Pontus Holmberg put Tampa Bay up by three goals late in the second period and the Lightning held on to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3.

Each Monday throughout the 2025-26 NHL season, ESPN and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes will provide fans with a guide of games that will be nationally televised. Today, a look at games for the second week of the regular season.

The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning continued their fierce rivalry in what NHL insider Pierre LeBrun called a "gong show."

The Boston Bruins (3-0-0) close out a three-game homestand looking to maintain their hot start when they host the winless Tampa Bay Lightning (0-2-0)

Florida beat Tampa Bay 7-0 in the preseason finale for both clubs Saturday night, though the score was irrelevant. There were 64 penalties for 312 minutes on the stat sheet, including 13 game misconduct penalties — seven for Tampa Bay, six for Florida. Florida had 17 power-play chances in the game, by the NHL's count.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing major disciplinary action after their preseason clash with the Florida Panthers. The NHL handed out fines and suspensions following a heated game on October 4, 2025.

The NHL suspended Tampa Bay's Scott Sabourin and J.J. Moser as well as fined the organization $100,000 following a penalty-filled preseason finale vs. the Panthers, a night that commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday is "not what the game is all about.