3–1

Final

TBL leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	2	0	1	3
FLA	0	1	0	1

Lightning at Panthers — First Round Game 2

Lightning, First Round Game 2, beat Panthers 3–1 at Amerant Bank Arena on May 18, 2021.

🗓 Tue, May 18, 2021 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2020-21 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

TBL vs FLA · TBL leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

5–4

Final · TBL

Game 2

3–1

Final · TBL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Ondrej Palat

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:52 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Yanni Gourde

1 G

4 shots · 18:45 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Steven Stamkos

1 G

1 shots · 16:59 TOI

4rd star ⚡ TBL

Andrei Vasilevskiy

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Steven Stamkos Go-ahead 1st · 04:52

Assists: Alex Killorn, Anthony Cirelli · beat Chris Driedger

1–0

⚡ Ondrej Palat 1st · 14:57

Assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov · beat Chris Driedger

2–0

2nd period

🐆 Mason Marchment 2nd · 14:21

Assists: Carter Verhaeghe, Aleksander Barkov · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–1

3rd period

⚡ Yanni Gourde Empty net 3rd · 18:35

Assists: Ondrej Palat

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL FLA🐆

29 Shots on goal 33

42 Hits 37

15 Blocked shots 13

9 Takeaways 10

19 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 18

TBL shooting 10.3% (3/29) FLA shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐆Panthers

Chris Driedger

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 58:34 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

TBL FLA

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Gourde · Kucherov 21:20

L2 Killorn · Palat · Stamkos 17:52

L3 Coleman · Cirelli · Colton 16:05

L4 Maroon · Johnson 8:00

D1 Hedman · McDonagh 23:16

D2 Sergachev · Cernak 19:48

D3 Savard · Rutta 13:20

D4 Schenn 4:02

🐆Panthers

L1 Barkov · Wennberg · Verhaeghe 21:26

L2 Marchment · Huberdeau · Hornqvist 18:03

L3 Duclair · Acciari · Tippett 13:46

L4 Lomberg · Vatrano 9:38

D1 Forsling · Weegar 22:58

D2 Montour · Nutivaara 16:55

D3 Yandle · Gudas 12:32

D4 Stralman 11:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs FLA, answered

Who won Lightning vs Panthers on May 18, 2021?

Lightning won 3–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Panthers?

The final score was Lightning 3, Panthers 1.

Who scored for Lightning?

Ondrej Palat, Steven Stamkos, Yanni Gourde.

Who scored for Panthers?

Mason Marchment.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Chris Driedger made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · May 16

🐆Panthers

Previous game · May 16

Also on May 18, 2021

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