Overview
- Nikita Kucherov scored twice, including an empty-netter, while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots to preserve the road result.
- Tampa Bay killed extended short-handed time (14:16 total, 9:14 in the third) and limited Florida to a single power-play goal on 10 or 11 chances.
- Jake Guentzel netted a short-handed breakaway and Pontus Holmberg added a late first-period goal after Florida opened through Eetu Luostarinen.
- A late-second-period melee left nine players serving penalties as part of 45 total infractions, with season-high penalty minutes for both teams (Lightning 87, Panthers 49).
- The victory moved Tampa Bay to 11-4-3 away from home and into a tie for second in the Atlantic, with quick turnarounds next vs. Montreal for the Lightning and Washington for the Panthers.