The Florida Panthers (16-13-2) have six players currently listed on the injury report as they prepare to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-3) on Monday, Dec. 15 at Benchmark International Arena, with the puck dropping at 7 p.m. ET.
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Lightning vs. Panthers game infoDate: Monday, December 15, 2025Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: NHL NetworkLive stream: Watch on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)Location: Tampa, FloridaVenue: Benchmark International Arena
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Favorite: Lightning (-145)Underdog: Panthers (+120)Total: 6Lightning injury report Dec. 15Andrei Vasilevskiy | G (Out)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 19Stats: 464 saves, 11-6-2 recordErik Cernak | D (Out)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 19Stats: 0 goals, 4 assists, 4 pointsEmil Martinsen Lilleberg | D (Day-To-Day)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 32Stats: 2 goals, 4 assists, 6 pointsRyan McDonagh | D (Out)Injury: UndisclosedGames played: 15Stats: 3 goals, 3 assists, 6 pointsVictor Hedman | D (Out)Injury: ElbowGames played: 18Stats: 0 goals, 12 assists, 12 pointsPanthers injury report Dec. 15Aleksander Barkov Jr. | C (Out)Injury: KneeGames played: 0Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsJonah Gadjovich | LW (Out)Injury: Upper BodyGames played: 10Stats: 0 goals, 3 assists, 3 pointsTomas Nosek | LW (Out)Injury: KneeGames played: 0Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsMatthew Tkachuk | LW (Out)Injury: GroinGames played: 0Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsDmitry Kulikov | D (Out)Injury: Upper BodyGames played: 2Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 pointsCole Schwindt | RW (Out)Injury: ArmGames played: 10Stats: 2 goals, 0 assists, 2 points
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