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Panthers Down Tampa Bay 3-2 - Match Report

Florida earned a 3-2 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from Sam Reinhart on Wednesday at Amalie Arena.

Florida was favored by -128 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Florida got goals from Sam Reinhart(2), and Aaron Ekblad in the victory. Ekblad opened the scoring at 4:16 of the first period.

Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 27-save effort for the Panthers.

Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov, and Michael Eyssimont in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Tampa Bay got a 27-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.

Florida scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Florida outshot Tampa Bay 30-29 in the game.

Florida looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Rangers. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track vs. New York.