Lightning v. Panthers – Bolts Tame the Panthers for 2-0 Lead

The Panthers look to even the series after losing a thrilling Game 1. 

The Lightning will sport these line combinations to start the game: 

#tblightning lines:
Palat-Point-Kucherov
Killorn-Cirelli-Stamkos
Coleman-Gourde-Colton
Maroon-Johnson-Joseph

Hedman-Rutta
McDonagh-Cernak
Sergachev-Savard
(Schenn)

— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) May 18, 2021

The Panthers, who will be without Sam Bennett who is serving a 1 game suspension, will have these lines: 

Looks like the #FlaPanthers could be rolling 7 D.

Here's what I'm seeing:

Verhaeghe – Barkov – Duclair
Huberdeau – Wennberg – Tippett
Vatrano – Acciari – Hornqvist
Lomberg – Marchment

Forsling – Weegar
Yandle – Gudas
Nutivaara – Montour
Stralman

Driedger
Bob

— x – Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) May 18, 2021

First Period: 

The Lightning got the scoring started about 5 minutes in to the game on a goal by Steven Stamkos: 

First one back for the Captain! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/EjYFTVSTf4

— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) May 19, 2021

They kept the pressure up adding another by Ondrej Palat to go up 2-0 – no team was up by more than 1 goal in Game 1. 

Right on time, Ondrej 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/gadMXXKdgi

— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) May 19, 2021

Second Period: 

The second period was rather uneventful – at least by these teams’ standards, with only one goal coming from Florida’s Mason Marchment: 

MARCHY IN FRONT! pic.twitter.com/HeeP8a2qTn

— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) May 19, 2021

Third Period:

In the third period Yanni Gourde would get the empty netter to ice this one for the Bolts as they would take the 3-1 victory for the 2-0 series lead.