Panthers prospects fall 3-2 to Lightning

"Hunter St. Martin was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding Connor Kurth at the 11:10 mark, but the Cats and Kirill Gerasimyuk were able to kill off the Lightning's major power play and get to the locker room in a scoreless tie after one period. Tampa Bay would open the scoring at the 3:50 mark of the second when Tristan Allard knocked in the rebound of Jan Golicic's shot from the right point following an offensive zone faceoff. The Panthers evened it up 1: 20 later when Josh Davies sent the puck back to the right point to Shamar Moses, who was covering for the pinching Ludvig Jansson. Moses side-stepped Aiden Foster and took a shot from the faceoff dot that deflected in off of Kai Schwindt."

"Florida forged ahead at 6:15 when Ryan McAllister potted his own rebound after putting his initial shot off the post following a great centering pass from Ben Steeves. The secondary assist on the power-play goal went to Brett Chorske, who worked a give-and-go with Steeves entering the offensive zone off the rush. The Lightning struck twice late in the middle frame to first tie and then take a lead they would not relinquish the rest of the way."

"Caleb Heil got the win in goal, going the distance for the Lightning as did Gerasimyuk for the Panthers, who pushed hard in the third, but could not equalize. After the game, the teams played a five-round shootout. Moses and Davies scored for the Cats while Pitre was the only successful shooter for the Bolts."

Florida dropped a 3-2 decision to Tampa Bay after surrendering three second-period goals. Hunter St. Martin received a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding, but Kirill Gerasimyuk and the Panthers killed the penalty to remain scoreless after one. Tristan Allard opened the second, Shamar Moses tied it, and Ryan McAllister gave Florida a power-play lead. Marco Mignosa and Kaden Pitre scored late in the middle frame to put Tampa Bay ahead. Caleb Heil finished for Tampa Bay as Florida pressed in the third without equalizing. A five-round shootout followed; Moses and Davies scored for Florida while Pitre was the lone successful shooter for Tampa Bay.

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