NHL playoffs: Panthers' struggles on power play rear ugly head again in Game 1 loss to Lightning

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The Florida Panthers’ struggles on the power play in Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night were evident.

The Lightning won the second-round NHL playoff series game, 4-1, and three of their four goals came on the power play. Tampa Bay was 3-for-6 on the power play through the night and killed three of Florida’s power plays. Corey Perry, Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton converted on the penalty.

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Jan Rutta of the Lightning pursues Panthers' Sam Reinhart as he attempts to pass during in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs at the FLA Live Arena on May 17, 2022, in Sunrise, Florida. (Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Florida interim coach Andrew Brunette addressed the struggles. He said he thought his team did well in 5-on-5 scenarios but couldn’t come up with opportune penalty kills.

"We did a lot of good things 5-on-5. Special teams and the faceoffs were the difference," Brunette said, via the Sun-Sentinel.

The Panthers’ one score was also a bit surprising. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded 33 saves and only allowed one goal.

"I was happy with our game. It’s just the little things in the game, and that’s why they’ve won a couple of Cups," Brunette added.

Florida Panthers interim head coach Andrew Brunette watches Game 1 of the second-round Stanley Cup playoff game on May 17, 2022, in Sunrise, Florida. (Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images)

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Florida’s power-play struggles were evident in their series win against the Washington Capitals. The team was 0-for-18 on