The NHL Belt · rivalry
Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
16Belt meetings
9Panthers wins
6Lightning wins
12Title changes
Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning have met 16 times with the NHL belt on the line, from April 2, 1995 to February 5, 2026. The belt changed hands in 12 of those games. Florida Panthers lead the belt series 9–6, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,540 | Apr 2, 1995 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 | Title change |
| 5,591 | Nov 5, 1995 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 | Title change |
| 5,650 | Mar 23, 1996 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 4–2 | Title change |
| 5,734 | Jan 25, 1997 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 | Title change |
| 5,842 | Jan 31, 1998 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 | Defense |
| 6,391 | Mar 29, 2003 | Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers tied 1–1 (OT) | Tie · defense |
| 6,633 | Nov 22, 2006 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 6–4 | Title change |
| 7,007 | Oct 16, 2010 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 6–0 | Title change |
| 7,485 | Jan 23, 2016 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 | Title change |
| 7,673 | Mar 6, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 5–4 (OT) | Title change |
| 7,831 | Dec 23, 2019 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 6–1 | Title change |
| 7,942 | Oct 19, 2021 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 | Defense |
| 7,970 | Dec 30, 2021 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 9–3 | Title change |
| 8,068 | Dec 10, 2022 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 4–1 | Title change |
| 8,090 | Feb 6, 2023 | Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay Lightning 7–1 | Title change |
| 8,384 | Feb 5, 2026 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Florida Panthers 6–1 | Defense |