Mettle and the middle; Tampa Bay Lightning versus Florida Panthers preview
The Bolts are on the verge of returning to .500 for the season, while the Florida Panthers hope to take back the season-series lead between the two teams.
| Final - 11.25.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Florida Panthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Stories
Game 21: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 in overtime.
Slow-starting Panthers fall to Lightning in overtime
Florida falls in a sleepy game to end homestand.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers - Game 22 Preview
The Lightning are back for their final game in Sunrise this season. It's hard to believe, but we've quickly blown through all the Lightning-Panthers games of the season, with only one February game in Tampa remaining after this weekend.
Panthers dominate Rangers; win 2-1
The score wasn't much of an indicator of how this game went, with the Panthers only winning by a goal, but in the end the win is all that mattered. Much like the last game against New Jersey,...
Dana Tyrell back with the Bolts
The Lightning have recalled Dana Tyrell from the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals.
Game 20: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
The Toronto Maple Leafs defeeated the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 7-1 at the St. Pete Times Forum Tuesday night.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - No scoring. Penalties - Eric Brewer, Tampa Bay (Delaying Game-Puck over glass), 11:55; Brett Clark, Tampa Bay (Hi-sticking), 16:48. |
| Second Period |
| - 1, Florida Goal - Tomas Fleischmann (10), from Stephen Weiss at 12:38. |
| Third Period |
| - 2, Tampa Bay Goal - Vincent Lecavalier (10), from Martin St. Louis at 8:59. Penalties - Brett Clark, Tampa Bay (Interference), 6:47; Michal Repik, Florida (Interference), 13:01; Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay (Interference), 13:16. |
| Overtime |
| - 3, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Steven Stamkos (12), from Martin St. Louis and Marc-Andre Bergeron at 2:29. |
Shots on Goal:
Tampa Bay 7 + 13 + 8 + 3 = 31.
Florida 5 + 13 + 6 + 0 = 24.
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 1-2. Florida 0-4.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 1-24-.958. Florida, Jose Theodore 2-31-.935.
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Pierre Racicot
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 1-2. Florida 0-4.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 1-24-.958. Florida, Jose Theodore 2-31-.935.
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Pierre Racicot
