It was the second time in Florida Panthers franchise history that they scored nine goals in a contest. The previous time was a 10-5 victory over the Boston Bruins on November 25, 1997. That was the first game after the Doug MacLean firing and Bryan Murray was the interim head coach of the Panthers.
Jonathan Huberdeau reached the five-point mark in a game for the fourth time in his NHL career. He compiled four assists in a contest on the third occasion.
Florida(20-7-4) jumped out to a 3-0 lead during the first period. The Cats got out 1-0 with the 11th goal this season by Anthony Duclair at the 2:10 mark.
Huberdeau scored a power-play goal, his 11th tally of the season, with 8:38 left in the first period. Frank Vatrano made it a three-goal margin with 5:39 to go on his seventh goal of the campaign.
Tampa Bay(21-7-4) cut it to 3-1 with 4:29 remaining. Zach Bogosian broke the shutout with his second goal.
The Panthers added three more goals to lead 6-2 at the end of two periods. Eetu Luostarinen found the neat at 3:02. for his eighth tally this season.
The Lightning kept pace at the 6:19 mark. Steven Stamkos marked his 15th goal of the season for the Bolts and they trailed 4-2.
The Cats were able to extend the gap late in the second. Maxim Mamin chalked up his fourth goal with 2:34 remaining and Anton Lundell added his seventh goal of the campaign with 37 seconds left.
After a power-play goal by Brayden Point at 4:27 of the third period for the Lightning, the Panthers answered back with three more goals. Duclair picked up his second goal of the contest 11 seconds later. Aarron Ekblad got his ninth goal at 6:46 while Aleksander Barkov scored a shorthanded goal with 7:29 left for his 11th tally this year.
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