Vasilevskiy makes 33 saves as Lightning beat Panthers 5-1 to cut Florida's series lead to 2-1

— The Tampa Bay Lightning were in an early hole against the Florida Panthers, again.
Apr 26, 2025, 05:18 pm - AP
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1st PeriodTBFLA
2:43Matthew Tkachuk (3)
Assists: Sam Bennett (2), Evan Rodrigues (1)
01
17:15Brayden Point (2)
Assists: Jake Guentzel (1), Nikita Kucherov (2)
11
2nd PeriodTBFLA
13:17Nick Paul (1)
Assists: Gage Goncalves (2), Ryan McDonagh (2)
21
3rd PeriodTBFLA
0:21Jake Guentzel (2)
Assists: Nikita Kucherov (3), Ryan McDonagh (3)
31
14:19Luke Glendening (1)
Assists: Yanni Gourde (1), Gage Goncalves (3)
41
15:00Anthony Cirelli (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Jake Guentzel (2), Nikita Kucherov (4)
51

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Sam Bennett hit Erik Cernak
  • Giveaway by Seth Jones
  • Sam Reinhart hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Victor Hedman
  • Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  • Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Erik Cernak
  • Matthew Tkachuk Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Sam Bennett (2), Evan Rodrigues (1)
  • Sam Reinhart hit Erik Cernak
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Jake Guentzel
  • Anton Lundell hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Mitchell Chaffee shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Evan Rodrigues
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Nico Sturm hit Nick Paul
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Reinhart hit Brayden Point
  • Brad Marchand hit Erik Cernak
  • Brad Marchand Cross-checking against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Jake Guentzel
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Aleksander Barkov Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Reinhart Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nico Sturm hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Carter Verhaeghe Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Brad Marchand Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Takeaway by Brad Marchand
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Gage Goncalves
  • Anton Lundell hit J.J. Moser
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Conor Geekie
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Seth Jones hit Nick Paul
  • Giveaway by Seth Jones
  • Niko Mikkola hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Giveaway by Seth Jones
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Darren Raddysh
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
  • Brad Marchand hit Victor Hedman
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Takeaway by Anton Lundell
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Nico Sturm shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Gage Goncalves
  • Niko Mikkola hit Luke Glendening
  • Seth Jones hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Eetu Luostarinen Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Sam Bennett hit Nick Paul
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Seth Jones Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Bennett hit Nick Paul
  • Sam Reinhart hit Anthony Cirelli
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Nick Paul
  • Mackie Samoskevich Tip-In Wide Right
  • Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Brad Marchand Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Mackie Samoskevich Tripping against Nikita Kucherov
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov
  • Niko Mikkola hit Gage Goncalves
  • Seth Jones hit Jake Guentzel
  • Brad Marchand hit Conor Geekie
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Anton Lundell
  • Giveaway by Anton Lundell
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Brad Marchand
  • Brayden Point shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Giveaway by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Brad Marchand Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Seth Jones hit Nick Paul
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Yanni Gourde
  • Nick Paul shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Aleksander Barkov Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Aleksander Barkov hit Yanni Gourde
  • Takeaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Niko Mikkola Slap Shot Short
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Evan Rodrigues Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Sam Bennett Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Matthew Tkachuk Unsportsmanlike conduct against Victor Hedman
  • Evan Rodrigues Roughing against Conor Geekie
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Jake Guentzel
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Brayden Point
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Sam Bennett hit Nikita Kucherov
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Eetu Luostarinen Tripping against Erik Cernak
  • Nico Sturm faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Anton Lundell
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Conor Geekie
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Luke Glendening
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Emil Lilleberg
  • Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick Perbix
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Sam Bennett hit Yanni Gourde
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
  • Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Nick Perbix
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Andrei Vasilevskiy shot blocked by Seth Jones
  • Matthew Tkachuk Interference against Jake Guentzel
  • Niko Mikkola Misconduct
  • Mackie Samoskevich Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Nico Sturm Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Aaron Ekblad hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • J.J. Moser shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Nate Schmidt hit Mitchell Chaffee
