Tampa Bay Lightning vs Florida Panthers

Preseason · Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Amerant Bank Arena

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3–2

Final/SO

SOG 22–22

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Game summary

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Amerant Bank Arena.

Goals came from Lucas Mercuri, Sandis Vilmanis, Matvei Shuravin and Benjamin Rautiainen.

Dennis Hildeby made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Akira Schmid stopped 20 of 22.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
TBL	1	0	1	0	1	3	22
FLA	1	1	0	0	0	2	22

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Lucas Mercuri (1)Nick Abruzzese (1), Jeffrey Viel (1)1–008:50 TBL
Sandis Vilmanis (2)Kai Schwindt (2)Geekie 1:14 into shift1–117:58 FLA

2nd period

Matvei Shuravin (1)Gracyn Sawchyn (1), Mikulas Hovorka (2)Mercuri 1:08 into shift1–202:03 FLA

3rd period

Benjamin Rautiainen (1)Gage Goncalves (1), Conor Geekie (1)Balinskis 1:15 into shift2–212:58 TBL · PPG

SO period

Benjamin RautiainenUnassisted3–200:00 TBL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:15

2–2 · 3rd 12:58 · Rautiainen. Balinskis was 1:15 into his shift when it went in.

GoalTBL on iceFLA on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 TBL

1st 8:50 · Mercuri

Petrovic 0:20

Fresh legsPetrovic 0:20

1–1 FLA

1st 17:58 · Vilmanis

Long shift: Geekie 1:14

Long shiftGeekie 1:14

1–2 FLA

2nd 2:03 · Shuravin

Long shift: Mercuri 1:08

Long shiftMercuri 1:08

2–2 TBL

3rd 12:58 · Rautiainen

Long shift: Balinskis 1:15

Long shiftBalinskis 1:15

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

TBLFLA

22Shots on goal22

60%Faceoff %40%

1/6Power play0/3

21Penalty minutes27

26Hits37

7Blocked shots10

19Giveaways12

2Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 05:31Dylan Duke · roughing2 min
1st 05:31Dylan Duke · misconduct10 min
1st 10:30Garnet Hathaway · cross checking2 min
1st 10:30Sam Lafferty · fighting5 min
1st 10:30Jeffrey Viel · fighting5 min
1st 10:30Sam Lafferty · misconduct10 min
2nd 05:13Donovan Sebrango · delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd 08:11Kai Schwindt · tripping2 min
2nd 09:39Noah Steen · holding the stick2 min
2nd 13:42Sandis Vilmanis · hooking2 min
2nd 15:59Jakob Pelletier · slashing2 min
3rd 12:21Kai Schwindt · tripping2 min
3rd 12:58Garnet Hathaway · interference goalkeeper2 min

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

25Jeffrey VielL	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	5	–	12:22
41Benjamin RautiainenC	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	–	17:58
75Lucas MercuriC	1	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	75	10:36
80Nick AbruzzeseC	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	14:57
93Gage GoncalvesC	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	100	19:53
94Conor GeekieC	0	1	1	-1	1	0	1	0	54	19:56
22Jakob PelletierL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	–	16:59
23Sam O'ReillyR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	63	20:35
28Zemgus GirgensonsC	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	55	14:24
29Pontus HolmbergR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	20:09
53Dylan DukeL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	12	–	12:08
67Noah SteenL	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	50	16:36
5Jarred TinordiD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	17:13
24Max CrozierD	0	0	0	+1	3	2	0	0	–	25:59
51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	0	–	13:25
52Maxim GroshevD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	21:25
72Matt PietroniroD	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	–	12:45
79Michael CallahanD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	22:00

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Mads SogaardG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
35Dennis HildebyG	W	22	20	2	.909	64:40

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters

59Gracyn SawchynC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	36	13:54
95Sandis VilmanisL	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	2	40	20:15
97Kai SchwindtL	0	1	1	+1	1	1	1	4	17	10:34
76Matvei ShuravinD	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	21:22
96Mikulas HovorkaD	0	1	1	+1	3	0	1	0	–	19:22
11Nathan BastianR	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	–	16:12
14Bokondji ImamaL	0	0	0	-1	2	8	0	0	–	14:02
17John BeecherC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	37	18:35
18Sam LaffertyC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	56	14:34
21Garnet HathawayR	0	0	0	+1	1	9	1	4	–	13:35
29Cole ReinhardtL	0	0	0	+1	3	2	0	0	–	13:55
38Jack DevineR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	15:13
79Cole SchwindtR	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100	15:04
85Hunter St. MartinL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:31
26Uvis BalinskisD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	24:46
36Alexander PetrovicD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	23:10
51Marek AlscherD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	18:33
73Donovan SebrangoD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	–	18:04

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Cooper BlackG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
40Akira SchmidG	O	22	20	2	.909	64:42