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Lightning Beat Panthers 5-4 In Game 1 Of Playoff Series

Nikita Kucherov scored two power-play goals in his first appearance after missing the entire regular season with a hip injury.

May 18, 2021

For the Tampa Bay Lightning, the return of several key players couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.

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Brayden Point scored two late goals, including the game-winner with 1:14 left in the third period, to lift the defending champion Lightning to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night in Game 1 of their playoff series.

Nikita Kucherov scored two power-play goals in his first appearance after missing the entire regular season with a hip injury. Kucherov had surgery on Dec. 29 and played his first game since Sept. 28.

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