Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning

Preseason

Florida Panthers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brad Marchand LW	IR-LT	10 Oct
Radko Gudas D	OUT	15 Sep
Jacob Markstrom G	OUT	15 Sep
Carter Verhaeghe C	OUT	15 Sep
Sam Bennett C	OUT	15 Sep

Tampa Bay Lightning

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Pontus Holmberg RW	OUT	15 Sep

Panthers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
16/4/26	vsDET	W8-1
14/4/26	vsNYR	W3-2
12/4/26	@TOR	W6-2
10/4/26	@OTT	L5-1
8/4/26	@MTL	L4-3 SO

Lightning Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
3/5/26	vsMTL	L2-1
2/5/26	@MTL	W1-0 OT
30/4/26	vsMTL	L3-2
27/4/26	@MTL	W3-2
25/4/26	@MTL	L3-2 OT

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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