#Box Score
[Full stats at NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-fla/2024/04/21/2023030111)
##Scoreboard – Final :(((
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total
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TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2
FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3
##Scoring
Team | Goal Scorer | Description | Assist 1 | Assist 2 | Period | Time
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FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | Reinhardt (1) | EV, sloppy | Forsling (1) | Barkov (1) | 1st | 6:17
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | HAGEL!!!! (1) | EV, nice | Cirelli (1) | Stamkos (1) | 1st | 16:04
FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | Verhaeghe (1) | PP, kinda sloppy coverage | Barkov (2) | Tkachuk (1) | 3rd | 0:58
FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | | EN | | | 3rd | 17:55
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | STAMKOS!!! (1) | PP, a bit late | Kuuuuuuuucherov (1) | | 3rd | 19:50
##Penalties
Team | Player | PIM | Infraction | Period | Time | Goal Scored During PP?
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TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Perbix | 2 | Obvious Holding | 1st | 8:16 | No
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Stamkos | 2 | Hooking | 2nd | 7:50 | No
FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | Lundell | 2 | Tripping | 2nd | 13:30 | No
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Paul | 2 | Bullshit Holding | 2nd | 19:36 | Yes :(((
FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | Verhaeghe | 2 | Cross Checking | 3rd | 18:49 | YES!!!!
##Shots On Goal
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total
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TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19
FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28
#Next Games
Date | Time | Opponent | TV
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4/23/24 | 7:30 PM | @ FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | SUN
4/25/24 | 7:00 PM | vs. FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | SUN
4/27/24 | 5:00 PM | vs. FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | SUN
4/29/24 | TBD | @ FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) (if necessary) | SUN
5/1/24 | TBD | vs. FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) (if necessary) | SUN
#Notes
* Honestly not the worst game ever, we just need to defend like we did in the 2nd period for all 60 minutes
by RandomBoltsFan
34 Comments
Game wasn’t as close as the score indicates. Fuck the refs but we just straight up were not the better team today.
Refs are bullshit, but that level of play, for a good portion of the game, is number 1 bullshit.
pulling Vasy when they did was fine but doing a dump and chase with an empty net is ridiculous. It’s literally a free turnover
really tough to watch those 1st 15 mins of the 3rd. just didn’t have the horses to get thru fla defense down a goal
on the other hand vasy was great and if they want any chance of winning, he needs to be VASY
I don’t hate it. Couple of calls here or there I think the ref let go but that’s playoff hockey. Play like our season is on the line for game 2
Sure it’s just a coincidence the most penalized team in the NHL took one penalty vs the number one PP in the league and then when the game was 3-1 there was an even up call. No game management there, nope
Same things to be said after the game as before. We need to be better on 5v5, the only goal for most of the game until EN came off a face off because we couldn’t get into their zone consistently, and this is especially true if the game is gonna be reffed like this one. Still, Vasy looks locked in and it was matinee on their ice. Also fuck Wes Mccauley
Look we didn’t play well. But that was the most pathetic display of officiating I have seen in my life. Ticky tacky calls on us while the Panthers can just bulldoze our defenseless players in the middle of the ice.
Imagine having 0 Stanley cups
Kucherov, Point, Stamkos, Hedman you need to step up. We can hang but if these guys dont show up this series is over. Refs don’t help but at least some positivity heading into game 2
On to the next one
Wes McCauley is a fragile little bitch
Whatever. Onto game 2
The boys looked slow, sloppy, and uninterested. Only 19 shots is not going to get it done. I never notice Jeannot is playing unless he has an occasional big hit or fights. We need him to actually do something out there
Not the worst effort but pretty close to it. Team needs to pick it up several notches next game. Outside of the last few minutes of the first, first few minutes of the second, and last few minutes of the third, we got absolutely worked. Out skated and out battled. Just wasn’t good enough. I don’t really care about the officiating either, we didn’t deserve to win this one. If we forced the issue and created chances, we probably would’ve gotten a few more calls.
Also if Fleury is healthy, Dumba and Perbix should be competing for the last spot in the lineup. Would like to see a traditional left side, and those two are the weak link. Our D as a whole was also way too tentative, both on the back end and at the offensive blue line. A step too slow on everything
Winnable series, but not playing like that
Thought the Panthers were better but Wes was the difference tonight. No evidence needed than the power play in garbage time leading to what would’ve been the tying goal if it came earlier.
Saw glimpses of good effort, I hope they can bring it back for game 2!! Dial the fuck in!
Gotta shoot more in the next game. And not rely on dump and chase (Seriously can we make sure Matt Canada isn’t in charge of the offense? Not a Steelers fan but it’s a cheap and relatable jab).
So they’re allowed to hold, clutch, grab, slash, trip, wrestle, and board whomever they please. But we get called for two ‘holds’ that aren’t even penalties in game 1 of the regular season? Both drawn by Tkachuk too, so strange!
Tarasenko throws a fucking flying elbow into kucherov’s face off the puck, Dumba gets molested by Lomberg every single shift, nothing. Then the coward Mccauly has the gall to call a penalty with 1 minute to go after they got the empty netter on us to make it 3-2 PP’s in favor of florida and make it look close. That was a joke of a game and we’re out in 4 if the rest are called anything like this.
I don’t think we played terrible, but I do think that Florida definitely played like they wanted it more. The officiating definitely had an effect on the game and it was not called even close to even.
Totally deserved L. Low effort, turnovers out the waz, crap passes.
They have a lot to discuss in the next 45 hours or it’s gonna be a short run.
Not the worst performance but Jon Cooper needs to have a post game presser that gets him fined. They are the most penalized team in the league and committed blatant penalty after penalty and we only got two calls (one they waited until it was too late anyways). You aren’t going to beat one of the best defensive teams in the league when they are allowed to commit whatever penalty they want to contribute to their already good defending.
Head up into the next game. Definitely not the best from the boys, but there are clear things to work on and will hopefully pay off in the long run if we work them out. Encouraging to have playoff Vasy in form – let’s make it a series boys!
We played poorly for at least 30-40 minutes that game, but it was still very winnable. Refs missing calls one way then calling soft shit the other in a close/tie game can definitely be the difference between a win and a loss. We didn’t necessarily play good enough to win, but with different zebras on the ice, this game could’ve ended differently.
Not a great showing today, but it was just game one and honestly I didn’t expect much more from a12:30 game. Vasy looked on his game, which is a positive. We take note, make adjustments, and we move.
I definitely feel better about our odds after that game. Bagel/Cirelli/Stamkos kept the game within one goal themselves while the other 3 lines apparently never left Tampa
I think we might see hagel and duclair swap lines going forward
Need to find a way to get through their neutral zone defence better. They were getting sticks on everything. If we can get decent zone entries moving forward we can hang with them
I really wanted us to win game 1.
The league clearly had it out for us when they scheduled us at 12:30. Boys need to get going on time or we’re done. Fuck the refs.
well the other nice thing is that even though the shot counter looks ugly (and it is), this was winnable going into the 3rd, panthers got the go-ahead goal and then salted the game away. game prolly looks a bit different if it’s tied further into the 3rd. tampa just needs to hang around cause the panthers are so much more explosive than the lightning
was nice to see Vasy back in his groove though. if the passing and handling cleans itself up, we can take this series
At least they scored on the PP so they know they can do that for the next games…