Preseason

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

Final/SO

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

Florida PanthersPanthersFLA

2-0-2, 1-0-1 Home

Tampa Bay Lightning @ Florida Panthers

Amerant Bank Arena

11:00 PM, 26 September 2026

Sunrise, FL

Attendance: 18,494

Referees:
Jean Hebert
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	13	4	2	28
Montreal	12	3	4	28
Boston	13	5	1	27
Ottawa	12	6	2	26
Florida	11	7	2	24
Buffalo	8	7	4	20
Toronto	8	11	2	18
Detroit	7	10	3	17

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