In a heated matchup between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, forward Matthew Tkachuk suffered a knee injury after a collision with Nikita Kucherov. Tkachuk was helped off the ice but returned shortly into the second period.

Kucherov received a five-minute major penalty for the hit, contributing to a total of 15 penalties in the game. Despite the physicality, the Lightning secured a win with goals from Kucherov, Jake Guentzel, and Mitchell Chaffee.