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Lightning’s power play falters, allows two goals in 4-2 loss to Panthers

Some games deserve a little deeper introspection than others. Tonight, the breakdown of the game is pretty simple. The Tampa Bay Lightning allowed two short-handed goals on the same power play and lost 4-2 to the Florida Panthers. That’s it. That’s literally the ball game. There is no need for any further discussion. See ya tomorrow!

Just kidding.

Still, the turning point of the game came midway through the second period with Uvis Balinskis in the Florida penalty box for interference with the score tied at one a piece. First, Nikita Kucherov turned the puck over at the Florida blueline that led a two-on-one short-handed breakaway that Andrei Vasilevskiy made the initial stop on, but the puck hung out in front of the crease and A.