TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning went into the third period Saturday as they have many times this season, trying to pull a win out of a tied game.
Against the cross-state rival Panthers, the Lightning spent the second period marching in and out of the penalty box, which kept their top scoring threats on the bench as their penalty kill unit logged nearly eight minutes of ice time in the period.
But once the Lightning were able to stay out of the box, they pulled out a victory in even strength. Brayden Point scored the go-ahead goal 3:03 into the period and Mikhail Sergachev provided a two-goal cushion at the 7:22 mark, giving the Lightning a 4-1 win at Amalie Arena.
