Matchup Index

Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Florida Panthers 90
Florida Panthers leads 90-85-10
10 ties
1993-94 to 2025-26
Tampa Bay Lightning have won 2 straight
Tampa Bay Lightning 85

Series timeline

▲ Florida Panthers ahead (peak +20) ▼ Tampa Bay Lightning ahead (peak +2)
1993-94: Florida Panthers 3-0-21994-95: Florida Panthers 3-11995-96: Split 3-31996-97: Florida Panthers 2-1-21997-98: Florida Panthers 2-1-21998-99: Florida Panthers 5-01999-00: Florida Panthers 4-0-12000-01: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22001-02: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22002-03: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0-22003-04: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2-12005-06: Florida Panthers 6-22006-07: Florida Panthers 5-32007-08: Split 4-42008-09: Split 3-32009-10: Split 3-32010-11: Florida Panthers 4-22011-12: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22012-13: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22013-14: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-02014-15: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12015-16: Florida Panthers 4-12016-17: Split 2-22017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-02019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12020-21: Split 7-72021-22: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-22022-23: Split 2-22023-24: Florida Panthers 6-22024-25: Florida Panthers 6-32025-26: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1

Florida Panthers Tampa Bay Lightning Split season or tie Season with a postseason meeting One season per cell

Longest streaks: Florida Panthers 9 (1998-99–1999-00), Tampa Bay Lightning 7 (2011-12–2012-13). Current: Tampa Bay Lightning 2.

Splits

SplitFlorida Panthers record
Regular season80-75-10
Postseason10-10
Hosted by Florida Panthers50-37-4
Hosted by Tampa Bay Lightning40-48-6
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26)28-35
Largest Florida Panthers win9-2 (2023-24)
Largest Tampa Bay Lightning win6-1 (2002-03)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2024-25Apr 30, 2025Florida Panthers 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2024-25Apr 28, 2025Florida Panthers 4-2 at Florida Panthers
2024-25Apr 26, 2025Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Florida Panthers
2024-25Apr 24, 2025Florida Panthers 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2024-25Apr 22, 2025Florida Panthers 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-24Apr 29, 2024Florida Panthers 6-1 at Florida Panthers
2023-24Apr 27, 2024Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-24Apr 25, 2024Florida Panthers 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2023-24Apr 23, 2024Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers
2023-24Apr 21, 2024Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers
2021-22May 23, 2022Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22May 22, 2022Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22May 19, 2022Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Florida Panthers
2021-22May 17, 2022Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Florida Panthers
2020-21May 26, 2021Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21May 24, 2021Florida Panthers 4-1 at Florida Panthers
2020-21May 22, 2021Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21May 20, 2021Florida Panthers 6-5 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2020-21May 18, 2021Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Florida Panthers
2020-21May 16, 2021Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Florida Panthers

