The Tampa Bay Lightning took Game 3 against the Florida Panthers, giving them their first win of the series. The 5-1 victory was pivotal for the Lightning's pla

The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning series intensified on Saturday after a controversial hit involving Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk and Lightning's Jake Guentzel during Game 3. The Lightning earned a 5-1 victory at Amerant Bank Arena to cut Florida’s series lead to 2–1, but the late-game incident drew much of the postgame attention.

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will not face any further discipline for his hit on Tampa Bay Lightning's Jake Guentzel, according to ESPN's Emily Kaplan. The hit occurred during Game 3 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series on Sunday,