Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks after his team beat the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.
The Panthers scored a pair of shorthanded goals within a span of 42 seconds in the second period for a 3-1 lead.
Sasha Barkov scored the game-winner with 16.2 seconds left after creating a turnover in the Blues zone — then drawing a penalty which led to the power play goal.
Florida won the final two games of its five-game road trip and went 3-2 with wins in Seattle, Edmonton, and Minnesota.
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Sunday, Florida took a 1-0 lead on a Sam Reinhart power-play goal.
Tied at 1, A.J. Greer scored on a shorthanded chance — before Eetu Luostarinen got another.
Reinhart ended the scoring with an empty net goal.
Spencer Knight made 18 saves.
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