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    Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

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    Sam Bennett nets late empty-netter to seal Panthers' win

Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning 2-0 for 2-0 series lead

— Nate Schmidt scored his third goal in two games, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.
Apr 25, 2025, 03:37 am - AP
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1st PeriodFLATB
4:15Nate Schmidt (3)
Assists: Sam Reinhart (2), Aleksander Barkov (3)
10
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodFLATB
19:56Sam Bennett (2) (Empty Net)
Assists: Seth Jones (1)
20

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Ryan McDonagh hit Sam Reinhart
  • Brandon Hagel hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Brayden Point Backhand Wide Left
  • Brayden Point Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Yanni Gourde hit Nate Schmidt
  • Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  • Luke Glendening hit Gustav Forsling
  • Luke Glendening hit Nico Sturm
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Emil Lilleberg hit Nate Schmidt
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Gage Goncalves hit Gustav Forsling
  • Yanni Gourde Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Carter Verhaeghe
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Giveaway by Nick Perbix
  • Conor Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brandon Hagel Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Brandon Hagel hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Brad Marchand
  • Yanni Gourde hit Brad Marchand
  • Conor Geekie hit Gustav Forsling
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by Erik Cernak
  • Erik Cernak shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Mitchell Chaffee Tip-In High and Wide Right
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Brad Marchand
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Takeaway by Victor Hedman
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Luke Glendening hit Gustav Forsling
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Brandon Hagel
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Erik Cernak Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Emil Lilleberg
  • Conor Geekie hit Brad Marchand
  • Nick Paul hit Gustav Forsling
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Giveaway by Mitchell Chaffee
  • Yanni Gourde hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Nick Paul hit Gustav Forsling
  • Emil Lilleberg hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Gage Goncalves hit Gustav Forsling
  • Emil Lilleberg Snap Shot Short
  • Emil Lilleberg Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Nikita Kucherov hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Jake Guentzel Slashing against Sam Bennett
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Anthony Cirelli Roughing against Evan Rodrigues
  • Giveaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Erik Cernak hit Gustav Forsling
  • Brandon Hagel Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Luke Glendening Tip-In Wide Left
  • Zemgus Girgensons Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Gustav Forsling
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Conor Geekie Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Conor Geekie hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Seth Jones
  • Giveaway by Yanni Gourde
  • Luke Glendening hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Nick Paul hit Gustav Forsling
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Victor Hedman Tip-In Wide Left
  • Brayden Point Backhand Wide Right
  • Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Jake Guentzel Roughing against Uvis Balinskis
  • Ryan McDonagh hit Sam Reinhart
  • Ryan McDonagh hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Anthony Cirelli Unsportsmanlike conduct against Matthew Tkachuk
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nick Paul hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Brayden Point Tip-In Wide Left
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Short
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Brandon Hagel hit Niko Mikkola
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Brandon Hagel hit Sam Reinhart
  • Giveaway by Nick Paul
  • Nikita Kucherov hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Ryan McDonagh hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Giveaway by Brandon Hagel
  • Brandon Hagel Interference against Aleksander Barkov
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Carter Verhaeghe
  • Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brayden Point Roughing against Anton Lundell
  • Jake Guentzel hit Sam Bennett
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Erik Cernak hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Nick Paul Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  • Ryan McDonagh Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • J.J. Moser Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Brayden Point hit Niko Mikkola
  • Brayden Point Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Erik Cernak hit Sam Bennett
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Anton Lundell
  • Brad Marchand hit Victor Hedman
  • Brad Marchand Slashing against Conor Geekie
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Niko Mikkola hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Nate Schmidt Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (2), Aleksander Barkov (3)
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Erik Cernak
  • Sam Bennett hit Brayden Point
  • Sam Reinhart Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Nick Paul
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Nick Perbix
  • Brad Marchand hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Matthew Tkachuk hit Conor Geekie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Niko Mikkola Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Matthew Tkachuk hit Gage Goncalves
  • Seth Jones hit Nick Paul
  • Giveaway by Sam Bennett
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Matthew Tkachuk Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Brandon Hagel
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit J.J. Moser
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit J.J. Moser
  • Giveaway by Nico Sturm
  • Nico Sturm hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Nate Schmidt Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Brad Marchand
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Gage Goncalves
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Puck in Netting
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Niko Mikkola hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Niko Mikkola hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
  • Gustav Forsling Holding the stick against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Uvis Balinskis Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Seth Jones Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Seth Jones hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Emil Lilleberg shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Erik Cernak shot blocked by Brad Marchand
  • Giveaway by Anton Lundell
  • TV Timeout
  • Puck in Netting
  • Seth Jones hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Carter Verhaeghe Boarding against Brandon Hagel
  • Brad Marchand Roughing against Ryan McDonagh
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Off-side
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Nico Sturm hit Ryan McDonagh
  • Puck in Benches
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Luke Glendening shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  • Puck in Netting
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  • Puck in Netting
  • Ice Problem
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nick Perbix shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Icing
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Erik Cernak
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Nico Sturm Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Niko Mikkola hit Yanni Gourde
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Matthew Tkachuk Unsportsmanlike conduct against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Niko Mikkola Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Dmitry Kulikov Slashing against Victor Hedman
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Seth Jones hit Brandon Hagel
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Icing
  • Sam Reinhart hit Nick Perbix
  • Icing
  • Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Benches
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Puck in Netting
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Off-side
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Anton Lundell Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Anton Lundell
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nico Sturm hit J.J. Moser
  • Mackie Samoskevich Roughing - Removing opponent's helmet against Ryan McDonagh
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  • Video Review
  • Anton Lundell hit Brayden Point
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Anton Lundell Roughing against Brayden Point
  • TV Timeout
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Off-side
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  • Victor Hedman shot blocked by Matthew Tkachuk
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Bennett hit Nick Paul
  • Puck Frozen - Skater
  • Timeout - Home
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Gustav Forsling hit Jake Guentzel
  • Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Sam Bennett Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (1)
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