Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Preseason

2-0-1, 1-0-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Panthers FLA	1	1	3	5
Lightning TB	0	2	1	3

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTB

1-1-1, 1-1-0 Home

Benchmark International Arena

7:00 PM, September 24, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 14,666

Referees:
Gord Dwyer
Francis Charron

Linesmen:
James Tobias
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	PTS
Boston	1	0	2
Montreal	1	0	2
Florida	1	0	2
Detroit	0	0	0
Buffalo	0	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	0	0
Ottawa	0	0	0
Toronto	0	1	0

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