| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 FLA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 TB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Game Leaders
Brayden Point
· C
Brayden Point
· C
Brad Marchand
· LW
Carter Verhaeghe
· C
Team Stats
10Blocked Shots8
37Hits26
5Takeaways4
24Shots31
0Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities5
0.0Power Play Percentage20.0
0Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
18Faceoffs Won19
48.6Faceoff Win Percent51.4
18Giveaways14
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:44
Evan Rodrigues hit Emil Lilleberg
19:13
Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
19:07
Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
19:05
Erik Cernak shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
18:57
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
18:54
Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Nico Sturm
18:54
Goalie Stopped
18:52
Zemgus Girgensons Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
18:42
Dmitry Kulikov hit Darren Raddysh
18:42
Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
18:26
Takeaway by Uvis Balinskis
18:13
Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich
18:12
Gage Goncalves hit Mackie Samoskevich
17:56
Niko Mikkola hit Conor Geekie
17:04
Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
16:24
Nick Paul hit Rasmus Asplund
16:16
Conor Geekie hit Seth Jones
16:08
Giveaway by Brad Marchand
16:03
Niko Mikkola hit Yanni Gourde
16:03
Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
16:02
Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
15:17
Evan Rodrigues Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:05
Carter Verhaeghe hit Ryan McDonagh
13:56
Seth Jones hit Anthony Cirelli
13:53
Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
13:37
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
13:37
Goalie Stopped
13:34
Niko Mikkola Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
13:30
Jonah Gadjovich Poke saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
13:22
Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
13:19
Jonah Gadjovich hit Jake Guentzel
13:07
Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
12:42
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Right
12:35
Yanni Gourde Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
12:12
Yanni Gourde hit Niko Mikkola
11:32
Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
11:22
Nick Paul faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
11:22
Darren Raddysh Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (84), Victor Hedman (51)
11:15
Brayden Point Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
10:49
Victor Hedman hit Jesper Boqvist
10:29
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
10:22
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Above Crossbar
10:18
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
9:56
Jake Guentzel faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
9:56
Niko Mikkola Holding the stick against J.J. Moser
9:52
Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
9:44
Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by J.J. Moser
9:32
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brayden Point's goal, 2 assists help Lightning beat Panthers 5-1
— Brayden Point had a goal and two assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-1 victory against the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
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