How to Watch Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time - 12-27-2023

The Florida Panthers (19-12-2) visit the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-13-5), who have won three straight, on Wednesday, December 27 at 7:00 PM ET on BSFL, BSSUN, and ESPN+.

Panthers vs. Lightning Game Info

Game Day: Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Panthers and Lightning Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Panthers Insights

The Panthers’ 96 total goals (2.9 per game) make them the 25th-ranked scoring team in the league.
Defensively, the Panthers are one of the stingiest units in NHL action, giving up 86 total goals (2.6 per game) to rank fifth.
Their goal differential (+10) makes them ninth-best in the league.
The 20 power-play goals the Panthers have put up this season (to rank 21st in the NHL) have come on 106 power-play chances.
The Panthers are 20th in the league with an 18.87% power-play conversion rate.
The Panthers have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
The Panthers’ 82.86% penalty-kill success rate is eighth-best in the league.
The Panthers have the 17th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.2%.
The Panthers connect on 8.5% of their shots (30th in the league).
The Panthers have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 18.2 hits and 13.3 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Key Players

Sam Reinhart is one of Florida’s leading contributors this season with 40 points. He has averaged 0.6 goals per game, shooting 23.8%.
Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
Carter Verhaeghe has contributed 28 points for Florida in 33 games this season, scoring on 13.7% of his shots and recording 16 goals and 12 assists.
Anthony Stolarz (4-3-1) has a 2.2 goals against average and a save percentage of .915 for Florida.

Panthers Injuries

Jonah Gadjovich: Illness (Questionable)

Lightning Insights

With 117 goals (3.3 per game), the Lightning have the NHL’s fifth-best offense.
The Lightning have allowed 120 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 28th in the league.
With a goal differential of -3, they are 19th in the league.
With 34 power-play goals, the Lightning lead the NHL (on 112 power-play chances).
The Lightning’s power-play percentage (30.36) ranks them second in the league.
At 79.61, the Lightning have the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Lightning are seventh in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (52.1%).
The Lightning’s 11.1% shooting percentage is sixth in the league.
The Lightning have held their opponents scoreless three times.

Lightning Key Players

Nikita Kucherov has racked up 57 points (1.6 per game) for Tampa Bay, with 23 goals and 34 assists in 34 games (playing 21:01 per game).
Brayden Point has posted 38 total points (1.1 per game) this season. He has 16 goals and 22 assists.
Steven Stamkos has 35 points so far, including 15 goals and 20 assists.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has an 8-5-0 record this season, with a .908 save percentage (24th in the league). He has 344 saves, and has given up 35 goals (2.8 goals against average).