Panthers use short-handed goals to beat Lightning 4-2 in opener of home-and-home set
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Panthers use short-handed goals to beat Lightning 4-2 in opener of home-and-home set

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — A.J. Greer and Eetu Luostarinen scored short-handed goals 42 seconds apart in the second period to help the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday to open a home-and-home series. With Tampa Bay on a power play midway through the second, Nikita Kucherov fanned on an entry play, with Greer taking the puck and eventually scoring for a 2-1 lead. Key moment On the shift after Greer gave the Panthers the 2-1 lead in the second, Luostarinen stripped Anthony Cirelli of the puck and skated in on a breakaway and beat Vasilevskiy for another short-handed goal. Key stat Florida has won four consecutive games in Tampa and improved to 7-2-2 at Amalie Arena in the past nine regular-season games.

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