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Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen, left, scores against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen, left, scores against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) carries the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Nick Paul (20) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) carries the puck past Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Nick Paul (20) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight, left, makes a save on a deflection by Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight, left, makes a save on a deflection by Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) skates ahead of Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) skates ahead of Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) shoots in front of Tampa Bay Lightning center Zemgus Girgensons (28) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) shoots in front of Tampa Bay Lightning center Zemgus Girgensons (28) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a pad-save on a deflection by Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a pad-save on a deflection by Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) celebrates with the bench after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) celebrates with the bench after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) celebrates after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) celebrates after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen, right, celebrates after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen, right, celebrates after his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning with defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)