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In a dominant display, the Florida Panthers secured a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The game saw multiple goals from Panthers players, including two from Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov. Verhaeghe opened the scoring early in the second period, followed by a short-handed goal from Barkov with 8:54 left in regulation. Despite a goal from Victor Hedman of the Lightning, the Panthers maintained control, with further goals by Evan Rodrigues with 5:44 left in the third, and an empty-netter from Verhaeghe with 3:57 remaining in regulation, sealing the win. The Panthers outshot the Lightning 29-19.
Sergei Bobrovsky comes up with another flashy glove save on the 6-on-5 with 2:11 to go. One final TV timeout coming up.
BOB-BY! BOB-BY! BOB-BY!
STENNY WITH THE MOVES AND E-ROD RIPS IT https://t.co/L2fFc5LEIP
Carter Verhaeghe scores the empty-netter, because who else would? Panthers lead 5-1 with 3:57 to go. https://t.co/fGB4e0asSO
GOAL: Carter Verhaeghe gets his second on an empty-netter, and here come the rats. 5-1 Panthers with under four to play. Panthers rn: https://t.co/KPTkBqEbuG
Evan Rodrigues off the rush delivers a dagger to the Tampa Bay Lightning 😼 https://t.co/sOlqqL1Djc
an empty net goal for the Panthers with 3:57 remaining in regulation 5-1 Florida Panthers
Ya love to see it for Evan https://t.co/bmUcIThwPy
Vasilevskiy to the bench with four minutes to go. Turnover in the neutral zone and Verhaeghe makes it 5-1.
SWAGGY WITH THE EMPTY NET GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/DIINk9k29y
5-1 #FlaPanthers. Verhaeghe empty netter. 3:57 left to play.
Evan Rodrigues. ICE. 🧊 https://t.co/YGuqXMLzOy
Rodrigues on the rush with a snipe from the left circle. #Gobolts are down 4-1 with 5:44 left in the third.
Evan Rodrigues buried home a one-timer from Kevin Stenlund with 5:44 to go to give the Panthers a 4-1 lead. Stenlund showing off some silky mitts before dishing that off to Rodrigues.
EROD MAKES IT 4-1!!!!! https://t.co/znj94lr1NZ
GOAL: Evan Rodrigues may have jut sealed this one with an excellent wrist shot. Panthers up 4-1 with 5:44 left in the third period.
#FlaPanthers 4-1 with 5:44 left
4-1 #FlaPanthers. Evan Rodrigues. 5:44 left to play.
Sasha Barkov with the insurance marker to make it 3-1 Florida in the third 🙌 Catch all the action on Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+. https://t.co/uaPpFKjtXH
This is Aleksander Barkov's first career multi-goal game in the playoffs. https://t.co/AsgPV3fT0a
LEADERS LEAD https://t.co/NFeDZBKB8g
Aleksander Barkov buries his second of the night! ✌️ https://t.co/MriIZgOUvz
Captain Clutch Sasha Barkov picks up his second of the game off of a Verhaeghe rebound — 3-1 Panthers with 8:54 to go in regulation.
THAT'S TWO FOR THE CAPTAIN!!! https://t.co/ek6TPBEMUf
GOAL: Sasha Barkov nets his second of the night, putting the Panthers up 3-1 with 8:54 to go until they potentially eliminate Tampa Bay.
3-1 #FlaPanthers. Barkov with his second of the game. 8:54 left in regulation
#FlaPanthers 3-1 with 8:54 left
"Pepas" playing at Amerant Bank Arena. #FlaPanthers up 2-1 with 12:06 left to play CC: @ByTimReynolds
SWAGGY 📈 https://t.co/zxUm1znzA8
2-1 Panthers after 2. Verhaeghe scores first, Barkov scores shorthanded, Hedman cuts it to 2-1 and Lightning's tying goal waved off for goalie interference
#Bolts get the penalty killed off and that's the end of the second period. Panthers take a 2-1 lead to the locker room after 40 minutes. Shots are 29-19 Florida.
END 2: Panthers lead Tampa 2-1. More good chances on the power play, but no goal. Panthers have 29 shots to the Lightning's 19.
END OF 2: Panthers 2, Lightning 1 Buckle up.
After 2: Panthers 2, Lightning 1 — SOG: 29-19 FLA
GOAL: Tampa Bay strikes back almost immediately after Barkov's goal. Victor Hedman fires a laser past Bobrovsky, and the Panthers lead 2-1 with 6:23 left in the second period.
GOAL: Sasha Barkov gets a short-handed score to put the Panthers up 2-0 over the Lightning with 7:22 left in the second period.
Vasilevskiy makes the initial save but Barkov cleans up the rebound shorthanded and makes it 2-0 Panthers with 7:22 left in the second.
GOAL: Carter Verhaeghe puts the Panthers up 1-0 45 seconds into the second period. He grabs his own rebound and wrists it past Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Carter Verhaeghe picks up his own rebound and beats Andrei Vasilevskiy 45 seconds into the second period — 1-0 Panthers.
After 1: Panthers 0, Lightning 0
After 2: Lightning 4, Panthers 3 — SOG: 21-21
END OF 1: Lightning 3, Panthers 0
After 1: Lightning 3, Panthers 0 — SOG; 13-5 TBL
#Bolts can't handle a puck along the boards and Lorentz scores in front. Panthers lead 4-2 with 10:19 to go.
END OF 2: Panthers 3, Lightning 2 Shots: 22-20 TBL PP's: 4-0 TBL 39 seconds left on the PP for TBL to start the 3rd
After 1: Panthers 1, Lightning 0 — SOG 11-10 FLA Tampa Bay will have 33 seconds of power play time to start the second period.