US EditionLightning down Panthers in penalty-filled game
Both teams set season-high penalty minutes as Florida went 1-for-11 on the power play, impacting the game outcome in this intense Atlantic Division rivalry matchup.
- On Saturday at Amerant Bank Arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2, with Pontus Holmberg scoring 7.3 seconds before the first period ended and Nikita Kucherov adding two goals.
- The third regular-season meeting at Amerant Bank Arena featured customary flared tempers, confusing officiating and dropped gloves sparked by Anton Lundell’s clip and high stick on Jake Guentzel.
- Both teams registered season-high penalty totals, with Tampa Bay totaling 87 and Florida 49, while Scott Sabourin drew multiple minors and misconducts amid a second period stoppage sorting 13 roughing penalties.
- The result affected the Atlantic standings and special teams, as Tampa Bay opened their post-holiday break with a third straight win and improved their road record to 11-4-3, while Florida was 1 for 11 on the power play and hosts Washington on Monday.
- Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 26 shots overall while the Lightning penalty kill was crucial in the third period, preserving the 4-2 win Saturday.
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Kucherov scores twice, Lightning top Panthers 4-2 in another penalty-filled matchup
Pontus Holmberg scores with 7.3 seconds left in the first period, putting Tampa Bay ahead for good. Nikita Kucherov scores twice, and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in a penalty-filled game.
Oliver Bjorkstrand was involved in quite a fight Sunday night when the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning clashed in the NHL.
On Sunday the Battle of Florida took place between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. The fact that this was a heated duel again was not exactly in the spirit of the league.
Kucherov gets the last two as Panthers fall 4-2 to Lightning
The Florida Panthers were beaten 4-2 by the Tampa Bay Lightning in a feisty, penalty-filled contest at Amerant Bank Arena. Eetu Luostarinen opened the scoring 5:27 into the action, on Florida’s first shot on goal, when he backhanded the puck out of the air off the shaft his stick with the assists going to Mackie Samoskevich and Evan Rodrigues. With Steven Santini serving time in the sin… Source
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