The Florida Panthers are in trouble.
Not only did they lose two consecutive games at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning to open their Second Round series, but they second of those two losses on Thursday night could not have come in a more demoralizing fashion.
A defensive breakdown by the Panthers left Ross Colton wide open in front of the net to bury a game-winning goal with just 3.8 seconds to play in regulation, handing the Lightning a hard fought 2-1 win. The Lightning were dealing with injuries all night, entering the game without star forward Brayden Point and temporarily losing Steven Stamkos, Brandon Hagel, and Mikhail Sergachev during the game.