Panthers get zapped 3-1 by Lightning

"The Panthers would even the score when they quickly converted their second power-play chance of the second period at the 11:31. After Anton Lundell and Yanni Gourde took the ensuing draw in the left circle after Zegmus Girgensons went to the sin bin for charging, the puck bounced around before Sam Reinhart kicked it to Brad Marchand, who picked up point number 1,001 when his backhander clanked off the post and into the top of the net."

"The Lightning would regain the lead 4:09 into the third. After taking a pass from Scott Sabourin, Curtis Douglas chipped the puck ahead to Jack Finley. Donovan Sebrango fell down on the play, allowing Finley a clear path to the net and the lanky 23-year-old used his long reach to solve Bobrovksy on the backhand for his first NHL goal."

"As has been the story too many times this season, the Panthers did a good job of holding the opposition down, but simply could not provide the goal support necessary to come away with a point or two. The Cats went 1-for-5 on the power play and didn't do enough to get to the middle of the ice in the offensive zone. Credit to the Lightning for keeping them out to the periphery and striking when"

The Tampa Bay Lightning opened the scoring in the first when Nikita Kucherov fed Emil Lilleberg, who beat Sergei Bobrovksy. Florida tied the game in the second on a power-play sequence that resulted in Brad Marchand’s goal and his 1,001st career point. Tampa Bay regained the lead early in the third when Jack Finley scored his first NHL goal after a defensive lapse. The Lightning added an empty-netter late to make it 3-1. The Panthers finished 1-for-5 on the power play, struggled to get to the middle of the offensive zone, and failed to produce enough goals.

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