Thursday’s NHL schedule will see the Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-4) hit the ice against the Florida Panthers (28-24-3), starting at 7:30 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning rank first in the Eastern Conference with 76 points and the Panthers are 14th in the Eastern Conference with 59 points.

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Lightning vs. Panthers: Feb. 5 Viewing Options

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Tampa, Florida
Venue: Benchmark International Arena
Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
Lightning’s 2025-26 Stats

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Lightning vs. Panthers Top Players

Lightning

With 29 goals and 61 assists this season, Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors (90 points).
Having scored 25 goals and adding 34 assists, Jake Guentzel is a strong contributor for Tampa Bay through 54 games.
Through 49 games, Brandon Hagel has proven himself as a contributor for Tampa Bay. He has 53 points (26 goals and 27 assists).
Across 36 games played, Andrei Vasilevskiy has a goaltending record of 26-7-3. During those games, he’s allowed 77 goals while recording 845 saves.
Panthers

Sam Reinhart has racked up 54 points (one per game) for Florida, with 27 goals and 27 assists in 55 games (playing 21:23 per game).
Brad Marchand is one of the impact players on offense for Florida with 50 total points (one per game), with 25 goals and 25 assists in 45 games.
Sam Bennett has scored 19 goals on the season, adding 23 assists.
Sergei Bobrovsky has an .871 save percentage (62nd in the league), with 785 total saves, giving up 116 goals (3.1 goals against average). He has compiled a 20-17-1 record this season.
Lightning vs. Panthers Injury Report

Lightning

Emil Martinsen Lilleberg: Out (Undisclosed),

Charle-Edouard D’Astous: Out (Lower Body),

Brayden Point: Out (Lower Body),

Nicholas Paul: Out (Undisclosed),

Anthony Cirelli: Out (Upper Body)

Panthers

Jonah Gadjovich: Out (Upper Body),

Dmitry Kulikov: Out (Upper Body),

Tomas Nosek: Out (Knee),

Seth Jones: Out (Upper Body),

Aleksander Barkov Jr.: Out (Knee),

Brad Marchand: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed)

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