US EditionPanthers visit the Lightning after Marchand's 2-goal game
The Florida Panthers seek to improve their 2-4 Atlantic Division record in a fierce rivalry intensified by recent playoff battles and on-ice incidents, NHL stats show.
- On Monday, the Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tampa at 7 p.m. EST for the teams' second meeting, after Tampa Bay won the prior matchup 3-1.
- The rivalry traces back to the teams entering the league a year apart, with Florida making an early Stanley Cup Final and Tampa Bay raising the state's profile in recent years.
- Nikita Kucherov has 13 goals and 29 assists, and Tampa Bay holds a +22 scoring differential with 104 goals and 82 allowed.
- Division stakes matter: Tampa Bay is 4-2-1 against the Atlantic Division while Florida is 2-4-0, and both teams are 5-4-1 recently, with the Panthers 7-0-1 in one-goal games.
- Physical incidents loom large after an October brawl produced 508 combined penalty minutes and 26 misconducts, while Florida's Niko Mikkola was ejected but stayed on ice for a called-back assist.
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Lightning return home to face rigorous test in Panthers
After a successful four-game road trip, the Tampa Bay Lightning are returning for some home cooking when they host the rival Florida Panthers on Monday night.
Lightning open four-game homestand against Panthers after successful road trip
The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a four-game homestand on Monday against the Florida Panthers.The Bolts are back home after a successful four-game northeast road trip, earning five of a possible eight points.Nikita Kucherov has scored 13 goals with 29 assists for the Lightning. Brandon Hagel has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games, and defenseman Darren Raddysh has four goals in his last three games.The teams match up on Monday for t…
Gameday 32: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
The Florida Panthers (16-13-2) will conclude its four-game road trip when they do battle with the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-3) tonight at Benchmark International Arena. Florida played a near-perfect road game on Saturday, blanking the Dallas Stars by a 4-0 count to sweep the season series from the NHL’s second-best team. Brad Marchand scored two goals and added an… Source
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