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Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Panthers Win 6-5

The Panthers beat Tampa Bay 6-5 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Sergei Bobrovsky's 9 saves.

Florida won as a +127 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Patric Hornqvist, Sam Bennett, Radko Gudas, Ryan Lomberg, Alex Wennberg, and Gustav Forsling each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Bennett opened the scoring for Florida.

Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 9-save effort for the Panthers.

Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn, Brayden Point, Ross Colton, and Steven Stamkos scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.

Tampa Bay got a 41-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.

On the power play, Florida went 2-for-2, while the Lightning were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

Florida outshot Tampa Bay 47-31 in the game.