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (1-3) Nov 15, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Florida Panthers
Dec 15, 2025 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 27, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Florida Panthers
Feb 5, 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2024-25 (6-3) Dec 22, 2024 Florida Panthers 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 23, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 at Florida Panthers
Mar 3, 2025 Florida Panthers 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Apr 15, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 22, 2025 Florida Panthers 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 24, 2025 Florida Panthers 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 26, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Florida Panthers Postseason
Apr 28, 2025 Florida Panthers 4-2 at Florida Panthers Postseason
Apr 30, 2025 Florida Panthers 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
2023-24 (6-2) Dec 27, 2023 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 17, 2024 Florida Panthers 9-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 16, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Florida Panthers
Apr 21, 2024 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers Postseason
Apr 23, 2024 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers Postseason
Apr 25, 2024 Florida Panthers 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 27, 2024 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Apr 29, 2024 Florida Panthers 6-1 at Florida Panthers Postseason
2022-23 (2-2) Oct 21, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Florida Panthers
Dec 10, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 6, 2023 Florida Panthers 7-1 at Florida Panthers
Feb 28, 2023 Florida Panthers 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2021-22 (2-6) Oct 19, 2021 Florida Panthers 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 13, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 30, 2021 Florida Panthers 9-3 at Florida Panthers
Apr 24, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 8-4 at Florida Panthers
May 17, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Florida Panthers Postseason
May 19, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Florida Panthers Postseason
May 22, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
May 23, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
2020-21 (7-7) Feb 11, 2021 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Florida Panthers
Feb 13, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Florida Panthers
Feb 15, 2021 Florida Panthers 6-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 21, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 15, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 17, 2021 Florida Panthers 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
May 8, 2021 Florida Panthers 5-1 at Florida Panthers
May 10, 2021 Florida Panthers 4-0 at Florida Panthers
May 16, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Florida Panthers Postseason
May 18, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Florida Panthers Postseason
May 20, 2021 Florida Panthers 6-5 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
May 22, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
May 24, 2021 Florida Panthers 4-1 at Florida Panthers Postseason
May 26, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (1-3) Oct 3, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 5, 2019 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Dec 10, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Dec 23, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2018-19 (0-4) Oct 6, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 21, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 7-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 1, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Florida Panthers
Feb 10, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Florida Panthers
2017-18 (1-3) Oct 6, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 7, 2017 Florida Panthers 5-4 at Florida Panthers
Oct 30, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 8-5 at Florida Panthers
Mar 6, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2016-17 (2-2) Oct 18, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 7, 2016 Florida Panthers 3-1 at Florida Panthers
Jan 26, 2017 Florida Panthers 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Mar 11, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2015-16 (4-1) Nov 14, 2015 Florida Panthers 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 16, 2015 Florida Panthers 1-0 at Florida Panthers
Jan 17, 2016 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 23, 2016 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Florida Panthers
Mar 26, 2016 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2014-15 (1-3) Oct 9, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 1, 2015 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Mar 24, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 4, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 at Florida Panthers
2013-14 (0-4) Oct 10, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 7-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 27, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Dec 23, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Florida Panthers
Mar 13, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2012-13 (2-3) Jan 29, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 16, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 at Florida Panthers
Mar 12, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Florida Panthers
Apr 2, 2013 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 27, 2013 Florida Panthers 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2011-12 (2-4) Oct 15, 2011 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers
Oct 17, 2011 Florida Panthers 7-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 6, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Nov 25, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Nov 26, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 4, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010-11 (4-2) Oct 16, 2010 Florida Panthers 6-0 at Florida Panthers
Nov 27, 2010 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 21, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Feb 19, 2011 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 12, 2011 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Apr 8, 2011 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 (3-3) Oct 12, 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 14, 2010 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 16, 2010 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Florida Panthers
Mar 21, 2010 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Florida Panthers
Apr 10, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 11, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Florida Panthers
2008-09 (3-3) Nov 12, 2008 Florida Panthers 4-0 at Florida Panthers
Nov 18, 2008 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 26, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Dec 27, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 17, 2009 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 14, 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Florida Panthers
2007-08 (4-4) Oct 10, 2007 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 13, 2007 Florida Panthers 6-4 at Florida Panthers
Nov 5, 2007 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Nov 7, 2007 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 12, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Florida Panthers
Feb 2, 2008 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 22, 2008 Florida Panthers 4-2 at Florida Panthers
Mar 25, 2008 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2006-07 (5-3) Oct 13, 2006 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers
Oct 14, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 22, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-4 at Florida Panthers
Feb 17, 2007 Florida Panthers 5-4 at Florida Panthers
Feb 20, 2007 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 3, 2007 Florida Panthers 6-2 at Florida Panthers
Mar 27, 2007 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 6, 2007 Florida Panthers 7-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2005-06 (6-2) Oct 7, 2005 Florida Panthers 2-0 at Florida Panthers
Oct 8, 2005 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 24, 2006 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 28, 2006 Florida Panthers 8-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 20, 2006 Florida Panthers 6-5 at Florida Panthers
Apr 1, 2006 Florida Panthers 4-2 at Florida Panthers
Apr 3, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 9, 2006 Florida Panthers 6-3 at Florida Panthers
2003-04 (2-3-1) Nov 11, 2003 Florida Panthers 4-0 at Florida Panthers
Dec 31, 2003 Tie 2-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 17, 2004 Florida Panthers 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Feb 14, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 6, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Florida Panthers
Apr 1, 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2002-03 (0-3-2) Oct 10, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Florida Panthers
Oct 28, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Florida Panthers
Feb 8, 2003 Tie 4-4 at Florida Panthers
Feb 27, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 29, 2003 Tie 1-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2001-02 (2-3) Oct 7, 2001 Florida Panthers 5-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 6, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Florida Panthers
Feb 7, 2002 Florida Panthers 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 2, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 14, 2002 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Florida Panthers
2000-01 (2-3) Nov 24, 2000 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Nov 25, 2000 Florida Panthers 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Jan 27, 2001 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers
Jan 30, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 30, 2001 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Florida Panthers
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (4-0-1) Dec 27, 1999 Florida Panthers 6-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 1, 2000 Florida Panthers 7-5 at Florida Panthers
Jan 15, 2000 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 10, 2000 Florida Panthers 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 1, 2000 Tie 3-3 at Florida Panthers
1998-99 (5-0) Oct 9, 1998 Florida Panthers 4-1 at Florida Panthers
Nov 27, 1998 Florida Panthers 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Dec 26, 1998 Florida Panthers 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 13, 1999 Florida Panthers 1-0 at Florida Panthers
Apr 17, 1999 Florida Panthers 6-2 at Florida Panthers
1997-98 (2-1-2) Oct 15, 1997 Florida Panthers 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Jan 2, 1998 Tie 2-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 31, 1998 Florida Panthers 2-0 at Florida Panthers
Mar 21, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 18, 1998 Tie 2-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1996-97 (2-1-2) Dec 26, 1996 Tie 3-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 25, 1997 Florida Panthers 3-2 at Florida Panthers
Feb 12, 1997 Florida Panthers 5-2 at Florida Panthers
Mar 1, 1997 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 29, 1997 Tie 1-1 at Florida Panthers
1995-96 (3-3) Nov 5, 1995 Florida Panthers 4-1 at Florida Panthers
Dec 16, 1995 Florida Panthers 7-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 3, 1996 Florida Panthers 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 23, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 30, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Apr 10, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Florida Panthers
1994-95 (3-1) Jan 25, 1995 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 26, 1995 Florida Panthers 4-2 at Florida Panthers
Apr 2, 1995 Florida Panthers 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 16, 1995 Florida Panthers 4-1 at Florida Panthers
1993-94 (3-0-2) Oct 9, 1993 Florida Panthers 2-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 17, 1993 Tie 3-3 at Florida Panthers
Oct 30, 1993 Florida Panthers 2-1 at Florida Panthers
Dec 26, 1993 Florida Panthers 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 26, 1994 Tie 1-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.