The Tampa Bay Lightning had suffered a couple tough-luck losses to the Florida Panthers entering Sunday’s third meeting between the two cross-state rivals.
On November 14, the Lightning held a one-goal lead late before Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad leveled the score with 38 seconds left in regulation. The Panthers eventually grabbed both points in a shootout.
Two days later, Ekblad struck again, scoring with 21 seconds to go to break a scoreless deadlock and send the home fans at the BB&T Center home happy following a 1-0 Florida win.
On Sunday, the Lightning finally got their revenge in a 3-1 victory.