The Tampa Bay Lightning are now one win away from another Easter Conference Finals after beating the Florida Panthers 5-1 on home ice in Game 3. They are up 3-0 on the President’s Trophy winners, reducing their offense down to just one goal in each of these three games.
Erik Cernak scored the game-winning goal in the second period, with Corey Perry scoring in the first. Nikita Kucherov took home three points, including an empty net goal. Steven Stamkos had two goals including a second empty net goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 34 of 35 shots in the win, the team’s fifth in a row.