Watch on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers on in Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at 7:00 PM ET on Bally Sports. The Panthers are up 2-0.
Lightning vs. Panthers Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
- FREE NHL LIVE STREAM: Watch Lightning vs. Panthers for free with a trial to Fubo!
Lightning and Panthers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning score the fifth-most goals in the NHL (288 total, 3.5 per game).
- Defensively, the Lightning are giving up 267 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 22nd in league play.
- Their goal differential (+21) ranks 12th in the league.
- The NHL-leading 71 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season have come on 248 power-play chances.
- The Lightning pace the league with a 28.63% power-play conversion rate.
- The five shorthanded goals the Lightning have scored this season rank 24th among NHL squads.
- The Lightning kill 83.33% of opponent power plays, the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.8% of their faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
- The Lightning shoot 12% as a team (best in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.2 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s leading contributors this season with 144 points. He has averaged 0.5 goals per game, shooting 14.4%.
- Brayden Point has 46 goals and 44 assists for Tampa Bay to compile 90 total points (1.1 per game).
- On 262 shots (for 40 goals) and 41 assists, Steven Stamkos has recorded 81 points this season.
- Andrei Vasilevskiy (30-20-2) has a 2.9 goals against average and a save percentage of .900 for Tampa Bay.
Lightning Injuries
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Jonas Johansson: Lower Body (Out), Haydn Fleury: Upper Body (Questionable)
Panthers Insights
- The Panthers have 265 goals this season (3.2 per game), 11th in the league.
- The Panthers concede just 2.4 goals per game (198 in total), the least in the NHL.
- Their +67 goal differential is the best in the league.
- The Panthers have 63 power-play goals (sixth-most in NHL) on 268 chances.
- The Panthers score on 23.51% of their power plays, No. 8 in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Panthers have eight.
- The Panthers’ have the sixth-best penalty kill percentage (82.47).
- The Panthers win 51.3% of faceoffs, 11th-ranked in the NHL.
- The 9.6% shooting percentage of the Panthers is 23rd in the league.
- This season, the Panthers have shut out their opponents eight times.
Panthers Key Players
- Sam Reinhart’s 57 goals and 37 assists in 82 games for Florida add up to 94 total points on the season.
- Matthew Tkachuk is one of the impact players on offense for Florida with 88 total points (1.1 per game), with 26 goals and 62 assists in 80 games.
- Aleksander Barkov Jr. is a top player on offense for Florida with 23 goals and 57 assists.
- Sergei Bobrovsky is 36-17-4 in 58 games this season, conceding 135 goals (2.4 goals against average) with 1449 saves and a .915 save percentage (11th in the league).
Panthers Injuries
Sam Bennett: Upper Body (Out), Ryan Lomberg: Illness (Questionable)
