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NHL, round 500

Thursday, September 24, 2026Benchmark International ArenaAll Long Beach sports
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123T
FLA1135
TB0213
Final

Panthers beat Lightning 5-3

The Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Thursday at Benchmark International Arena.

The third period made the difference: the Panthers outscored the Lightning 3-1.

The Panthers had 25 shots to 28.

For the Panthers, Kai Schwindt (LW): 1. For the Lightning, Jansen Harkins (C): 2.

The Panthers improve to 2-0-1. The Lightning fall to 1-1-1.

Attendance: 14,666.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#97
FLA · GoalsKai Schwindt LW1
#97
FLA · AssistsKai Schwindt LW1
#29
FLA · PointsCole Reinhardt LW2
#10
TB · GoalsJansen Harkins C2
#11
TB · AssistsJakob Pelletier LW1
#10
TB · PointsJansen Harkins C2
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
N. Bastian RW071014:101:040:3312:3316000200000.0000
J. Beecher C140116:490:001:0615:43210001005741.7012
A. Crookshank LW120011:070:000:0011:0713000200000.0000
L. Eller C020016:311:012:5012:402200000061528.6000
G. Hathaway RW031012:220:001:2211:00210000001150.0100
B. Imama LW060113:130:000:0013:1318110100000.0012
S. Lafferty C140118:360:571:4815:51240011102250.0112
C. Reinhardt LW012113:500:590:4712:0416131200000.0100
C. Schwindt RW210-113:460:001:2712:19160000106650.0100
K. Schwindt LW210210:330:000:0010:33151111005271.4100
H. St. Martin LW101112:570:590:0011:5815110100000.0000
S. Vilmanis LW100015:321:010:1714:1419110300020.0000
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
M. Alscher D240121:150:001:4119:3421000310000.0100
U. Balinskis D320122:321:041:1820:1026001110000.0112
M. Hovorka D101-216:130:561:1813:5920001200000.0200
A. Petrovic D130324:031:033:2419:3624001200000.0200
D. Sebrango D110321:110:003:2617:4522001210000.0200
M. Shuravin D100-215:200:561:0813:1622000120000.0012
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
C. Black G2160014.87595040:0000
K. Gerasimyuk G1120011.917110020:0000

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