Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers: Live Stream, TV Info, How to watch/listen
The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to do battle with their in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers, tonight at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
There is no denying the Tampa Bay Lightning has had a tremendous start to their 25th Anniversary Season. Until Saturday night, the Lightning had only registered two losses this season, and in one of those losses, they were at least able to come up with one point. That is…until Saturday night.
The Lightning got a huge dose of reality on Saturday night when they, quite possibly, played the worst game of the season and was dealt a seriously deflating 4-1 loss at the hands of the Anaheim Ducks.
Did this loss come at the hands of a struggling Lightning team or was the Anaheim defense just that good? Maybe it had a lot to do with the Ducks goaltender John Gibson just play a terrific game. It was probably a little of everything.
No matter what the case was on Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning finds themselves faced with a new, yet incredibly familiar, challenge tonight. Tonight, the Lightning travel south to the BB&T Center in Sunrise to take on their in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers.
After Saturday night’s loss, it’s plain to see the Lightning has some work to do. As we have mentioned on more than one occasion, it’s incredibly early to hawk eye the NHL Standings; however, if a team allows the season to get away from them and continues to make the mistakes the Lightning made on Saturday night, said team will definitely find themselves chasing their tails at the end of the season.
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This is the third time these two teams have met at the center of the ice this season. The Lightning took the first contest between them; however, it was the Panthers who would emerge victoriously the next night. Did we mention the aforementioned Lightning loss came at the very same BB&T Center they play in tonight?
Whether the Lightning make their way back to the Amalie Arena with another two points in hand or not, there is one thing we here at Bolts By The Bay are willing to guarantee you. Tonight’s contest is going to be high-powered, filled with action, and with a heated rivalry like this one, it’ll be something you won’t want to miss.
Below, we have a quick look at all the information you’ll need to make sure you don’t miss a single moment of the action between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers in Sunrise tonight.
Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers
Venue: BB&T Center
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: Monday, October 30,, 2017
Start Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
TV Info: Fox Sports Sun, Fox Sports Florida
Radio Info: Lightning Radio on 970WFLA or TBL Power Play on iHeartRadio
Live Stream: Fox Sports Go App in the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store
There is no denying there is work to be done by the Tampa Bay Lightning. At the same time, if there has ever been a team in the National Hockey League who was able to prevail in the midst of adversity, it has been the Bolts.
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Here’s hoping the team has had an opportunity to reflect on their mistakes and are ready to bring the fight to the Panthers tonight. The Bolts have some tough opponents in the coming month, and it would be advantageous for the Lightning to kick off November on a high note.