Lightning 4-1 Panthers (18 May, 2022) Final Score

Tampa Bay Lightning

51-23-8, 24-15-2 away

	1	2	3	T
TB	0	1	3	4
FLA	1	0	0	1

Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1

— The Tampa Bay Lightning won the first two games of their playoff series with the Florida Panthers on the road last year.

May 18, 2022, 03:53 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	0	1	3	4
	Panthers	1	0	0	1

1st Period			TB	FLA
14:01		Anthony Duclair (1) Assists: Jonathan Huberdeau (3), Brandon Montour (3)	0	1

2nd Period			TB	FLA
16:22		Corey Perry (3) (Power Play) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (7)	1	1

3rd Period		TB	FLA
3:35	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (2) Assists: Pat Maroon (1), Corey Perry (1)	2	1
15:54	Nikita Kucherov (3) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (3), Victor Hedman (6)	3	1
17:44	Ross Colton (4) (Power Play) Assists: Mikhail Sergachev (3), Nicholas Paul (3)	4	1

LIGHTNING

PANTHERS

Lightning
4
Panthers
1

Game 1

18/5

Lightning
2
Panthers
1

Game 2

20/5

Panthers
1
Lightning
5

Game 3

22/5

Panthers
0
Lightning
2

Game 4

24/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Florida Panthers

Stars of the Game

Andrei VasilevskiyG - TB

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Corey PerryRW - TB

Game Information

Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1

Shot Chart

2023-24 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

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