The Florida Panthers (20-14-2) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (20-13-3) during Saturday’s NHL slate, starting at 7 p.m. ET at Amerant Bank Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Panthers sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 42 points and the Lightning rank sixth in the Eastern Conference with 43 points.

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Panthers vs. Lightning: Dec. 27 Viewing Options

Date: Saturday, December 27, 2025
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Sunrise, Florida
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
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Panthers’ 2025-26 Stats

Lightning’s 2025-26 Stats

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Panthers vs. Lightning Top Players

Panthers

With 20 goals and 21 assists this season, Brad Marchand is one of Florida’s top contributors (41 points).
Having scored 19 goals and adding 19 assists, Sam Reinhart is a top contributor for Florida through 36 games.
On 81 shots (for 12 goals) and 16 assists, Anton Lundell has created 28 points this season.
Sergei Bobrovsky (16-8-1) has a 2.8 goals against average and a save percentage of .888 for Florida.
Lightning

Nikita Kucherov has collected 13 goals and 32 assists in 32 games for Tampa Bay, good for 45 points.
Jake Guentzel has helped lead the offense for Tampa Bay this season with 17 goals and 21 assists.
Tampa Bay’s Brandon Hagel is among the leaders on the team with 31 total points (18 goals and 13 assists).
Andrei Vasilevskiy is 13-7-2 this season, compiling 523 saves and allowing 50 goals (2.3 goals against average) with a .914 save percentage (10th-best in the league).
Panthers vs. Lightning Injury Report

Panthers

Tomas Nosek: Out (Knee),

Matthew Tkachuk: Out (Groin),

Dmitry Kulikov: Out (Upper Body),

Jonah Gadjovich: Out (Upper Body),

Aleksander Barkov Jr.: Out (Knee),

Cole Schwindt: Out (Arm),

Matthew Samoskevich: Day-To-Day (Lower Body)

Lightning

Emil Martinsen Lilleberg: Out (Undisclosed),

Erik Cernak: Out (Undisclosed),

Brandon Hagel: Out (Upper Body),

Victor Hedman: Out (Elbow)

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