Their playoff-opening loss to the Panthers certainly stung, but the Lightning regrouped Wednesday morning knowing that even the best postseason runs are not perfect. What’s more important is how teams adjust to those losses to make sure they don’t snowball.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 19 shots he faced to lead the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoffs series at Amalie Arena.

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov missed the final 10:09 of the Panthers’ win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at Tampa Bay on Thursday night, after taking a hit from the Lightning’s Brandon Hagel.

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left their Game 2 win over Tampa Bay after a third-period hit by Lightning forward Brandon Hagel, which earned him a major penalty.

With his team down by a goal and with just 10 minutes to play in the 3rd period, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has been handed a 5 minute Major penalty for interference after taking out Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov.