Lightning return home with 2-0 series lead over Panthers
The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to return to their home ice on Thursday night in their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series, and they will bring with them a hard-earned 2-0 series lead over the Florida Panthers. Tampa Bay rallied to win the opener 5-4 and won 3-1 on Tuesday in a close game that included an empty-net goal. This is the seventh time in history that the Lightning have earned a 2-0 series lead.