The Panthers beat the Lightning 6-1 in Game 5 on Monday night to clinch their first-round series and advance in the NHL playoffs.
had two assists for the Panthers, who won a playoff series against Tampa Bay for the first time in franchise history and clinched a postseason series at home for only the fourth time. Florida bestedon home ice in the first two rounds of the 1996 playoffs, then eliminated Carolina at home in last season's Eastern Conference finals en route to their second Stanley Cup Final appearance.
The Panthers' six goals were their most in a series-clinching game in franchise history . It was also just the second time in franchise history that the Panthers had multiple multi-goal scorers in a playoff game (first time was May 18, 1996 -- Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals vs.scored for the Lightning, which was eliminated in the first round for the second straight year after reaching the Final three straight years.
The Panthers had 22 shots on goal in the second, which is the second-most in a single period of a playoff game in franchise history. Florida had 23 shots in the third period of a playoff win against Pittsburgh in 1996.
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