NHL Highlights | Lightning vs. Panthers – November 15, 2025

This Tampa Bay Light Viking first of four meetings this year. To put it mildly, it is a deep dislike between the two teams. Our opening faceoff sponsored by Rooms to Go. And here we go. The getting that puck in deep, forcing the Capitals defense to play the puck and face physicality. And you know that same recipe will be welcome here tonight. Tampa’s fourth line on the ice. Here’s a shot. Saved by Babski. rebound in front. 240 for Douglas. That line stays on for Tampa. Close to Arena and fights his way to center. Here comes Brad Marshan with Londell. Marian stopped by Nasali. And one of the hottest players in the NHL. This replay sponsored by your local Toyota dealers. Panthers on a quick out break there. And smartly is Marian. He took a quick look over to the right side. Mundell was well covered so smartly take that shot. Check by Vquist. Puck free behind the Tampa. Big hit by Bennett on Ratus. Sam Bennett. Physical shift and now he’s got the puck. He sets up that flag. Little head fake and the shot deflected saveki. Oh, Bit was standing all by himself right in front of the Tampa net. Quality shift there by the Panthers led by Sam Penn. Samoskevich got it ahead. Forsling a little room through center. Gains the line. Leaves for Greer. Lets it fly. Sticks. Clear to center. Carter Verhagy moves in. Verhagy controls. Sets up. Jones for a shot. Gloved by Vaselpski. Said hello to each other in this game. FPL power play is on for Tampa. Panthers have been very effective. Londell and Loin go first on the penalty kill as the forwards. Cooerov in front. What a save by Mroski on Jake gets opportunities. But you’re going to see this back and forth. Obviously these these are the players you want to key on right in these situations. You want to go after top players make it a you know a long night. Here’s Gensel one more time for Cooerovsling blocking the shooting lane. Now he gets a shot away. A save. Landell had it, but it fluttered a bit on him on the backhand clearing attempt. Tampa again with possession. Eblad all over Bjorkstrand. What an effort by Aaron Ecklad. They get the clear and he and Bjorkstrand going out at the bench. Great work by the Panthers on the PK and the huge save by Babski on Gensel. And oh, a near steal now. They got it. A save by Vaselpski as Bennett out of the box center. Jones thought he had the interception there but it jumped away. Point tracks it down behind the net. Braden point centers. Cooerov shoots. Babski with the stop. Vancouver the next opponent for both these teams. They’ll be in Tampa tomorrow. And then here on Monday. Coocher off the draw. The feed the shot and they score. Lillird puts it home for Tampa. Well, it all starts on the power or on the uh faceoff for the Tampa Bay Lightning when they get that thing clean and they activate their defense and that was a rocket. There’s the setup point wins the draw. Cutout Littleberg and it goes short side right over the shoulder of Sergey Babroski and the Lightning strike first. Lillberg able to fight through ahead for Croer. Lead feed. Finley is in. Babroski out for the save. And the foul would go from Sabin. Keeps us a one-goal game as there’s the breakaway from Finley. Look at how far Babrosski’s out. Another look right there. We could look. That’s a rare one of late for the Panthers. Necklad took a hit there from the 6-9 Douglas. Another shot. Good save by Babroski. So Brango hit to the boards. Battles for the puck. Lightning win that battle. Croer shoots. Save. Babski with Peltier right in front. Were in favor of Tampa Bay. Yes, they had that power play as well. So an offensive zone faceoff as well. Face off. The second period sponsored by Rooms to Go. Swing line came on the ice for the offensive zone draw and the shot here. Babroski the save. Jones Marian again moves in and shoots and Basilki with the stop. Turn gives Londell a shot after the whistle and Sam Reinhardt has it for the Panthers. Give it away in front to point. Jones recovers. Point still with it. Soui by Reinhardt. Cucherov takes over for Tampa into the slot with a shot. Glove save and a whistle. Risky centering pass point. I’m surprised that that puck landed on his stick. Scramble off the face off. Free puck kicked over to Marian. Backhander. Score. Brad Marian does it again. We’re tied. So far this season, when the Panthers are looking for a spark, get back in the game, get the momentum, has been at the front of the class. Right off the draw, kicked over to Marian. The Lightning out of position. Too many men in that circle. Look at him. All four by the Lightning reaching for the puck. And Marshm with that wicked backhander beats Vasileleski to tie the game. 12 goals in 17 games. Go. Here comes Point darting into the zone. Point centers off a skate. Moser picks it up. Aroski with a huge stop to keep it tied. Here with a 1-1 game. Braden Point throws it over. goes off a skate gensel and right to moer and he was right down center ice here. You see it now. Look at Bob. He tracks that puck down there. He sees it. Sets himself squared in the minutes. The faceoff is sponsored by Rooms to Go. How about this? They got Savin on the line with Point and Cooerov to start the period. Bjornstrand trying to clear. Couldn’t do it. Hecklad holds in. Rodriguez center. Samiskevage. Let it go through to Verhagy. Glove save out there. Panthers keep it in deep. Look at this little touch pass there by Samuskevage. Knew that Bhaggy was coming in. Had to track had to reach out and track that puck down. Vaseli down. Snaps it into the zone past Basilki. Allows Schwint to go to work. Greer throws the body. Sabin’s got it though. Lead feed and that’s to the Panther blue line and Finley picks it up. He’s in to the backand. He scores and Tampa Bay’s got the lead. Jack Finley. Oh, tough play for the Florida Panthers. Veteran Finley. That puck there flipped in the air and then Sbrango as well. He falls down and a clearcut breakaway and a nice touch there by Finley. First career goal for the 23-year-old. Point on the move. Cooerov dances into the zone and saved by Babarovski. Oh, and then Cooerov a high little chop at Petri. Another look at nice play there by Eklad and then Cooerov. Wow, what a move he makes and it gets to the forehand and met it right at the middle of his body and then everybody drifts over and taken back by the Lightning and then Ryan Hart returns to F. Rodriguez breaks it, shoots. Oh, that hit the goal post and it goes up and out of play. When we come back, we’ll take another look at it. Panthers looking to tie up this game here in the third. Put it in behind the net. Lillberg gets two at first, though. Held in by Marian. Sets up Reinhardt. Stopped by Vaselki. couldn’t find Reinhardt cleanly. Reinhardt works for the puck. It comes for he’s got centering pass. Jones with a chance. Saved by Bassonki. Final minute. Sponsored by Anajar and Lavine. Oh, the Panthers lose possession towards the empty net. It’s wide, but look out. Gourd sends it in front and Gurgensson scores. Empty net goal for the Lightning. Yeah, you don’t see it very often. Reinhardt got full control after the Panthers whipped it across ice. Got over the blue line and right here puts it off the boards. He thought that Marshian was going to pick it up, Marshian was going straight for the front of the net and then after it was down. Clock winds down and Tampa Bay takes this installment of the Panthers Lightning rivalry. Three to one the final score.

Jack Finley scored his first career goal, which became the eventual game winner, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves on the night, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers.

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