Overview

• Florida won 7-0 in Sunrise in the preseason finale, a result overshadowed by a fight-filled game dominated by special teams.
• Officials logged roughly 312 combined penalty minutes with 65 penalties and 13 game misconducts, after Tampa Bay dressed several call-ups.
• A Florida goal was erased minutes later when ejected defenseman Niko Mikkola was discovered to have been involved, prompting a bench penalty and score correction.
• The NHL Department of Player Safety fined Gage Goncalves $3,125 and Roman Schmidt $2,098.52, and scheduled hearings for Scott Sabourin and J.J. Moser.
• Aaron Ekblad left following Sabourin’s first-period hit and punches and is awaiting evaluation, with further supplemental discipline still possible.