Tkachuk scored his third goal of the series to make it 1-0 at 2:43 of the first period. After the Lightning turned over the puck in their own zone, Sam Bennett missed on his shot attempt, but the puck went across the crease to Tkachuk, who swept it in.

A deflected goal gave the NHL’s highest-scoring team in the regular season its first goal in nearly five periods, and Tampa Bay built on it to get back in their Florida series.

Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of the Lightning's first-round playoff series after getting suspended for his late hit that knocked Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2.