Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Preseason · Wednesday, October 2, 2024 · Amalie Arena

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2–1

23–27

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Game summary

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 in overtime on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Amalie Arena. The Lightning outshot the Panthers 27–23.

Goals came from Zac Dalpe, Nikita Kucherov and Sandis Vilmanis.

Spencer Knight made 26 saves on 27 shots for the win; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 of 23.

Goals
FLA	0	1	0	1	2	23
TBL	0	0	1	0	1	27

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Zac Dalpe (2)Sandis Vilmanis (2), Uvis Balinskis (2)McDonagh 1:20 into shift1–003:30 FLA ·

3rd period

Nikita Kucherov (1)Brayden Point (1)1–115:27 TBL

Overtime

Sandis Vilmanis (3)Anton Lundell (2)2–100:15 FLA

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2024–25 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:20

1–0 · 2nd 3:30 · Dalpe. McDonagh had been on the ice for 1:20 when it went in.

GoalFLA TBL

1–0 FLA

2nd 3:30 · · Dalpe

Stuck out there: McDonagh 1:20

Stuck out thereMcDonagh 1:20

1–1 TBL

3rd 15:27 · Kucherov

Boqvist 0:26

Fresh legsBoqvist 0:26

2–1 FLA

OT 0:15 · Vilmanis

Hedman 0:15

Fresh legsHedman 0:15

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2024–25. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.6 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 15 against about 1 in 24.

29%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

FLATBL

2327

44%56%

1/40/3

1323

3119

178

1722

Penalties

6:36 into the first periodJaycob Megna · hooking2 min
2:10 into the second periodNikita Kucherov · roughing2 min
5:51 into the second periodConor Geekie · cross checking2 min
5:51 into the second periodConor Geekie · instigator2 min
5:51 into the second periodConor Geekie · fighting5 min
5:51 into the second periodJosh Davies · fighting5 min
5:51 into the second periodConor Geekie · instigator misconduct10 min
6:04 into the second periodAnton Lundell · interference2 min
6:18 into the second periodNiko Mikkola · holding2 min
8:47 into the second periodBrandon Hagel · boarding2 min
3:49 into the third periodKai Schwindt · hooking2 min

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters

95Sandis VilmanisL	1	1	2	+1	6	4	0	0	–	1	0	21	20:22
15Anton LundellC	0	1	1	+1	1	3	0	2	71	0	2	24	21:59
22Zac DalpeC	1	0	1	0	3	1	4	0	38	2	2	22	15:04
26Uvis BalinskisD	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	–	2	2	23	22:43
10A.J. GreerL	0	0	0	−1	1	2	2	0	–	1	0	24	18:58
12Jonah GadjovichL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	0	0	10	06:48
27Eetu LuostarinenC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	0	1	23	22:04
36Patrick GilesR	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	60	0	0	23	15:00
56Josh DaviesL	0	0	0	−1	1	8	0	5	–	1	0	18	12:50
67William LockwoodR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	0	0	6	04:19
70Jesper BoqvistC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	1	0	25	1	0	22	17:31
74Rasmus AsplundC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	0	0	17	11:01
97Kai SchwindtL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	1	0	15	09:39
2Tobias BjornfotD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	0	0	28	21:05
8Jaycob MegnaD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	2	2	–	1	0	21	17:08
77Niko MikkolaD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	3	0	27	20:00
88Nate SchmidtD	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	1	1	28	21:18
96Mikulas HovorkaD	0	0	0	−1	0	1	0	0	–	1	0	22	15:21

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie
30Spencer KnightG	W	27	26	1	.963	59:50
60Chris DriedgerG		0	0	0	.000	00:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

21Brayden PointC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	0	70	1	0	16	17:48
86Nikita KucherovR	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	2	100	2	0	16	18:56
14Conor GeekieC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	33	0	0	11	09:30
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	63	1	0	18	15:59
38Brandon HagelL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	2	–	3	1	20	17:56
52Maxim GroshevR	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	0	0	14	13:31
53Dylan DukeL	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	100	0	0	15	13:06
56Jesse YlonenR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	2	0	16	12:39
59Jake GuentzelC	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	–	1	0	16	16:13
71Anthony CirelliC	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	0	44	0	0	22	16:37
73Conor ShearyL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	1	15	11:45
89Ethan GauthierR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	12	11:00
27Ryan McDonaghD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	0	1	23	18:21
43Darren RaddyshD	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	–	1	0	21	20:42
77Victor HedmanD	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	–	2	0	21	21:29
78Emil LillebergD	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	2	0	19	18:37
81Erik CernakD	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	3	0	22	19:49
90J.J. MoserD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	2	2	21	19:47

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31Jonas JohanssonG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
88Andrei VasilevskiyG	O	23	21	2	.913	59:55