The Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-4) take on the Florida Panthers (29-24-3) during Thursday’s NHL slate, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET at Benchmark International Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning rank first and the Panthers 12th in the Eastern Conference.

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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+
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Lightning vs. Panthers Top Players

Lightning

Nikita Kucherov has been critical to Tampa Bay’s offense this season, putting up 90 points in 50 games.
Having scored 25 goals and adding 34 assists, Jake Guentzel is an important piece of the offense for Tampa Bay through 54 games.
Brandon Hagel has created 53 points for Tampa Bay in 49 games this season, netting a goal on 17.7% of his shots and recording 26 goals and 27 assists.
In 36 games played this season, Andrei Vasilevskiy (26-7-3) has given up 77 goals.
Panthers

Sam Reinhart has totaled 27 goals and 28 assists in 56 games for Florida, good for 55 points.
Brad Marchand has amassed 50 points this season, with 25 goals and 25 assists.
Carter Verhaeghe’s 16 goals and 26 assists add up to 42 points this season.
Sergei Bobrovsky has a 21-17-1 record this season, with an .871 save percentage (62nd in the league). He has 810 saves, and has allowed 120 goals (3.1 goals against average).
Lightning vs. Panthers Injury Report

Lightning

Brayden Point: Out (Lower Body),

Nicholas Paul: Out (Undisclosed),

Anthony Cirelli: Out (Upper Body),

Emil Martinsen Lilleberg: Out (Undisclosed),

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

Panthers

Aleksander Barkov Jr.: Out (Knee),

Dmitry Kulikov: Out (Upper Body),

Sandis Vilmanis: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),

Brad Marchand: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),

Jonah Gadjovich: Out (Upper Body),

Tomas Nosek: Out (Knee),

Seth Jones: Out (Upper Body)

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