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Panthers Down Tampa Bay 5-2 - Match Report
The Panthers beat Tampa Bay 5-2 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Sergei Bobrovsky's 19 saves.
Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as +129 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Florida got goals from Alex Wennberg, Brett Connolly, Frank Vatrano, Aaron Ekblad, and Carter Verhaeghe in the victory. Vatrano opened the scoring at 8:56 of the first period.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 of 21 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Brayden Point(2) scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Florida scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 2-for-3 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 29-21.