 per game), the Lightning have the NHL’s fifth-best offense.
• The Lightning have allowed 120 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 28th in the league.
• With a goal differential of -3, they are 19th in the league.
• With 34 power-play goals, the Lightning lead the NHL (on 112 power-play chances).
• The Lightning’s power-play percentage (30.36) ranks them second in the league.
• At 79.61, the Lightning have the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Lightning are seventh in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.1%).
• The Lightning’s 11.1% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.
• The Lightning have held their opponents scoreless three times.

Lightning Key Players

• Nikita Kucherov has racked up 57 points (1.6 per game) for Tampa Bay, with 23 goals and 34 assists in 34 games (playing 21:01 per game).
• Brayden Point has posted 38 total points (1.1 per game) this season. He has 16 goals and 22 assists.
• Steven Stamkos has 35 points so far, including 15 goals and 20 assists.
• Andrei Vasilevskiy has an 8-5-0 record this season, with a .908 save percentage (24th in the league). He has 344 saves, and has given up 35 goals (2.8 goals against average).

Lightning Injuries

Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Questionable)