  • Nico Sturm Tip-In saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Seth Jones
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Off-side
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  • Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  • Erik Cernak hit Sam Reinhart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Giveaway by Conor Geekie
  • Gage Goncalves hit Niko Mikkola
  • Zemgus Girgensons Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Gage Goncalves Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Puck in Netting
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Brayden Point
  • Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Jake Guentzel hit Sam Reinhart
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Off-side
  • Darren Raddysh shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
  • Darren Raddysh hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Erik Cernak
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Yanni Gourde
  • Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  • Mitchell Chaffee hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Emil Lilleberg hit Nico Sturm
  • Takeaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Off-side
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brad Marchand shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Takeaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Anton Lundell
  • Victor Hedman hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Giveaway by Emil Lilleberg
  • Nick Paul hit Nico Sturm
  • Off-side
  • Icing
  • Yanni Gourde faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Conor Geekie Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  • Nick Perbix hit Nate Schmidt
  • Icing
  • Brayden Point Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Jake Guentzel (1), Nikita Kucherov (2)
  • Jake Guentzel hit Niko Mikkola
  • Nikita Kucherov Roughing against Sam Bennett
  • Puck in Netting
  • Off-side
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
  • Nikita Kucherov hit Gustav Forsling
  • Nick Paul hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Off-side
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Puck in Netting
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Off-side
  • Brayden Point Batted saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Brayden Point Poke saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mitchell Chaffee Tip-In Wide Right
  • Nick Paul hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Mitchell Chaffee hit Sam Bennett
  • Yanni Gourde hit Seth Jones
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Giveaway by Anthony Cirelli
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Victor Hedman
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli Cross-checking against Aaron Ekblad
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Luke Glendening faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Seth Jones
  • Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Victor Hedman Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Victor Hedman Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Off-side
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Conor Geekie Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Darren Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Nick Paul Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Gage Goncalves (2), Ryan McDonagh (2)
  • Erik Cernak hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  • Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Nick Perbix
  • Giveaway by Mitchell Chaffee
  • Jake Guentzel Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nico Sturm
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Seth Jones
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Conor Geekie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Conor Geekie Roughing against Evan Rodrigues
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Brayden Point Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
  • Anthony Cirelli Roughing against Sam Reinhart
  • Jake Guentzel Goal (2) Batted, assists: Nikita Kucherov (3), Ryan McDonagh (3)
  • Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
  • Nick Paul hit Sam Reinhart
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Jake Guentzel hit Niko Mikkola
  • Puck in Netting
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Gage Goncalves shot blocked by Nick Paul
  • Nick Paul Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Nick Paul Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nick Paul Holding against Aaron Ekblad
  • TV Timeout
  • Erik Cernak hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
  • Erik Cernak hit Sam Reinhart
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Luke Glendening
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by J.J. Moser
  • Giveaway by Victor Hedman
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Gage Goncalves hit Gustav Forsling
  • Gage Goncalves hit Anton Lundell
  • Yanni Gourde hit Gustav Forsling
  • Erik Cernak hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Hand Pass
  • Puck in Netting
  • Mitchell Chaffee hit Niko Mikkola
  • Takeaway by Erik Cernak
  • Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli
  • Gage Goncalves hit Seth Jones
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Anthony Cirelli hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by Gage Goncalves
  • Nick Paul Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Giveaway by Nick Perbix
  • Seth Jones shot blocked by Mitchell Chaffee
  • Mackie Samoskevich shot blocked by J.J. Moser
  • Luke Glendening Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (1), Gage Goncalves (3)
  • Icing
  • Brayden Point faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Anthony Cirelli Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (2), Nikita Kucherov (4)
  • Video Review
  • Anthony Cirelli Misconduct
  • Victor Hedman Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nick Paul faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Evan Rodrigues
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