Panthers enter into must-win Game 2 vs. Lightning
It is only Game 2 of their Eastern Conference series, but the Florida Panthers are well aware the direction this journey will likely take if they drop Thursday's home clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning in Sunrise, Fla.
The Panthers must respond from Tuesday's 4-1 home defeat in the second-round series. Florida trailed 2-0 in last year's best-of-seven series with Tampa Bay and was dispatched by the Lightning en route to t