30th Anniversary Panthers First Win

     Today is the 30th anniversary of the Florida Panthers first victory in franchise history. The team would play their first home regular season game in Miami Arena three days later. 

     The Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at The Thunderdome in St. Petersburg. The facility is now known as Tropicana Field where the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team currently plays. 

     Scott Levins scored a power-play goal and his second goal of the season at the 2:19 of the second period. Tom Fitzgerald capped the victory with an empty-net goal with 27 seconds remaining in the third.