Panthers erase deficit with two fast objectives, beat Lightning to take 3-1 collection lead

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aaron Ekblad and Seth Jones scored third-period objectives 11 seconds aside and the Florida Panthers stormed from in the back of to overcome the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Monday evening to take a 3-1 lead within the first-round collection.

Anton Lundell additionally scored. Carter Verhaeghe added an empty netter. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 photographs.

The Panthers had controlled simply 3 photographs on target within the 0.33 ahead of Ekblad tied it on a putback with 3:47 ultimate. Jones discovered the again of the web in a while after because the Panthers erased a two-goal deficit in seconds.

Florida will now have a a possibility to clinch the collection Wednesday evening in Tampa.

Tampa Bay’s Brandon Hagel left in the second one era after taking a top hit from Ekblad, who made touch with the left wing’s chin house and despatched him onto his again. Hagel went instantly to the locker room and no penalty used to be known as.

Mitchell Chaffee and Erik Cernak scored 11 seconds aside in the second one era to position the Lightning up 2-1. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves.