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Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in the opening of their best-of-seven, first-round playoff series at Sunrise, Fla.Verhaeghe scored on the power play off a pass from Aleksander Barkov, who had two assists. It increased Verhaehge's team record postseason goal count to 16.The Panthers also got goals from Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk, who added an assist. Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves.
Tampa Bay, which has never lost a series to the rival Panthers -- winning in 2021 and again in 2022 -- got goals from Brandon Hagel and Steven Stamkos.Florida opened the scoring 6:17 into the first period as Gustav Forsling's shot was deflected in by Reinhart. The sequence started when Anthony Cirelli won a faceoff from the right side. Hagel tapped the puck back to Stamkos for the first shot. Cirelli's rebound attempt was stopped, but Hagel got the loose puck and beat Bobrovsky stick-side.
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