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).

Panthers Injuries

Sam Bennett: Upper Body (Out), Ryan Lomberg: Illness (Questionable)