How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers: NHL Playoffs First Round Game 3 Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time - 4-25-2024

Watch on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers on in Game 3 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at 7:00 PM ET on Bally Sports. The Panthers are up 2-0.

Lightning vs. Panthers Game TV Channel & Live Stream

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Panthers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Lightning Insights

The Lightning score the fifth-most goals in the NHL (288 total, 3.5 per game).
Defensively, the Lightning are giving up 267 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 22nd in league play.
Their goal differential (+21) ranks 12th in the league.
The NHL-leading 71 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season have come on 248 power-play chances.
The Lightning pace the league with a 28.63% power-play conversion rate.
The five shorthanded goals the Lightning have scored this season rank 24th among NHL squads.
The Lightning kill 83.33% of opponent power plays, the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Lightning win 51.8% of their faceoffs to rank ninth in the NHL.
The Lightning shoot 12% as a team (best in the league).
The Lightning have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.2 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Lightning Key Players

Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s leading contributors this season with 144 points. He has averaged 0.5 goals per game, shooting 14.4%.
Brayden Point has 46 goals and 44 assists for Tampa Bay to compile 90 total points (1.1 per game).
On 262 shots (for 40 goals) and 41 assists, Steven Stamkos has recorded 81 points this season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (30-20-2) has a 2.9 goals against average and a save percentage of .900 for Tampa Bay.

Lightning Injuries

Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Out), Jonas Johansson: Lower Body (Out), Haydn Fleury: Upper Body (Questionable)

Panthers Insights

The Panthers have 265 goals this season (3.2 per game), 11th in the league.
The Panthers concede just 2.4 goals per game (198 in total), the least in the NHL.
Their +67 goal differential is the best in the league.
The Panthers have 63 power-play goals (sixth-most in NHL) on 268 chances.
The Panthers score on 23.51% of their power plays, No. 8 in the league.
In terms of shorthanded goals, the Panthers have eight.
The Panthers’ have the sixth-best penalty kill percentage (82.47).
The Panthers win 51.3% of faceoffs, 11th-ranked in the NHL.
The 9.6% shooting percentage of the Panthers is 23rd in the league.
This season, the Panthers have shut out their opponents eight times.

Panthers Key Players

Sam Reinhart’s 57 goals and 37 assists in 82 games for Florida add up to 94 total points on the season.
Matthew Tkachuk is one of the impact players on offense for Florida with 88 total points (1.1 per game), with 26 goals and 62 assists in 80 games.
Aleksander Barkov Jr. is a top player on offense for Florida with 23 goals and 57 assists.
Sergei Bobrovsky is 36-17-4 in 58 games this season, conceding 135 goals (2.4 goals against average) with 1449 saves and a .915 save percentage (11th in the league).