The Florida Panthers wrapped its preseason slate with a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday.
With the game tied 1-1, Vladislav Namestnikov went off for a natural hat trick, scoring twice in the first period, with the second goal coming on a power play, and again in the middle frame to put the Bolts up by three.
Namestnikov also had a hand in the game-opening goal, combining with Victor Hedman to set up Nikita Kucherov’s game-opening goal at the 3:51 mark. The goal came with prospect Logan Hutsko in the penalty box.