Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell speaks before his team leaves for Tampa to play the host Lightning in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday, April 23, 2024.
Florida beat the visiting Lightning 3-2 in overtime of Game 2 on Tuesday, April 22, 2024.
Florida has a 2-0 series lead; Game 3 is Thursday in Tampa at 7.
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This is the third postseason meeting between the two all-time, all since 2021.
The Lightning are 2-0 against the Panthers; Florida has its first series lead in the playoff series against Tampa Bay.
Florida has also won 11 straight OT playoff games; Tampa Bay has lost 11 of 12 in OT.
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Tuesday, Sam Bennett scored to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead — then assisted on Vladimir Tarasenko’s goal on the power play later in the period.
The Lightning tied the score at 2 with two goals in the second from Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos.
Sergei Bobrovsky, who was spectacular all night, made 21 saves in the win.
Carter Verhaeghe scored 2:59 into overtime for Florida. He now has five OT goals in playoffs — tied for third all-time in NHL history.
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Dude has been big this year. Will be important the rest of this series