Vasilevskiy Stops 32, Lightning Top Panthers 3-1 In Game 2

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A bounce off a Panther. A bounce off a post.

The Tampa Bay Lightning got two big breaks, and they’re going home in full control of their matchup against the Florida Panthers.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, Steven Stamkos and Ondrej Palat had first-period goals and the Lightning beat the Panthers 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Central Division first-round playoff series.

“We’ve got a lot of work left to do,” Tampa Bay’s David Savard said.

True, but the odds seem to be in his team’s favor. It’s the seventh time that the Lightning have won the first two games a series, the third time doing so on the road. They’ve never lost one of those…