Litter Box Cats · Oct 10, 2021
Panthers drop 4-2 decision to Lightning in preseason finale
Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty ImagesThe Florida Panthers ended the preseason on a bit of sour note, giving up three third period goals in a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Florida played well throughout, outshooting the Bolts 47-29, damn you Ansdrei Vasilevskiy, but Pat Maroon struck twice on the power play in a 1:57 span to provide the game-winning and insurance goals.
After a scoreless first period, Kevin Connauton opened the scoring with a wrister from the top of the left circle with the assists going to Jonthan Huberdeau and Owen Tippett 4:51 into the second.