This is Times Palace; Tampa Bay Lightning versus Florida Panthers preview
After a three week road trip in the pre-season and regular-season, the Tampa Bay Lightning dust off their new, old digs tonight against the Florida Panthers.
| Final - 10.15.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Florida Power-Play Goal - Ed Jovanovski, from Tomas Kopecky and David Booth at 11:48. Penalties - Ryan Carter, Florida (Roughing), 3:18; Mattias Ritola, Tampa Bay (Elbowing), 5:32; Dominic Moore, Tampa Bay (Interference on goalkeeper), 10:48; Pavel Kubina, Tampa Bay (Interference), 12:24; Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay (Interference), 15:14; Ed Jovanovski, Florida (Interference), 19:08. |
| Second Period |
| - No scoring. Penalties - Brett Clark, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 12:16; Erik Gudbranson, Florida (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 12:16; Erik Gudbranson, Florida (Instigator), 12:16; Erik Gudbranson, Florida (Fighting (maj)), 12:16; Erik Gudbranson, Florida (Misconduct (10 min)), 12:16; Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Fighting (maj)), 12:16; Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 12:16; Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Misconduct (10 min)), 12:16; Dominic Moore, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 14:40. |
| Third Period |
| - 2, Tampa Bay Goal - Marc-Andre Bergeron, from Dominic Moore at 9:43. 3, Florida Power-Play Goal - Kris Versteeg, from Dmitry Kulikov and Brian Campbell at 17:05. 4, Tampa Bay Goal - Marc-Andre Bergeron (2), from Pavel Kubina and Martin St. Louis at 17:44. Penalties - Pavel Kubina, Tampa Bay (Interference), 15:42. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () |
Shots on Goal:
Tampa Bay 9 + 7 + 9 + 5 = 30.
Florida 14 + 15 + 9 + 0 = 38.
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 0-2. Florida 2-6.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 2-38-.947. Florida, Jose Theodore 2-30-.933.
Referees: Brad Meier, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 0-2. Florida 2-6.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 2-38-.947. Florida, Jose Theodore 2-30-.933.
Referees: Brad Meier, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
