US EditionLightning beat Panthers 6-1 in final game before break
Vasilevskiy improved to 16-0-1 in his last 17 games as six Lightning players scored before the Olympic break, including six headed to the Games.
- On Thursday night, Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots and improved to 16-0-1 in his past 17 games, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers before the Olympic break.
- The Panthers' lineup issues included Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad and Evan Rodrigues sitting out after Wednesday's game, while Danil Tarasov left injured after 20 saves and Sergei Bobrovsky finished.
- Hagel opened the scoring 2:08 into the game by tipping a Victor Hedman shot, Girgensons made it 2-0 at 14:08, and Guentzel scored at 1:14 after Tkachuk’s penalty.
- After Tampa Bay went up 4-0, Matthew Tkachuk hit Kucherov from behind, all 11 skaters on the ice received penalties, and coach Paul Maurice was ejected, with 137 penalty minutes on Thursday.
- Looking to the immediate schedule, both clubs host Toronto later this month: Lightning on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and Panthers on Thursday, Feb 26.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots to improve to 16-0-1 in his past 17 games, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Brandon Hagel, Oliver Bjporkstrand, Jake Guentzel, Erik Cernak, Pontus Holmberg and Zemgus Girgensons — who will all participate in the Olympic Games — scored for Tampa Bay. The Lightning are 19-1-1 in their last…
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