Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves, Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. Brandon Montour, Sam Reinhart and Steven Lorentz also scored for the Panthers, who will seek a sweep Saturday night in Tampa.
Three Panthers stars The penalty killers Florida killed off all four penalties it faced, and nearly three in the first period alone (33 seconds remained in the third penalty when the period expired). Granted, the Panthers caught a break when Anthony Cirelli’s redirected goal was negated by an offside ruling in the first period’s final seconds, but they denied the Lightning a shot opportunity ...
The Florida Panthers’ 5-3 Game 3 win in Tampa Wednesday night gives that Cats an all-but-insurmountable 3-0 lead in their NHL first-round playoff series
No | Player | P |
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26 | D | |
16 | C | |
9 | C | |
2 | D | |
72 | G | |
21 | C | |
5 | D | |
91 | D | |
42 | D | |
12 | LW | |
7 | D | |
94 | LW | |
18 | C | |
15 | C | |
27 | C | |
28 | D | |
77 | D | |
62 | D | |
8 | RW | |
13 | C | |
17 | C | |
82 | C | |
41 | G | |
10 | RW | |
19 | LW | |
23 | C |