Lightning vs Panthers Game 1 score: Tampa Bay takes advantage of power play to start series off right

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The Tampa Bay Lightning stole Game 1 on the road against the Florida Panthers in their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup on Tuesday night 4-1.

The Lightning’s prowess on the power play was the key difference-maker in the game. Three of Tampa Bay’s goals came off Florida penalties in the game. Corey Perry had Tampa Bay’s first goal in the second period and Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton capped off the win in the third period.

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Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Corey Perry (10) celebrates a goal against the Florida Panthers with defenseman Zach Bogosian (24) and defenseman Cal Foote (52) during the second period of Game 1 of an NHL hockey second-round playoff series Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)

The only Lightning goal that didn’t come on the power play came early in the third period. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare put one in the back of the net to break the 1-1 tie.

Tampa By finished 3-for-6 on the penalty and killed all three of Florida's chances.

Florida got on the board first.

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Corey Perry #10 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period against the Florida Panthers in Game One of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the FLA Live Arena on May 17, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)

Anthony Duclair got a shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy at the 14:01 mark but the Lightning’s star goaltender would lock it down after that.

Vasilevskiy made 33 saves on the night to secure Tampa Bay’s win to start the series. His