Alex Wennberg racked up three goals in the Florida Panthers convincing 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a penalty-filled affair at BB&T Center.
Wennberg opened the scoring 11:44 into the first period after playing give and go with Gustav Forsling. He used a dropping Luke Schenn as a screen and beat Andrei Vasilevskiy with a hard, perfectly placed, no-look wrister from the right circle. MacKenzie Weegar collected his 30th assist of the season on Wennberg’s career-high 14th goal, the first time he’s ever reached that plateau.
The Panthers upped the lead to two when they converted on an early second period power play.