Photos: Lighting face Panthers at home during first round of playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning look to go three games up on the Florida Panthers in front of 9,000 fans at Amalie Arena.
Published May 20, 2021
Tom Brady sends a message as he appears on the center ice display works to pump the crowd up before the puck drops as the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. DIRK SHADD | Times
Jeanne Thomas, center, who flies to Tampa from Indiana to join the watch party on the Thunder Alley at Amalie Arena after its first re-open for fans during the first home playoff game for the Tampa Bay Lighting on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. MENGSHIN LIN | Times
Tampa Bay Lightning players take to the ice for the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. DIRK SHADD | Times
Fans enter Amalie Arena for the game between Tampa Bay Lighting taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. MENGSHIN LIN | Times
Tampa Bay Lightning players stretch on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. DIRK SHADD | Times
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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stretches while on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. DIRK SHADD | Times
Ralph Parr of South Tampa waves the flags of Tampa Bay Lightning on Thunder Alley at Amalie Arena before the doors open for the Tampa Bay Lighting to take on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. MENGSHIN LIN | Times
Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon (14) on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. DIRK SHADD | Times
Avery Swetokos, 4, from Palm Harbor, takes a photo with ThunderBug for her first Tampa Bay Lightning game on Thunder Alley at Amalie Arena before the doors open for the Tampa Bay Lighting to take on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. MENGSHIN LIN | Times
Tampa Bay Lightning players take to the ice for the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. DIRK SHADD | Times
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Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman David Savard (58) takes a shot while on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. DIRK SHADD | Times
Riley Clark, left, and Matthew Clark, right, of Port Richey, wait at the Thunder Alley at at Amalie Arena before the doors open for the Tampa Bay Lighting to take on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. MENGSHIN LIN | Times
San Birkeland who flies to Tampa today from Bismarck, ND to the game between the Tampa Bay Lighting to take on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa. MENGSHIN LIN | Times
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ID46KJFXXRDANEVRPY36PWJGWU.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning players stretch on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/FD5QL4MBS5GSBFSWBTTJG3U33E.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stretches while on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VX4XZAF34JFTDHSWW3MWPZ3LMQ.JPG "Ralph Parr of South Tampa waves the flags of Tampa Bay Lightning on Thunder Alley at Amalie Arena before the doors open for the Tampa Bay Lighting to take on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/2XY4FPY66NB3HDM7R4KLEZ7AU4.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pat Maroon (14) on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa.")
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WPP77FD5LFFDXKAZRTIUBKIQGM.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning players take to the ice for the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/IQEZEXF4QVAJ7ACLLNSXZP5324.JPG "Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman David Savard (58) takes a shot while on the ice during the pre game warm up before taking on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/DOWCN3VQJRBXXHJYGGLER4PXBI.JPG "Riley Clark, left, and Matthew Clark, right, of Port Richey, wait at the Thunder Alley at at Amalie Arena before the doors open for the Tampa Bay Lighting to take on the Florida Panthers in game three of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Wednesday, May 20, 2021 in Tampa.")
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