The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to turn the tide in their First Round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Florida Panthers as they head to Amerant Bank Arena for Game 3 on Saturday. The puck drops at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Florida currently leads the series 2-0, having won Game 1 by a score of 6-2 and Game 2 by a 2-0 margin, both at AMALIE Arena in Tampa. This matchup marks the fourth time in the last five seasons that these two in-state rivals have clashed in the postseason. Last year, the Panthers defeated the Lightning in five games.
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The Lightning hold a 9-8 all-time playoff record against the Panthers, including a 4-4 mark in road games. Historically, Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has been a force against Florida in the playoffs, leading Tampa Bay with 5-21–26 in 17 games.
Defenseman Victor Hedman is second on the team with 1-18–19 in 17 games. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has been a constant presence in net, starting all 17 of Tampa Bay’s all-time playoff games against Florida, posting a 9-8 record with a .927 save percentage, a 2.47 goals-against average, and two shutouts.
Todays’s Matchup
- Teams: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
- Location: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
- Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
- TV: FanDuel Sports Sun, TBS
- Radio: 102.5 The Bone
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