Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. The Panthers scored first and never trailed. The Panthers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Aleksander Barkov's goal at 3:40 of the third period, which took the Panthers' chances from 48% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 3.5 to 2.6; shots on goal were FLA 32, TBL 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Spencer Knight stopped 30 of 31 (.968), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Anton Lundell (1 G, 1 A), 2. Spencer Knight (30 saves, .968), 3. Brayden Point (1 G).
Three stars
- ★A. Lundell1 G, 1 A

- ★★S. Knight30 saves, .968

- ★★★B. Point1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals2nd period
1-06:12
3rd period
1-12:36
2-13:40
3-113:19
4-117:54
Penalties
1st
- 4:35
Erik Cernak · Slashingdrawn by Aleksander Barkov2 min
- 15:10
Joe Thornton · Slashingdrawn by Boris Katchouk2 min
- 15:36
Anton Lundell · Holdingdrawn by Ondrej Palat2 min
2nd
- 4:11
Alex Killorn · Holdingdrawn by Radko Gudas2 min
- 7:01
Brayden Point · Hookingdrawn by Sam Reinhart2 min
- 10:57
Owen Tippett · Elbowingdrawn by Jan Rutta2 min
- 16:38
Sam Reinhart · Slashingdrawn by Mathieu Joseph2 min
3rd
- 9:49
Carter Verhaeghe · Trippingdrawn by Alex Killorn2 min
- 14:02
Kevin Connauton · Cross checkingdrawn by Anthony Cirelli2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Aleksander Barkov, 3rd 3:40 — 48% → 74%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.53 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.6
- 1.62 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.4
- 0.51 G
- Power play
- 0 G1.2
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.14 – 2.58
How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.
Team stats
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 31
- 39%
- Faceoffs
- 61%
- 1/3
- Power play
- 0/6
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 25
- Hits
- 26
- 10
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 3
- Giveaways
- 5
- 4
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 2-2
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1this game
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3OTFinal
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9Final
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4Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
