A bombastic second period highlighted Monday’s 6-4 loss to the Florida Panthers as Tampa Bay’s comeback attempt fell short. The Lightning received goals from Steven Stamkos, Alexander Volkov (x2), and Tyler Johnson. The Panthers received goals from Jonathan Huberdeau, Owen Tippet, Frank Vatrano, Anthony Duclair, Aleksander Barkov, and Anton Stralman.
It wasn’t the Lightning’s best showing, but they battled back to make the game interesting. Unfortunately, making things interesting doesn’t count in the standings.
First Period
The Lightning’s opening shifts of this period were encouraging. Led by Yanni Gourde’s line, Tampa Bay quickly transitioned through the neutral zone and forced the Panthers to scramble.